| Average Annual Rainfall. | N.S.W. | Victoria. | Queensland. | South Australia. | Northern Territory. | Western Australia. | Tasmania | Commonwealth. |
| sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. |
| Under 10 inches | 81,144 | nil | 135,600 | 306,663 | 6,300 | 408,300 | nil | 938,007 |
| 10-20 inches | 116,363 | 36,300 | 255,300 | 57,935 | 213,430 | 400,720 | nil | 1,080,048 |
| 20-30 inches | 77,910 | 27,900 | 173,400 | 13,908 | 96,790 | 113,700 | 11,395 | 515,003 |
| 30-40 inches | 20,414 | 18,770 | 58,700 | 1,198 | 120,600 | 39,100 | 5,396 | 264,178 |
| Over 40 inches | 14,541 | 4,914 | 47,500 | 366 | 86,500 | 14,100 | 9,424 | 177,345 |
| Total Area | 310,372 | 87,884 | 670,500 | 380,070 | 523,620 | 975,920 | 26,215 | 2,974,581 |
The comparative rainfalls and temperatures at the respective State capitals, and at Canberra, the embryo Federal capital, are shown in the following table:—
| Place. | Height above M.S.L. | Annual Rainfall. | Temperature. | ||||||||||
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| Average. | Highest. | Lowest. | Mean Summer. | Mean Winter. | Highest on Record. | Lowest on Record. | Average Hottest Month. | Average Coldest Month. | |||||
| Ft. | Ins. | Ins. | Ins. | Fahr. | Fahr | Fahr | Fahr | Fahr | Fahr | ||||
| Perth | 197 | 33·05 | 46·73 | 20·48 | 73·9 | 55·6 | 112·0 | 33·6 | 75·1 | 54·6 | |||
| Adelaide | 141 | 20·38 | 30·87 | 13·43 | 72·3 | 52·0 | 116·3 | 32·2 | 73·3 | 52·5 | |||
| Brisbane | 137 | 50·00 | 88·23 | 24·11 | 76·0 | 60·0 | 108·9 | 36·1 | 77·3 | 58·0 | |||
| Sydney | 144 | 49·35 | 82·81 | 23·01 | 70·8 | 53·9 | 108·5 | 35·9 | 71·5 | 52·3 | |||
| Melbourne | 91 | 25·62 | 44·25 | 15·61 | 64·9 | 49·2 | 111·2 | 27·0 | 66·3 | 47·7 | |||
| Hobart | 160 | 23·40 | 40·67 | 13·43 | 61·4 | 47·0 | 105·0 | 27·7 | 62·1 | 45·7 | |||
| Canberra (District) |
| 23·00 | 50·69 | 16·56 | 69·7 | 45·0 | 109·0 | 16·0 | 72·0 | 42·0 | |||
The mean humidity at the several capitals is as follows:—Brisbane mean averages, 68·1; highest, 85; lowest, 47. Sydney mean averages, 73, 90, 55. Melbourne mean averages, 72, 76, 67. Adelaide mean averages, 56, 84, 33. Perth mean averages, 63, 83, 45. Hobart mean averages, 72, 76, 67.
APPENDIX K.—EDUCATION STATISTICS.
I.—STATE PRIMARY EDUCATION (1907).
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II.—PRIVATE SCHOOLS (1908).
| Undenominational. | Church of England. | Roman Catholic. | Lutheran. | Total. | |
| Number of schools | 86 | 8 | 61 | 2 | 157 |
| Teachers—Male | 26 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 91 |
| Teachers—Female | 170 | 32 | 372 | 574 | |
| Gross enrolment—Male | 786 | 236 | 4,883 | 29 | 5,934 |
| Gross enrolment—Female | 1,386 | 344 | 6,400 | 34 | 8,164 |
| Average daily attendance—Male | 654 | 216 | 4,220 | 24 | 5,114 |
| Average daily attendance—Female | 1,289 | 297 | 5,200 | 28 | 6,814 |