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it is now furnished with A thermograph, a barograph (specially designed 

 for a considerable altitude), an anemometer, and a Whipple-Caselle sun- 

 shine recorder. Fort Johnston ranks as a station of the second order, 

 and it is proposed to establish similar stations at Chinde and at one of 

 the lake ports. In addition to Lauderdale, where the representatives of 

 Mr. J. W. Moir continue his work, Zomba, and Fort Johnston, there are 

 ten climatological stations, and rain-gauges have been set up in many 

 places. Quite recently ten hygrometers have been ordered, for, as Mr. 

 McClounie writes, 'cacao is to be experimented with, and to think of 

 o-rowinfT such a product anywhere we must have some idea of humidity 

 and saturation.' The registers are kept in conformity with our ' Hints.' 

 Tiie results are published monthly in full as a supplement to the ' British 

 Central Africa Gazette ' and freely distributed. 



In British East Africa instruments were supplied in 1891 by the late 

 luiperial British East Africa Company, and it does not appear that fresh 

 grants have been made since or breakages made good. The earlier 

 records appear to have been lost, but a summary of all that could be 

 saved up to 1893 has been published by the Chairman of your Com- 

 mittee.' All that has been done since will be found in the ' Beports ' of 

 your Committee, the original ' Registers ' having been kindly communi- 

 cated by the Foreign Office. 



In July 1895 Dr. A. D. Mackinnon proposed to H.M. Commissioner 

 for Buganda the establishment of at least three fully equipped meteoro- 

 logical stations, there existing at that time throughout the Protectorate 

 only two rain-gauges, in addition to a few instruments in the hands of 

 the missionaries. These sets, including mercurial barometers and anemo- 

 meters, were granted by the Foreign Office in May 1896, and supple- 

 mentary grants have been made since. When Sir H. H. Johnston 

 arrived at' the close of 1899 he found Mr. Alexander Whyte at the liead 

 of a scientific department, and he induced the Foreign Office to appoint 

 an assistant (Mr. J. Mahon), who should attend more particularly to the 

 collections and the tabulation of meteorological information. Meteoro- 

 logical stations have now been established at Naivasha, Baringo, Eldoma 

 Bavine, Kisumu, Mumias, Jinja, Fort Thruston, Kampala, Ntebe, Fort 

 Stanley (Sese Islands), Masaka (Buddu), Fort Portal (Toro), Mbarara 

 (Ankole), Holma (Unyoro), AVadelai, and Gondokoro. 



Such of the instruments originally issued by us which have not 

 become unserviceable, been lost, or been otherwise disposed of have been 

 left in the hands of trustworthy observers, with a reversionary claim 

 upon them by the British authorities within v/hose territory the stations 

 are situated. 



Your Committee have likewise published ' Hints to Meteorological 

 Observers in Tropical Africa,' which, they are happy to say, have been 

 made widely known and freely accepted by observers. Copies may lie 

 obtained on application to the Secretary of the Royal Meteorological 



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The rer^isters received by your Committee, and not claimed by the 

 observers, have been handed over either to tlie Meteorological Council or 



> 'Report on Meteorological Observations in Brilish Ea-t Africa foi- 1893.' 

 London: G. Thilip & Son, 1891. Persons interested can Iia'e copies grr^tis on 

 application. 



