1877. Feb. 24 Short shower. │1877. ”  19 Rain during night. ”   27   ”    ” │ ”  20   ”    ”    ” ”   28   ”    ” │ ”  21   ”    ”    ” March 2   ”    ” │ ”  22   ”    ”    ” ”    5 Severe  ” │ ”  23   ”    ”    ” ”   7   ”    ” │ ”  25 Severe ”    ” ”   8 6 hours. │ ”  26   ”    ”    ” ”   9 4   ” │ ”  27   ”    ”    ” April 3 } │ ”  28   ”    ”    ” ”   4 } From 2 to 6 hours’ │ ”  26   ”    ”    ” ”   5 } showers during the │ May 1   ”    ”  morning. ”   6 } early morning. │ ”   3   ”  all day. ”   7 } │ ”   4 6 hours. ”  11 } │ ”  10 5   ” ”  12 } │ ”  15 Noon. ”  13 } │ ”  16 Afternoon. ”  14 } Long showers from │ ”  17     ” ”  15 } the afternoon into │ ”  19 Night. ”  16 } the night. │ ”  20     ” ”  17 } │ ”  21 4 hours, forenoon. ”  18 } │ Between the 15th of November and the 16th of January I recorded thirty- two rainy days, the total rainfall being of 115 hours’ duration. Between the 16th of January and the 24th of February no rain fell, but between the 24th of February and the 21st of May there was a total of thirty- nine rainy days. This interval composed the later or greater Masika, or monsoon. On the 26th of April I observed the River begin to rise, but moving from Inkisi Falls to Nzabi Cove on April the 29th, I had better opportunities of testing the rate of the rise while cutting out my canoe, viz. until the afternoon of the 16th of May. My notes regarding the rise were as follows:—