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The elevation of the Hill G-arden House where the instruments are 

 placed is 4,907 abore sea-level. 



The average mean temperature there is 62°9 F. and the average 

 annual rainfall 105.04 inches for 26 years. 



The amount of rain that fell during the year was 80.98 inches or 

 1°. 4 inches below the average. 



September, October, November and December were the wettest months, 

 and January, February and March were the driest. 



The mean temperature was 62° -4 Fah. The Meteorological tables 

 for the different months are given on page 305. The rainfall at the 

 Orange Garden, Resource, was 45.63 inches for the year ; May,Octo- 

 ber and November were the wettest months, and June, January and 

 February the driest. During the two latter months, and the first half 

 of March, no rain was registered. 



Kingston Public Garden. 



The following Report is by Mr. J. Campbell, Sup°rintendent : — 



The general work of the Garden during the past year has been 

 strictly attended to in weeding forking, pruning, trimming, edging, 

 clearing away of rubbish, manuring and watering; the last item had 

 to be done almost incessantly, on account of the pr otracted drought 

 of about eight months. It is with difficulty that the cut edges can be 

 kept in good order on account of the continual trampling by the 

 people who will not keep to the pathway. 



I may mention that the outer borders around the Garden are crowd- 

 ed with too many trees of large growth which are now becoming de- 

 veloped It would be well to take away a few of these alternately 

 so as to allow the shrubs and flowering plants to thrive, and this would 

 improve the appearance of the Garden. 



A few of the Ficus lucida trees have died out this year, especial- 

 ly those that are fully grown ; every care was taken to save the trees 

 as soon as they showed the first sign of decay by application of fer- 

 tilisers, etc. It is noted that severnl trees of this kind about Kingston 

 have died out during the past year. 



The garden benches have been repaired and painted. 



The walks require gravelling, but this item of expenditure was 

 sometime ago taken off the vote. I would suggest that it be renewed. 

 I he bridges require repairing. The dung pit enclosure requires re- 

 pairing. 



I would suggest the removing of the Kiosk from the Garden, as it 

 is becoming quite a nuisance to the Garden. The person in charge of 

 it does not confine himself to it, but allows refuse to be thrown in the 

 Garden, and allows all sorts of utensils, barrels, boxes, handcarts, etc., 

 which he uses in his trade to lie about, cooking with a large stove and 

 kerosene tin in the Garden, and uting the tank for washing all sorts 

 of dirt. I have repeatedly remonstrated with the man, but it is useless. 

 I may say that what he sells, visitors can be easily accomodated with at 

 the gates. 



It would be necessary to have on band evenings more police super- 

 vision. The infringements of the Garden regulations have been dealt 

 with at the Police Court. I may state that the amount alotted for the 

 up-keep of the Garden is inadequate to the requirements. 



The elevation of the Garden above sea-level is 60 feet. 



