COUNCIL FOR I907. 
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The wettest months of the year were October, June and 
May, with totals of rainfall amounting to -1/63, 3'63, and 3*38 
inches respectively, whilst September, January, and February 
produced o'8o, 0*84, 1*03 inches respectively. 
The cumulative totals for the wettest week since 1841 are 
now October 183*41 inches, August 178*87 inches, and July 
166*07 inches. The heaviest rainfall occurred on June 29th, 
—*94 inch, the last week of June again taking the record fall. 
The prominent features of our observations are the very wet 
periods:—April—June, October—December, the phenomenally 
fine September and the general low temperature throughout 
the year. Our experiences of these periods prevent our 
accepting the statement that the earth is gradually losing its 
supplies of water. 
Observations of the winds show that again on no day during 
the year 1907 did the wind blow with the force of a “ gale,” 
while the chief air-currents were S. (195) days, W. (176), 
S.W. (66), N. (71), N.W. (77), E. (57), 14 days being “ calm” 
as against 5 in 1906. 
Days of “ clear sky ” numbered 42 as in 1906, “ overcast ” 
were 120 as against 113 in 1906, and there were 16 thunder¬ 
storms. Snow fell on 17 days. 
The worst feature of the year to the meteorologist is the 
falling off of bright sunshine, the hours recorded being 1265*3 
as against 1384*3, a reduction from 31 % to 29%. 
The Observatory. —The permanent features of this build¬ 
ing and the instruments seem to be in very good state of 
repair. The Equatorial is in perfect adjustment from an 
optical point of view, but there is a want of proper mechanical 
balance, the free end of the Declination axes being heavier 
than the telescope end, so that if the hand leaves it in order 
to reach the right ascension clamp, the Declination axis is 
apt to swing round on the hour axis. 
The Photographic Section. —The membership of this 
Section has increased during 1907. A considerable departure 
has been made from its former procedure of holding meetings 
