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them to me in order that the observations may be utilised, after which the log-books will be returned. The routes followed by those lines of steamers that supply most information will, of course, be supplied with the most trustworthy information concerning the weather.
11. Unfortunately there is no prospect of additional clerical help for a purpose so useful to the shipping as this undoubtedly is. The immense bulk of records from stations on shore is not utilised for anything beyond investigations of typhoons.
12. Copies of the China Coast Meteorological Register with weather-forecasts for the following 24 hours are sent daily to the newspapers in time for insertion in the extra-number issued by each of them about noon. None of the papers prints it regularly before evening or even next morning, whereby of course their subscribers lose any benefit they might derive from the weather-forecasts. Moreover they all print the register very incorrectly. They issue news about typhoons which are derived from various sources and which are as a rule incorrect. Such items are mixed up with information supplied from the Observatory and tend to mislead the public. Although the meteorological signals and storm- warnings are issued in the interest of the shipping, and intelligent seamen are not so easily deceived as the public at large, it would still be a great improvement to have the China Coast Meteorological Register printed daily without delay and in a correct form. The subscriptions are sure to cover the expense. The cost of printing a daily weather-report is provided for by the Government in connection with every other Meteorological Office in the Empire. The information issued in 1892, concerning typhoons, is printed below (Appendix 4.). The amount of accuracy obtained may be ascertained by comparison with the report on typhoons in 1892 (Appendix B.).
13. As stated in the "Instructions for making Meteorological Observations, etc.," (KELLY AND WALSH, 1892), meteorological instruments forwarded by observers, who regularly send their registers to the Observatory, are verified here free of cost. During the past year, 11 barometers, 2 aneroids, and 66 thermometers were verified. A couple of hundred aneroids or marine barometers on board ship were also compared with the Observatory standard.
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14. The following table shows the spectroscopic rain-band observed daily at 10 a. value for the year was 2.33.
Table I.
Rainband in 1892.
The mean
1,
2,
5,
6,
7,
8,
Date.
Jan.
Feb. Mar. Apr.
May. June.
July.
Aug. Sep.
Oct.
Nov. Dec.
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
25,
26,
27,
28,
2N = 12210
-~~~~~~- 03 - 1 C0 co co co co N N N
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
ON MONNA ANN N N N N N N N N DI DI DI O O O MO 63 to 20 to 40 N N
4
3
2
2
2
3
5
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
TED ED AD CU THI CO CON ANNE ON DO CO SO KO TI 93 KO CO DI CO el ma co co CO SH CD co
3
3
3
3
© Q === ∞ ∞ ∞ co og en og NNNNNN DO CO TO DO CO 2 2 ON CO ON CO
co co co co co co co w9 09 09 09 12 09 09 09 12 09 09 09 00 IN A 19 09 09 09 co co co JA
3
3
29,
30,
31,
Means,...
.:.
:
1.71 2.07 2.16 2.37 2.94 2.97 3.16
3
3
~~~~Ne ou en co co co co co on an 40 ON EN 60 60 N N N N NN-HOOO
2
2
2
NNNNN ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ NÔH — ∞ ∞ CON INN ON ON MOON OI O NA==
* CO CT CO ON OT ON CD ON ON A ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
OS AND TH AS AN ANN 61 60 60
:
3.26 2.69
1
1
1
1
1.87 2,07 0.81
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