of IglainfaCC, &c., in 

 in 1899. 



By HENRY STORKS EATON 



( Past President of the Royal Meteorological Society). 



:HE only additions to the stations where observations 

 were taken this year are Beaminster, Tower 

 View, in N. Latitude 50 48' 20", W. Longitude, 

 2 44' 25", the gauge being 2O5ft. above sea- 

 level ; and Portland High Lighthouse, Portland 

 Bill of the Meteorological Office, in N. Latitude 

 50 31' 15", W. Longitude 2 27' 20", lySft. above 

 the sea. Both instruments are sin. in diameter 

 with the receiving surface ift. above ground. The losses are 

 Haselbury Bryan Rectory ; Lyme Regis, St. Michael's College ; 

 Steeple, Creech Grange ; Thornford Rectory ; and Wyke Regis, 

 Markham House. With the exception of Bloxworth Rectory the 

 daily returns have been given at length. At several stations the 

 rule of making the rain-day terminate with the morning 

 observation and entering the rain to the previous day has been 

 disregarded. In all such cases, where detected, the entries have 

 been assigned to bring them into conformity with the usual 



