480 REPORT— 1895. 



The Climcdology of Africa. — Fourth Report of a Committee, consistinri 

 of Mr. E. Gr. I^AVENSTEIN (Chairman), Mr. Baldwin Latham, Mr. 

 G. J. Symons, Mr. H. N. Dickson, and Dr. H. R. Mill (Secre- 

 tary). (Drawn up In/ the Chairman.) 



Your Committee in the course of last year granted a complete set of 

 instruments, including a mercurial barometer presented to them by the 

 Meteorological Council, to the Scottish missionaries established at 

 Kibwezi, on the road from Mombasa to Machako's. They also supplied 

 Mr. Hobley, now in Uganda, with one of Symons's earth' ther'mometers. 



Sets of instruments have now been supplied to the following 

 stations : — ... 



BoJobo (Rev. R. Glennie). — Registers up to date have been regularly 

 received since January 1891. The abstract for the past year has been 

 prepared by Mr. H. N. Dickson. 



Lauderdale, Nyasaland (Mr. J. W. Moir). — An abstract of one year's 

 observations has been sent home through Mr. Scott Elliott. 



Zoml>e, Xynsaland (Mr. J. Buchanan). — Registers of the observations 

 made from June 1892 to March 1894 have been received. The abstract 

 published in the Appendix has been prepared by Mr, Dickson. 



Lamharene, 0(jowe (Rev. C. Bonzon). — Only one month's observations 

 liave been received. 



Kibwezi, British East Africa (Scottish Mission). — The instruments 

 were only granted this year. One year's rainfall observations have been 

 •received. 



Warri, Benin (Capt. Gallwey). —The registers have been received up 

 io the date. An abstract has been prepared by Mr. Dickson. 



The sets at all these stations, with the exception of Warri, include a 

 imercurial barometer, four thermometers, and a rain-gauge. That at 

 Warri includes a black bulb thermometer. 



Meteorological reports from thirteen stations in British East Africa 

 have been received. These stations lie on or near the coast, between 

 Wasin and the Jub, and along the road connecting Mombasa with Fort 

 ■Smith in Kikuyu, the climate of which is described as being exceptionally 

 well suited to European residents. These observations were, in most 

 instances, made by officials of the Imperial British East Africa Company. 

 The abstracts have been prepared by the ChaiT-man. (See Map, p. 491.) 



Your Committee i-egret that the instructions laid down for tlie guid- 

 .ance of observers should, in many instances, have been set aside, and that 

 observations should have been made at hours precluding the possibility of 

 deducing trustworthy means. Where circumstances do not admit of the 

 instruments being read thrice daily — at 7 a.m., 2 p.m., and 9 p.m. — the 

 itliermometers should be read at 9 a.m., or twice daily, at an interval of 

 twelve hours. Tlie barometers, however, should be read at intervals of 

 .sf-x hours — say at 9 a.m. and at 3 p.m. 



Your Committee have expended the bl. granted. They beg to propose 

 that they be reappointed, and that a grant be made of 10^., which would 

 enable them to establish a station near Lake Ngami. 



