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PUBLIC URINALS.
I am glad the Council is considering the provision
of public urinals, as they are greatly needed in this
district. It is intended that one of them will be in the
new Council Offices when they are built.
meteorological Observations.
The rainfall for the year was 28.86 inches, which is
.44 more than in 1910 when it was 28.42 inches.
On May 31st. 3.19 inches of rain fell in two hours.
The rainfall for each of the previous ten years is
as follows:—1910, 28.42; 1909, 27.48; 1908, 27.47;
1907 25.37 1906, 26.33; 1905. 22.94; 1904. 25.56;
1903, 36.78; 1902, 22.05; 1901, 18.58.
The average of those years is 26.09.
It is remarkable notwithstanding the long drought
during the Summer that the rainfall for the year in more
than in 1910, and is 2.77 inches above the average
for the previous ten years.
The number of days on which .01 or more inches fell
was December 28, November 20, March 18, February 14,
October 14, January 13, April 12, June 11, May 10,
August 9, September 9, July 6.
The highest temperatures were 96° in August,
91° in September, 90° in July, 82° in June, 78° in May,
64° in April, 61° in October.
The lowest temperatures were 21° in February,
24° in January, 25° in April, 27° in December.
The highest mean temperatures were 81.93° in
July, 77.87° in August, 70.50° in September, 66.35° in
May, 66.06° in June.
The lowest mean temperatures were 33.35° in
January, 35.57° in February, 36.85° in March, 37.70°
in December.
I send the usual tables of vital statistics for five
years, and also the appended sanitary and meteorological
reports.
In conclusion I beg to thank the Council for their