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Cattle Disease . — At the beginning of the year foot-and-mouth disease was very bad in this locality. The 
garden bulls and most of the other cattle here suffered with it. They were dressed with .ley’s disinfectant, and all 
recovered in about ten days. There w'ere no cases this year of the murrain, which was so prevalent in this district 
last year. 
Two of the most promising young bulls in my herd have been killed by a largo leopard, one in April and the 
other in October. The animal had caused gi-eat destruction among the cattle in this neighbourhood for some time 
previously. We have not yet succeeded in trapping the leopard, though he has been seen in and about the Garden 
several times since. 
Lime Kiln . — A permanent lime kiln was built in February on a site near the lime-stone rock, a few hundred 
yards below the cooly lines. This was built at the expense of the Public Works Department on the understanding 
that lime be supplied them for the restoration of the reservoir at the price it costs us to burn. This was of course 
agreed to, and we can now burn lime for the Garden use at any time. 
Water Supttln . — We have this year again been very short of water, and during the long drought in July, 
August, and September, a good deal of labour was spent in carrying it, especially for three weeks in September, 
when from 3,000 to 6,O0O gallons were used daily, and the greater part of this had to be carried from the pond in 
the lower part of the Garden, all the little streams above the Garden having completely dried up. 
7(8*7or».— The number of visitors during the year was 1,519, being an increase of exactly 200 over that of 
last year. The greatest number in any one mouth was 20(5 in December, against 154 in the same month last year. 
The lowest in any month was 42 in .July, against 4(5 in June the year before. 
Weather . — The weather was remarkable for general low temperature, for the severe drought during July, 
August, and September,_and for the heavy rainfall in May, October, and December. In the three last-named months 
no less a quantity than (i4'2(j in. of rain fell, considerably more than half the total for the whole year. 
The following table shows the monthly rainfall and averages from July, 1883, to the end of 1891, and the 
number of days on which rain fell during the ten years 1882-91 : — 
Jan. 
Feb. 
March. 
April. 
May. 
June. 
July, 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oot. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Total. 
1S91 (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 
1(5 
13 
30 
13 
26 
205 
1890 1 RnintaU — 
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 
lOJU ... j 
14 
11 
8 
23 
8 
11 
14 
19 
15 
19 
18 
15 
172 
lasQ ( Rainfall ... 
7-25 
1-55 
7-06 
12-21 
15-01 
4-55 
8-60 
4-02 
10-37 
4-25 
7-69 
5-88 
88-34 
... , 
10 
3 
15 
20 
18 
16 
20 
14 
20 
10 
16 
18 
180 
1888 \ Rainfall ... 
-2(5 
0 
6-11 
9-84 
8-79 
15-53 
-96 
2-03 
6-96 
10-04 
11 -(52 
18-93 
90-07 
4 
0 
11 
1(5 
28 
23 
8 
11 
14 
19 
22 
19 
175 
1887 J Rninfall ... 
4-89 
3-67 
1-21 
7-48 
8-20 
4-45 
5-05 
3-32 
(5-43 
10-04 
13-40 
33-77 
10T91 
‘““'•"iDays ... 
16 
11 
7 
19 
17 
27 
16 
15 
•2(1 
24 
23 
29 
224 
1888 i Rainfall ... 
11-30 
3-28 
3-43 
9-13 
7-60 
8-18 
8-45 
6-79 
9-(;i 
6-97 
9-03 
86-43 
21 
9 
9 
15 
18 
17 
24 
19 
20 
21 
18 
20 
211 
1885 J Rainfall ... 
5-56 
2-42 
3-12 
4-1(5 
8-52 
16-57 
4-77 
3-47 
3-21 
10-60 
8-03 
12-71 
83-14 
***(Davs 
24 
5 
12 
12 
19 
26 
18 
1 1 
14 
26 
23 
25 
215 
1881 \ Rainfall ... 
4-67 
1-85 
3-90 
3-02 
4-48 
2-23 
3-09 
4-33 
8-,32 
14-07 
9-81 
15-47 
75‘24 
"■ ( Days 
17 
7 
9 
12 
12 
11 
17 
22 
20 
25 
19 
25 
196 
1000 i (ft 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
11-96 
7-96 
.3-27 
6-80 
9-24 
7-83 
47-06® 
1000 ... ^ _ 
22 
11 
8 
18 
18 
23 
22 
25 
14 
22 
24 
19 
226 
1882 ... Days 
10 
1(5 
6 
12 
15 
18 
31 
31 
27 
27 
20 
22 
235 
Average Days 
15 
9 
9 
16 
17 
19 
19 
18 
18 
22 ^ 
20 
22 
204t 
Average Rainfall ... 
6-10 
2-60 
4-13 
7-78 
9-58 
7-74 
5-67 
4-49 
(5-08 ! 10-47 
i 
9-24 
14-89t 
89-34 
The greatest pressure of the wind registered was l-t520 lb. per square ft. on 4th and 5th of June, this 
being equal to only 18 miles an hour, against 27'6() miles on 19th .June last year. But, as stated in the general 
remarks, the wind was often strongest during the evenings and nights in J une, our windiest month, after the afternoon 
readings were taken. 
The mean daily horizontal movement of the air for the year was 97-31 miles, against 145-41 miles last year, 
which shows that tlie movement of the air was very much less this year than last. The windiest month was again 
June, with a mean daily horizontal movement of 239-74 miles, agiiinst 384 -.S’/ miles last year. The calmest month 
was January, with a mean of 31 miles, against 33-51 miles in December the year before. 
The barometric pressure and temperature of the air for the year are given in the following table : — 
* Of hall a year, 
t Average of ten years. 
+ Average of eight years, .January to June, and nine years July to Decembev. 
