Transactions. 



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Communications. 

 -Meteorological Observations, taken during the year 1888. 

 By the Rev. William Andson. 



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Barometer. — The highest reading of the barometer occurred 

 oil 13th January, when it rose to 30-660 inches ; the lowest on 

 28th March, 28-770 in. ; annual range, 1*890 in. ; and the mean 

 pressure for the whole year (corrected to 32° and sea-level), 29*915 

 in., as compared with 29-964 in. in 1887 and 29*800 in. in 1886, 

 The months in which the greatest fluctuations occurred were 

 January, March, May, and December. The stormiest month of the 

 year was November, when the reading ranged from 28-842 in. to 

 30*076 in. ; and rain fell on twenty consecutive days, from the 8th 



