4o6 
line!  a rainfall  which  many  times  exceeds  that  of  South  Eastern 
England  (and  is  also  in  excess  of  that  for  Penang).  In  Borrowdale 
the  amount  average  rainfall  for  forty  years  has  been  132^  inches  on 
216  days)  and  its  “record”  is  180J  inches  on  256  days.-  It  is  quite 
probable  that  Borrowdale  may  this  year  beat  even  that  “record”: — 
London.  Penang, 
Years. 
ins.  cts. 
Years. 
ins.  cts. 
1880  ... 
30.28 
1880 
•••  7514 
1881  ... 
27.92 
1881 
101.60 
1882  ... 
27.14 
1882 
...  128.80 
1883-1902 
28.00 
1883- 
1902  112,60* 
1895  ... 
21.47  ... 
1895 
1 00. 10 
1896  ... 
23-52  ... 
1896 
.-.  133-32 
1897  ... 
22.86 
1S97 
...  145.62 
1898  ... 
17.69 
1898 
...  123.37 
1899  ... 
22.54  ••• 
1899 
...  125.78 
1900  ... 
23.28 
1900 
...  96.75 
1901 
22.17 
1901 
119.69 
1902  ... 
20.84 
1902 
...  85.93 
1903  ••• 
34-55 
1903 
...  86.75t 
* Average  fall,  t ist  January,  to 
31st  October. 
ERRATUM. 
In  a letter  received  November  30th  Mr.  Norman  Grieve  points 
out  some  errors  that  have  occurred  in  the  report  of  his  speech  at 
the  meeting  of  the  Anglo-Ceylon  and  General  Estate  Company,  as 
given  in  the  September  Bulletin.  Page  280  line  36,  “new”  should 
be  “low”  and  page  281,  line  20,  for  “ Kondesella ” read  “ Arapo- 
lakande.” 
Mr.  Grieve  further  writes,  “I  may  add  that  the  flotation  of 
companies  continues  briskly,  and  from  what  I hear,  public  con- 
fidence in  the  future  of  the  Rubber  Industry  is  shown  by  the  way 
in  which  any  reasonable  proposition  is  being  subscribed  for.  ” 
RAINFALL  FOR  NOVEMBER,  1903 
The  Government  Hill  ... 
Ins. 
16-91 
The  Prison 
)) 
14-70 
Balek  Pulau 
)) 
14-09 
Pulau  Jerejak 
n 
11-83 
The  Fort 
)) 
9-68 
Lumut 
) j 
10-32 
Pangkor 
n 
15-01 
Bruas 
j) 
8-03 
Butterworth 
)> 
7-63 
Bukit  Mertajam 
)) 
7-81 
Sungei  Bakap 
)f 
6-94 
M.  E.  SCRIVEN, 
Assistant  Surj^eon, 
Penang^  12th  Decenihey’y  igoj.  Prison  Observatory. 
