Rain Register, Kilieney Estate, 1911 . 
Jan. 
Feb. 
1 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May. 
June. 
j J^y. 
j 
1st 
2nc 
3rd 
I 33 
1 91 
1.54 
gl 
84 
03 
37 
11 
41 
01 
j 06 
4th 
1. 2 r 
1.23 
15 
t 
5th 
6th 
7th 
8th 
14 
1 86 
1.14 
86 
08 
1 
1 
01 
07 
04 
04 
l 02 
... 
39 
1 16 
1 
00 
9th 
loth 
34 
4i 
... 
16 
12 
01 
13 
60 
0 
lA 
N 
Ilth 
35 
4 . , 
03 
... 
1 2th 
1.46 
"3 
I3th 
or 
1.28 
1 — > 
14th 
61 
05 
. . . 
0 
15th 
34 
94 
>» 
1 6th 
9i 
36 
06 
... 
6l 
' ’ * 
IhI 
17th 
1 8th 
- 18 
02 
* 
01 J 
05 
3 
I* 
<U 
19th 
22 
1 
... 
20th 
2lst 
22n:l 
1 7 
04 
01 
52 
01 
X-32 
12 
22 
28 
07 
. . 
t I 
16 
tn 
jC 
d 
0 
23rd 
13 
08 
E 
24th 
1 
04 
07 
1.78 
... 
VO 
25th 
03 
6r 
3.02 
55 
66 ; 
26th 
43 
... 
02 , 
06 
17 
1.06 
27th 
04 
... 
... 
12 
28 th 
29 th. ' 
32 ' 
26 
1.04 1 
13 
21 
14 
30th 1 
3ist 
1 
... 
02 
1.05 : 
45 1 
57 j 
Total i 
12-55 
4-05 
1.54 
3-57 j« 
3.78 
3-40 
3-74 
= 37.63 
Mr. Knight’s letter is a further contribution to our knowledge 
of the Meteorology of Singapore. It must seem remarkable to the 
Colonial Governments of other nations that here, where the study 
of Meteorology is of such importance to the Agriculturist, there has 
been practically no attempt made to record or make observations 
on rainfall, sunshine, etc., except by amateurs. A kind of Meteorolo- 
gical report has been issued from time to time, but it is by no means 
of an up to date standard. In most countries there is a proper 
Government meteorological bureau, permanent so that the records in 
lapse of years become absolutely invaluable. If this had been started 
50 years ago and properly maintained we should by this time have a 
clearer idea as to the effects of clearing ground for cultivation on the 
rainfall, and water supply, and incidentally too, probably some 
evidence as to the relations of variations in climate to epidemic 
disease. — E d. 
