COUNCIL FOR I903. 
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May, September and October, the total for the 70 years’ aver¬ 
age for the three months being 6*6i inches, whilst the actual 
fall in 1903 is 14*34 inches, an increase of 773 inches, or nearly 
117 per cent. No less than five months of the year 1903 were 
wetter than the wettest month of 1902. 
The cumulative totals since 1841 are now :—August 168*30 
inches, October 171*90 inches, July 160*16 inches, so that 
October now takes precedence of August as our wettest month, 
this year 30 days of the month being “ rainy.’’ The observ¬ 
ation of winds shows that on 5 days a “gale” has been 
experienced, whilst the chief air-currents have been S. (178), 
W. (162), N. (105), S.W. (100), E. (58). Days of “ clear ” sky 
reach only 38, as against 31, “overcast ” are 125 as against 
142, the mean amount of cloud being 6*4 as compared with 6*6. 
A complete record of Sunshine has been kept for 1903, and 
shows that we have had ii 62'5 hours of bright sunshine, 
representing 26 per cent, of the year, as against 28 per cent, 
for 1902. 
Photographic Section. —While the membership of this 
Section has been maintained, the average attendance at the 
monthly meetings has not been so large as during the previous 
years, and an increase in the roll of members is highly desir¬ 
able. Several competitions have been held during the year, 
namely, Interiors, Flowers, Reproductions of Prints and 
other Pictures, Snap Shots at Moving Objects, and pictures 
illustrative of “ Springtime.” Considerable interest was 
aroused in most of these competitions, and a good number of 
exhibitors entered their work. Perhaps the main feature of 
the past year’s work was the Photographic Exhibition opened 
on April 20th. An unexpectedly good muster of work was 
contributed, and the attendance was all that could be desired. 
The usual show of Lantern Slides given in the same week was 
not this year confined to new work, but the pick of members’ 
old work was requisitioned for the occasion. A third feature 
of the year was an Excursion up the river Derwent given by 
Mr. Malcolm Spence, in his steam yacht Ariel, to all members 
of the Section who chose to avail themselves of it. This took 
place early in July on a Saturday, and in beautiful weather, 
