nine miles. The hospital well was dry from January to April, with short intervals of 
water immediately after rain. The South-west Monsoon blew from the beginning of 
May to the middle of November, when the wind blew from the North-east and South- 
west about equally, the morning records showing South-west and the evening records 
North-east. 
The total rainfall was 1 1 7’54 inches as compared with 99*82 inches in 1911 and 
151-25 inches in 1910. The wettest month was May with 20*67 inches: the greatest 
rainfall in 24 hours was on the 8th of June, when 6*02 inches fell. The mean 
temperature of the air was 81*9° F. (mean maximum 87*9° F. and mean minimum 
73*6° F.), as compared with 81*51° F. (maximum 87*47° F. and minimun 75 ' 7 ^" ^ •) * n 
ig 11, and 83*51° F. (maximum, £$3*55° F. and minimum 76*38° F.) in 1910. The highest 
temperature recorded was 95*5° F. and the lowest 71° F., as against 94°,, F. and 71° F. 
in 1911, and 93° F. and 72° F. in 1910. j 
Post Office. 
The District Officer was in charge of the Department throughout the year. 
The nett receipts for the year amounted to $2,276.77 as against $2,686.80 in 
1911. The expenditure was $2,175.70, being $28.41 less than in the previous year. 
The total number of postal articles dealt with including those received for 
transmission to other countries was 125,056, as compared with 104,947 in 1 9 1 1 - The 
registered articles numbered 7,642, as against 7,050 in 1911. The parcels delivered 
numbered 923 and those despatched 378. The total Money Order transactions 
(issued and paid) amounted to $40,943.46, an increase of $7,622.01 as compared with 
the previous year. The principal increase was in the remittance to Singapore which 
amounted $19,678.23, as against $10,643.12 in 1911, an increase of $9,035.11. 
The sale of British Postal Orders amounted to $3,330.24, a decrease of $2.93. 
Local Postal Orders showed a decline, closing with a decrease of $98. 
Insured articles of a total value of $5, 164.08 were handled. The cash- on-delivery 
work has slightly increased since 1911, 48 packets valued at $489.14 were received 
from London, and 82 packets valued at $633.07 from Singapore. 
A regular weekly mail service with Singapore was maintained by the 
Norddeutscher Lloyd steamers Darvel , Sandakan , Marudu and Chow Fa which reached 
Labuan on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 
Public Works Department. 
The total expenditure of the Department including $3,650.42 for Personal Emolu- 
ments was 132,640.99 as against $35,378 in 1911. 
Several lengths of street drains were regraded and 300 lineal feet of concrete 
drains were constructed in the town during the year. Several existing timber culverts 
and bridges were repaired. 
A new Contagious Ward for the hospital (a steel skeleton structure) and the stone- 
built quarters for the crew of the Kuraman Light-house were the only important works 
carried out during the year. 
The number of contracts entered into were 12, and 1 1 were completed. 
Schools. 
The number of boys on the register of Victoria (S. P. G.) School, which is still in 
charge of Mrs. Fell, was 28 on the 1st January and 32 on the 31st December, 
1912. The daily average attendance was 27. The total on the roll of the Government 
Vernacular School was 49 on the 1st January and 51 on the 31st December, 1912. 
The average daily attendance was 40. 
General. 
His Excellency F. R. Ellis, C. m. G., Governor of British North Borneo, paid the 
Settlement a brief visit on the 5th February. 
MOHAMED Yusoff and his son who were committed for trial at the Singapore 
Assizes for the murder of a Sikh Police Constable in 1911 were found not guilty and 
discharged. 
The following officers went to Singapore in connection with the above-mentioned 
murder case: — 
Messrs. S. E. Dennys, J. R. Dissanaike, Chief Inspector Crummey and 
Dr. Cleverton, Dr. GIBBS from Singapore acted as Medical Officer during the 
absence of the latter. 
