458 a ae 899. 
Golbanti, on the Tana River. Lat. 2° 47' S., 
40° 4' F#., 50 feet. Observer: Rev. R. M. = 
Ormerod. NorES. 
The rain-gauge was supplied by the Com- 
= mittee, and has a diameter of 5 inches, Its 
Rainfall Depth of River rim is 1 foot above the ground. The rain was 
collected at 7 A.M. 
Mr. Ormerod remarks that the period 
Month oe) 7 5m 2 ep rered pa been wausnelly oy, the few rains 
5 DE a SS aa ey 2 eing distributed over the whole year instead 
Z z |& | Mean 3 Least! of being grouped into two regular rainy 
4 A as = oe seasons. No crops were raised, except where 
water supply was available from the river or 
a swamps. 
1897 In. | No. | In. | ft. in,| ft. in.| ft. in. Mr. Ormerod has likewise supplied data 
September  }ua08, 6 078 | 9 7|10 3] 8 9| onthe depth of the Tana River, measured by 
October . . | 0-40 4 016 | 911}/11 7] 810} a ‘fixed standard at the riverside. From 
November » | 0°70 4 0-42 }11 9/13 0/10 38) the diagram which I have drawn from his 
December | 0:00 0 0:00 |10 4/12 3] 8 O| data, it will at once be seen that the river 
floods reflect two rainy seasons, but these rains 
1898 are not the rains on its lower course, but rains 
January . -| 0:28 3 015 | 610! 7 9} 5 8| faraway in the Kenya district. The Tana, in 
February. . | 0:00 0 0:00 | 410} 5 7) 3 7] fact, isa miniature Nile, and irrigation works, 
March . . | O15 1 015 | 3 8] 5 6] 210] such as have converted Egypt into one of the 
April 5 | O41 2 028} 4 6) 7 2} 3 6; most productive regions of the earth, would 
May. ° «| 0°95 6 0:26 |12 2]13 6] 7 3}] have a similar effect here. Mr. Ormerod 
June - . | 158 5 0°80 |12 2/13 0O{11 O| points out that the success of the rice-fields 
July. a » | 148 9 062 | 9 O|11 9} 7 3} depends upon the two annual floodings of the 
August . Pa aay 5 030 | 6 5] 7 6| 5 6] river, and where they fail to rise high enough 
September .| 1°77 9 0:90 | 6 9| 7 6] 6 6] the rice-fields suffer, and in many cases fail to 
October . - | 2°90 7 210|} 6 9] 9 6| 5 9} produce any crops. Mr. Ormerod suggests 
November «| 2°09 4 0:90 | 9 6/12 6] 7 38] that the setting in of the rains in the interior 
December »| O21 2 019] 8 7\12 6] 7 O|} might be telegraphed to the Tana, so as to 
enable the people to get their fields ready for 
the flood. 
1898 12°33 | 53 210 |11 1/13 6} 210 
Level of the River Tana at Golbanti, Sept. 1897 to Dec.1898. 
tt Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar. April May. June July Aug Sept Oct. Nov Dec 
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Malindi. Lat. 3° 13' 8., Long. 40° 7' BE. Observers: K. Macdougall, G. H. L. Murray, 
and James Weaver. 
Mean Temp. 9 A.M. Humidity Rain 
Month 2 o& 
Tes 2 | b 3 Heaviest 
Dry Wet Poi aa aa Amount | Days fall in 
oint Pe 2 A 4 hours 
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1898 @ ss) ° Th. Pie In. No. Tn. 
January . . . 81-6 776 765 911 85 0:03 2 0°02 
February 5 815 766 748 *860 81 0°83 1 0°83 
March . i . 83:7 798 784 °972 84 0°61 1 0°61 
April . . . 85°7 80:2 78:4 “968 79 0°20 1 0°20 
May . . . 816 794 78:7 “978 91 3°40 if 0°87 
June 5 : ° 798 172 765 913 90 2°60 9 0°40 
July - . 5 77°9 745 73°2 "815 86 2°62 16 0°38 
August . 5 . 78:7 73°4 71°2 “763 77 O76 7 0°25 
September . > 80°5 748 725 “798 77 1:24 6 0°80 
October . . 5 82°9 75°6 TT “804 70 0°20 1 0:20 
November . 5 83°8 78:2 76°2 “901 78 1°95 2 1°65 
December . 5 84-0 783'3 76°2 “903 ed, 0-00 0 _ 
1898 81:7 1 a4 *882 81 14°44 53 1°65 
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