rot SES TROPICAL RAINS. 
heavy rainfall, I am able to give the observations of thirty pase 
in a district from which a few years since I only got those of om 
observer. oy the 
In February this year a remarkable rainfall took place, and : 
attempt to trace the causes in operation at the time has ope } 
up some very interesting subjects of inquiry, which would or 
a longer time to investigate than I can at present C0! Ps 
that I have been obliged to hurry the preparation of this MP 
order to bring it before the Society this month, leevité "ai, 
formel 
of the S.E. trade wind ; the temperature had been A oe th 
110° in the shade, and the barometer began to fall slo “ie 
24th ; the total fall to the 30th, when it began to 18% 
0°20 inch. At 7 am. on the 29th, this weather was i 
e and du 
ee ak 
._® It will be observed that the scale nsed for the rain. spot#ii 
differs from that in the annual maps, . The change Was RECS 55 
‘show such small quantities of rain as had to be represented # 
