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months was 183 miles, and the greatest velocity in any one 
day was 470 miles. 
Rawmfall. 
18. The total number of registering stations in the Straits 
auras the year 1885 was 29, being 18 over the number in 
1884. Highteen of these, viz., 7 in Singapore, 3 in Penang, 
5 in Province Wellesley and 3 ‘in M alacca, ceanied complete 
returns ; the remaining 11 furnishing theirs only incomplete- 
ly. At Singapore, new stations were started during the year 
at the Botanic Gar dens, Neidpath, Chasseriau’s Estate and 
Bukit Timah, but, owing to the absence of the official in 
charge of the last-named station, the observation had to be 
discontinued in September. 
19. At the beginning of the year, the station at the Leper 
Asylum, Pulau Jeraj jah, which hitherto furnished returns 
for Penang, was placed under the supervision of the Colonial 
Surgeon, Province Wellesley, and the observations there 
have since been embodied in the returns of that Settlement. 
A new station will shortly be opened at Bahk Pulau, Penang, 
which is much required. 
20. At Province Wellesley, no new stations were opened 
during the year, the four registering stations at the District 
Hospitals and the one at the Leper Island being found to 
be ample. 
21. In Malacca, seven new stations were started in the 
course of the year 1885, in different situations, and a few 
more will be opened in 1886. Mr, Hervey, the Resident 
Councillor, takes a keen interest on the subject of the rain- 
fall at this Settlement, and 1 am obliged to him for sugges- 
tions as too the best Icalities for having them. 
Singapore. — 
22. On the whole, the year 1885 was a very dry one, it 
beinc’, leaving out 1877, among the driest on record. The 
mean fall for the year was 67. 32 inc ches only, and the number 
of days on which rain fell, 134 
93. The maximum fall (16.37 inches) occurred in Decem- 
be at the Sepoy Lines, and on the 20th of the same month, 
at the same station, was recorded the greatest fall in 24 
hours, viz., 6.10 inches. The minimum fall in any one 
