The following table shows the monthly rainfall and averages from July. 1883, to tlip end of 1893, and the 
number of days on which rain fell during the twelve years 1882 to 1893 : — 
Jan. 
Feb. 
March. 
A pril. 
i 
May. ' 
June. 
July. 
Aug-. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Deo. 
Total. 
1893.. 
^ Rainfall ... 
5-25 
1-19 
11-55 
3-15 
5-49 
11-48 
5-82 
2-81 
1-27 
7-64 
14-55 
10-52 
80-72 
< Days 
18 
4 
19 
11 
17 
20 
25 
20 
11 
19 
25 
23 
212 
1892.. 
j Rainfall ... 
24-07 
6-54 
1-23 
6-40 
7-33 
2-13 
13-15 
5-60 
4-83 
7-96 
18-47 
8-38 
106-09 
(Days 
25 
16 
4 
11 
14 
21 
21 
19 
15 
24 
23 
22 
215 
1891.. 
\ Rainfall ... 
8-54 
4-20 
8-50 
6-22 
18-53 
7-14 
3-76 
2-70 
5-87 
22-85 
7-46 
22-88 
118-65 
\ Days 
10 
15 
10 
16 
22 
17 
16 
16 
13 
30 
13 
26 
205 
mo.. 
S Rainfall ... 
6-34 
4-47 
•88 
15-91 
3-98 
4-78 
4-75 
4-16 
3-52 
5-98 
8-97 
7-23 
70-97 
) Days 
14 
11 
8 
20 
8 
11 
14 
19 
15 
19 
18 
15 
172 
1889.. 
( Rainfall ... 
7-25 
1-55 
7-06 
12-21 
15-01 
4-55 
8-50 
4-02 
10-37 
4-25 
7-69 
5-88 
88-34 
1 Days 
10 
3 
15 
20 
18 
16 
20 
14 
20 
10 
16 
18 
180 
1888.. 
j Rainfall ... 
-26 
-0 
5-11 
9-84 
8-79 
15-53 
•96 
2 03 
6-96 
10-04 
11-62 
18-93 
90-07 
• 1 Days ... 
4 
0 
11 
16 
28 
23 
8 
11 
14 
19 
22 
19 
175 
1887.. 
S Rainfall ... 
4-89 
3-67 
1-21 
7-48 
8-20 
4-45 
5^05 
3-32 
6-43 
10-04 
13-40 
33-77 
101-91 
• ) Days 
16 
11 
7 
19 
17 
27 
16 
15 
20 
24 
23 
29 
224 
188(5.. 
1 Ra'infall ... 
11-.30 
2-66 
3-28 
3-43 
9-13 
7-60 
8-18 
8^45 
6-79 
9-61 
6-97 
903 
86-43 
• j Days 
21 
9 
9 
15 
18 
17 
24 
19 
20 
21 
18 
20 
211 
188,').. 
i Rainfall ... 
5-56 
2-42 
.3-12 
4-16 
8-52 
15-57 
4-77 
3^47 
3-21 
10-60 
8 03 
12-71 
8314 
1 Davs 
24 
5 
12 
12 
19 
26 
18 
11 
14 
26 
23 
25 
215 
1884.. 
( Rainfall ... 
4-67 
1-85 
3-90 
3-02 
4-48 
2-23 
3-09 
4-33 
8-.32 
1407 
9-81 
15-47 
75-24 
I Day,s ... 
17 
7 
9 
12 
12 
11 
17 
22 
20 
25 
19 
25 
196 
1883.. 
j Rainfall ... 
\ Days ... 
22 
11 
8 
18 
18 
23 
11-96 
22 
7-96 
25 
3-27 
14 
6 80 
22 
9-24 
24 
7-83 
19 
47-0(5' 
226 
1882.. 
Days 
10 
16 
6 
12 
15 
18 
31 
31 
27 
27 
20 
22 
235 
Average Daysf 
16 
9 
10 
15 
17 
19 
19 
18 
17 
22 
20 
22 
205 
Average Rainfall J 
7-81 
2-86 
4-58 
7-16 
1 
8-93 
7-54 
6-36 
4-44 
5-53 
9-99 
10-57 
13-87 
90-15 
Hbnaratgoda Garden. 
This Branch was maintained in good order daring the year, and becomes more interesting 
j^ear by j ear. 
The weather of 1893 was, as far as rainfall goes, of about an avei-age character, but the fall in 
April was unusually large — on the 22nd the very heavy fall of 7-95 in. was registered — and that in 
October much smaller than usual, and in the latter month the Garden suffered somewhat from want 
of water. The record for the year in months was as follows : — 
Fall. 
Bayp, 
Fall. 
Days 
J anuary 
.5-78 
6 
July 
3-45 
18 
February 
4-92 
8 
August 
1-91 
9 
March 
8-10 
12 
September 
2-08 
6 
April 
... 14-85 
15 
October 
5-94 
13 
May 
8-51 
25 
November 
17-67 
20 
June 
... 1.3-00 
17 
December 
l-(:.2 
3 
Total for the vear, 87-83 in. on 152 days. 
Several of the large trees of Ficus nii/desta, which were left standing when the jungle was 
cleared on tlie formation of the Garden, have been taken down to make room for now kinds. The 
itrln Pl-iut-house has been repaired and ])ainted and covered in with fresh eoir-uetting. 
The original purpose of this Garden was the cultivation and acclinuitization of the South 
American i-ubber trees, and this object has been well fulfilled tluring the year, no less than 7;"),00() 
seeds of Hrrea l)r((>iilicii^ii!^ having been sold-to planters in the low-country. The Garden lias also 
disposed of 10,000 plauls of Liberiau coffee, besides making a gratuitous distribution of them to 
neighbouring vill-ages, and has sent over 2,700 pods of cacao to me for distribution to those Govern- 
ment Agents who are endeavouring to helj) on this cultivation anmnii- the villaLrers in their 
districts. 
Ti\(> Garden was visited during the year by 9.") persons. 
AXUUADHArUHA GAltDKN. 
Tiie past year has been a very dry one, only ;i9-S5 in. of rain falling. No month was however 
absolutely rainUss, (hough August anil Septeinlier were nearly so, and four otliers had less than 
