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My attention has been drawn to the fact that the honour conferred on Mr. CHARLES FORD, the last head of this department when he was made a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in 1904 has not been mentioned before in this series of Annual Reports. I' hasten to repair the omission. No one can appreciate more than his successor how well that distinction was merited.

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent, Botanical and Forestry Department,

8th May, 1908.

Table I.

Jan. Feb.

Date.

RAINFALL, BOTANIC GARDENS.

1907.

Mar. April. May. | June. July. | Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

i

Inches. Inches, Inches Inches. Inches Inches. Inches, Inches. Inches, Inches. Inches, Inches.

3,

ཡཱ རཱ སྶ

1,

.01

1.08

.46

2.03

.03

2,

.09

2.14

.01

.46 .15

.12 .66 .83 .08 .13 3.16 .02 .01

.05

.08

4,

.12

.39

.08

.01 .90 1.22

.04

5,

.01 .39

6,

.67

.01 .46

.18

.28

7,

.02

2.93

.01

.20

8,

.7.1

.54

1.38

9,

.01 .06

.80

.01

3.81

3.58

10,

.13

3.15

.40

1.63

.60

11,

.96

.05

12,

.01

.05 .86

.01

13,

.73 .70

.21

14,

57

.14

7.03

.38

.35

15,

.03

.04

.51

.23 .74

16,

.02

17,

38

.01 .49 .69 .21 .02

.12

9.17

.08 2.21

.73

.20

18,

.03 .01

3.19

35

.01

19,

.01

1.83

.75

: : : :

.15

.05

.04

20.

.26

.35

.64

.01

38

21,

.01

.14

1.17

.06

.17

...

22,

.04

1.72

5.79

.04

.06

23,

39

.01 .16

.05

2.80

.07

.58

.07

24,

.01

.56

.29

1.58

.04

.01

:

25,

1.21 .03

1.46

.10

.05

26,

1.79

2.29 .02

.02

.02

27.

.62

.36

28,

.21

.01

1.18

.15

.14

.43

.32

29.

3.73

.20

.02

.90

•

30,

.24

.03

.07

.35

.03

.66 2.81

31,

.02

3.12

.08

.04

:

Toral,

4.86 .20 .39 12.04 11.7917.05

7.3517.40 24.23 | 12,31

1.41

1.76