A few cigars are sold by the shopkeepers. They are of very inferior quality, and cost about half a dollar for a bundle of 25.
| Paint. | ||||
| Red, per tub | 1¾ | German crowns. | ||
| Black ” | 2 | ” | ||
| White ” | 1¾ | ” | ||
| Blue ” | 2 | ” | ||
| Pitch | 2 | ” | per Farsaleh. | |
| Tar | 1½ | ” | ||
APPENDIX II.
A. B.
THERMOMETRIC OBSERVATIONS IN EAST AFRICA.
Appendix A.
OBSERVATIONS TAKEN IN ZANZIBAR TOWN, BETWEEN MARCH, 1853, AND JUNE, 1853.
| Register. | March, 1853. | April, 1853. | May, 1853. | June, 1853. |
| Extreme height of barometer during the month | 30.140 | 30.100 | 30.200 | 30.272 |
| Extreme depression ” ” ” | 29.892 | 29.938 | 29.990 | 30.088 |
| Mean of barometer at sunrise | 30.044 | 30.023 | 30.114 | 30.166 |
| ” ” 10 A.M. | 30.061 | 30.029 | 30.116 | 30.189 |
| ” ” 4 P.M. | 29.985 | 29.992 | 30.080 | 30.135 |
| ” ” 10 P.M. | 30.016 | 30.016 | 30.084 | 30.157 |
| Extreme height of dry thermometer during the month | 90° | 87° | 86° | 81° |
| Extreme depression ” ” | 79° | 76° | 72° | 73° |
| Mean of thermometer at sunrise | 83°.290 | 80°.766 | 77°.807 | 75°.300 |
| ” ” 10 A.M. | 84°.096 | 82°.366 | 79°.450 | 77°.600 |
| ” ” 4 P.M. | 85°.193 | 82°.966 | 79°.419 | 78°.800 |
| ” ” 10 P.M. | 83°.806 | 82°.166 | 78°.677 | 77°.866 |
| Greatest difference between | 8° | 8° | 8° | 11° |
| dry and wet bulbs | ||||
| least ” ” ” | 4° | 2° | 2° | 5° |
| Extreme fall of rain, inches | 1.7 | 3.76 | 5.63 | none |
| Total fall of rain, inches | 5.34 | 18.34 | 24.03 | none |
| General direction of wind at sunrise. | N. and E. | S.W. | S.W. | S.W. |
| ” ” 10 A.M. | N. and W. | S.W. | S.W. | S.W. |
| ” ” 4 P.M. | N. and W. | S.W. and S.E. | S.W. | S.W. |
| ” ” 10 P.M. | S.E. and N.E. | S.W. and S.E. | S.W. | S.W. and S.E. |
| Note. The evaporating dish had not reached Zanzibar when these observations were recorded. | ||||
| N.B. Medium temperature generally assumed to be 79° (F.), and the mercury rarely rises above 89° (F.) |
OBSERVATIONS TAKEN IN ZANZIBAR TOWN, BETWEEN JULY, 1853, AND FEBRUARY, 1854.
| Register. | July, 1853. | November, 1853. | December, 1853. | January, 1854. | February, 1854. | |
| Extreme height of barometer during the month | 30.362 | 30.184 | 30.132 | 30.142 | 30.104 | |
| Extreme depression ” ” | 30.112 | 29.886 | 29.928 | 29.900 | 29.850 | |
| Mean of barometer at sunrise | 30.227 | 30.120 | 30.050 | 30.035 | 30.023 | |
| ” ” 10 A.M. | 30.237 | 30.132 | 30.068 | 30.049 | 30.051 | |
| ” ” 3 P.M. | 30.190 | 30.050 | 29.993 | 29.986 | 29.961 | |
| ” ” 10 P.M. | 30.181 | 30.088 | 30.014 | 29.977 | 29.986 | |
| Extreme height of dry thermometer during the month | 82° | 88° | 89° | 90° | 90° | |
| Extreme depression ” ” | 70° | 75° | 77° | 82° | 78° | |
| Mean of thermometer at sunrise | 74°.645 | 80°.066 | 82°.030 | 83°.580 | 83°.892 | |
| ” ” 10 A.M. | 77°.741 | 83°.300 | 84°.483 | 85°.870 | 86° | |
| ” ” 4 P.M. | 78°.483 | 84°.666 | 86°.095 | 86°.741 | 87° | |
| ” ” 10 P.M. | 78°.064 | 84°.433 | 85°.129 | 86°.161 | 86°.535 | |
| Greatest difference between | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 11° | |
| dry and wet bulbs | ||||||
| Least ” ” ” | 3° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 5° | |
| Extreme fall of rain, inches | 0.96 | 2.34 | 2.10 | 2.32 | 1.84 | |
| Total fall of rain, inches | 1.38 | 11.80 | 7.90 | 12.14 | 3.44 | |
| General direction of wind | S.W. | S.E. and S.W. | N.E. | N.E. | N.E. | |
| at sunrise | ||||||
| ” ” 10 A.M. | S.W. | S.E. and S.W. | N.E. | N.E. | N.E. | |
| ” ” 4 P.M. | S.W. and S.E. | S.W. | N.E. | N.E. | N.E. | |
| ” ” 10 P.M. | S.W. and S.E. | S.W. | N.E. and S.E. | N.E. | N.E. | |
| Total evaporation | Greatest evaporation | Least evaporation | ||||
| during the month. | in any one day. | in any one day. | ||||
| The evaporating dish showed | ||||||
| In January (1857)inches | 2.36 | .09 | .04 | |||
| February ” ” | 2.19 | .10 | .05 | |||
| March ” ” | 2.49 | .09 | .06 | |||
| April ” ” | 1.76 | .10 | .03 | |||
APPENDIX B.
OBSERVATIONS MADE AT PANGA-NI AND CHOGWE, FEBRUARY 1857.