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Eaingauge and cUmatological stations. The majority of these 

 stations are placed in the compounds of the village offices, town offices 

 or elementary schools. The observations are entrusted to the village 

 or town officers or to the teachers of the schools. There are also a 

 number of raingauge stations belonging to the Department of Home 

 Affairs. In a raingauge station a raingauge of the Snowdon pattern 

 with a diameter of 20 cm. is set in a fiat lawn. Observations are 

 made at 10 o'clock in the morning. Each cUmatological station has 

 a thermometer screen with maximum and minimum thermometers 

 and a set of psychrometers within it besides the rain-gauge mentioned. 



