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to 78*9° in the morning, 82 , 0° at midday, and 80*6° in the evening; during the 
night I observed the thermometer to fall as low as 78‘3°. 
I was informed that this weather continues till the latter half of Decem¬ 
ber, when the rains become lighter, though they occur from time to time even 
in January and February, 
If this statement is correct, the dry season, therefore, would comprise only 
four months. I was also told that, since clearings have been effected, the 
commencement of the rainy season has been retarded for nearly half a month. 
It would be highly interesting if the meteorological observations made 
by the medical officers in the Andamans were made public, as our knowledge 
of the meteorology of these islands is very imperfect. 
The following table shows some of my thermometrical observations; the 
remainder of which, I am sorry to state, has been lost by accident 
Months. 
6 A. M. 
1 P. M. 
8 P. M. 
Night. 
29th May 
1 M 
73- 
Heavy rain. 
30th 
99 
OOO 
... 
77- 
84-5 
... 
a • 9 
Rain. 
15th June 
lot 
78*0 
81-0 
Ditto. 
16th 
99 
O . 1 
77-0 
82-5 
Ditto. 
17th 
99 
*. * 
81-5 
82‘5 
81*5 
Ditto. 
18th 
99 
« • * 
79-0 
85*0 
80*3 
Ditto. 
19th 
99 
81*5 
83-5 
77-1 
Ditto. 
20th 
99 
. 1. 
80-0 
• t • 
83*5 
Heavy rain at midday. 
21st 
59 
4 * * 
83*0 
85.5 
83*0 
Rain. 
22nd 
99 
• • . 
82-0 
81-0 
77*0 
Heavy rain. 
23rd 
99 
0*6 
79*2 
80-5 
81*2 
Rain. 
24th 
99 
• • * 
• Of 
81*0 
850 
83*0 
82*8 
A little rain only. 
25th 
99 
• . i 
82*2 
84*4 
83*5 
Ditto. 
26th 
99 
. . . 
80-6 
85'0 
o ■ o 
Some showers during night. 
27th 
99 
« • 0 
tot 
82*2 
• M 
A little rain only. 
28th 
99 
too 
o t t 
0 • t 
• • • 
Ditto. 
29th 
99 
• * • 
84-2 
87*8 
Rather fine weather. 
30th 
99 
• • • 
t*« 
79-8 
85-0 
... 
Rain. 
Mean 
to* 
87-7 
83-7 
81*1 
82*8 
Rain and south-west wind prevailing. 
1st July 
» « 9 
1 If 
83-0 
Rather fine weather. 
2nd 
99 
• t • 
79-5 
85-0 
81*2 
Rain. 
3rd 
99 
10 4 
81-5 
, f , 
Rather fine weather. 
4th 
99 
• 4 4 
• * 1 
82'2 
• * * 
84*2 
A few heavy showers. 
5th 
99 
• • > 
• I t 
• * 6 
85-0 
82*1 
Rather fine weather. 
6th 
99 
• O • 
• * 4 
• * t 
Fine weather. 
7th 
99 
# • 1 
80-0 
78*0 
79*5 
Rain. 
8th 
99 
• * * 
72-8 
80-0 
79*8 
Fine weather. 
9th 
99 
1,1 
... 
76-2 
795 
79*0 
A little rain only. 
10th 
99 
• ' t 
t • • 
* * • 
78*2 
77*8 
Heavy rains. 
11th 
99 
• • 4 
78-2 
82-8 
79*5 
78*3 
A little rain only. 
12th 
99 
0 t t 
78-2 
83-9 
... 
... 
Cloudy, but fine weather. 
Mean 
... 
78-9 
82*0 
80*6 
78*3 
Alternately fine days, south-west wind prevailing. 
11. When sailing along the eastern coasts of South Andaman, the 
General botanical aspect of the island appears us a series oi low bills, iiowbcic 
islands from the sea. higher than 1,200 feet, and covered with dense 
lofty forests. All the trees show straight stems with a mean height of 100 
feet, and often entirely covered by climbing plants, which hang from the 
summits, of the trees like gigantic festoons. Amongst these lianes DinocJiloa 
Tjanghorreh , Entada Pursliaeta , Calamus and Dischidia nummularia may 
be recognized. The straight growth of trees disappears, however, south of 
S. Corbyn's Cove and along the western coasts, where a more stunted vegeta¬ 
tion occurs,—the mean height of the vegetation being about 80 feet. Along 
the last named locality, the trees show some tendency to bend in conformity 
with the direction of the south-west monsoon. The verdure, however, ap¬ 
peared to me brighter there. Long tracts can be observed with leaf-shedding 
