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guns, and it was shot. The numerous tracks in the grass showed that plenty of deer 
must come there to feed. Another party from the ship, on returning from a deer hunt 
in a native canoe, narrowly escaped a serious accident, from the swamping of the canoe. 
The monsoons do not affect the weather at Amboina in the same manner as at Java, 
Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, the south coast of Borneo, and the west coast of Celebes, for 
when the southeast monsoon prevails at those places it is accompanied by fine, dry, 
pleasant weather ; whereas it is the rainy season at Amboina, Ceram, Banda, and the 
east coast of the Celebes. On the contrary the northwest monsoon, which brings rain to 
the former islands, is the fine season at the latter. 
The accompanying table of the climate of Amboina has been compiled from a register 
kept for four years, kindly supplied by the Dutch authorities. By this table it appears 
Meteorological Table compiled from a Register kept by the Dutch authorities 
for four years at Amboina. 
Month. 
Mean Maximum 
Temperature in 
tlie Shade, 
Fahrenheit. 
Mean Minimum 
Temperature in 
the Shade, 
Fahrenheit. 
Number 
of days 
Rain. 
Rainfall 
in English 
Inches. 
General Directions of Wind. 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
January, .... 
86'8 
82-3 
74-7 
741 
13 
6-75 
N. to NAY. 
February, .... 
87-6 
82-7 
731 
72-5 
10 
4-25 
N. to 4V. NAY 
March, .... 
87-9 
84-3 
74-7 
741 
18 
9-00 
NAY. to SAY. 
April, .... 
88-0 
83-0 
74-6 
741 
13 
7-26 
NAY. to IV. SAY. 
May, ..... 
85-5 
81-3 
74-3 
73-7 
20 
17-70 
V ariable. 
June, . . . . .. 
84-2 
80-9 
741 
73-4 
22 
38-75 
E. to S.S.E. 
July, ..... 
83-4 
81-0 
741 
73 '6 
20 
30-75 
E. to S.S.E. 
August, .... 
84*0 
81 *2 
72-7 
72-2 
22 
24-33 
S.E. 
September. .... 
85-2 
81-8 
72-9 
72-0 
19 
22-30 
Variable. 
October, .... 
87-9 
82-6 
73-8 
73-2 
16 
9-70 
E., S.E. to SAY. - 
November, .... 
88-5 
83-5 
74-3 
73-8 
10 
11-75 
S.E., SAV. to NAY. 
December, .... 
88-3 
83-0 
741 
73-5 
14 
9-20 
N. through AY. to S, 
Means and Totals, 
86-4 
82-3 
741 
73’5 
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