British Rainfall 1867, p.11

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	British Rainfall 1867 page 11 RAINFALL IN NORTH DERBYSHIRE. IN one respect, I have to report addition to our knowledge of the rainfall of this district; but the most interesting and important portion is as neglected now as it has been for the last twenty years. The flatter country round Derby is pretty well represented by gauges at Derby, Spondon, West Hallam, and Morley, also at Belper and Chesterfield. We welcome this year the addition of Willersley and Matlock, which appear to have only about 5 in. more then Derby, and much the same as Chesterfield, while Buxton has apparently a mean fall of about 62 inches. The information concerning the Peak district remains stationary, although, perhaps, modern modes of treatment may induce the observations to tell us more than they did when they were first made. From the data given in the "Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester," it appears that the mean fall on the flank of Kinder Scout, at 1,600 ft. above the sea, is nearly, if not quite, 70 in. This, at 50 miles inland, and more than 100 miles from the sea in the S.W., is a most unusual result, and one surely well worthy of scrutiny. The Peak is close to Manchester, was, I believe, thought of as a source of water supply for Manchester, and what little we know of its rainfall we owe to Manchester men. May I remit to the members of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester the desirability of their investigating the rainfall of the district. It will not be troublesome, need not cost £50 altogether; and, lastly, the results would form a worthy sequel to the papers on rain by Dr. Dalton and others, which are to be found in their valuable "Memoirs." I leave the matter in their hands. ON THE RAINFALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH WALES. REFERENCE to the list of stations given in the "Report of the British Assocation for 1865," will show that, prior to 1860 there had, in the tract represented in the accompanying map (see frontispiece), only been observations made in four places - viz. Lampeter five years, Rhayader two years, and Llandudno and Gwynnsany one year. In 1862, there were only five returns; in 1863, six; in 1864, there were twelve; in 1865, thirty-five, nineteen being supplied by Captain Mathew, of Wern. In 1866, there were forty; and this year there are about the same number, but more widely distributed. The great increase due to Captain Mathew's exertions is thus rendered evident; and the results obtained have, we are sure, been such as, to some extent, to compensate him for the trouble and expense of
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