The mean yearly absolute maximum temperature at Moyeni, Basutoland, was 86.9°, and the corresponding minimum was 41.6°. The annual mean temperature was 0.9° below average. October was the stormiest month, and April the calmest. Official meteorological yearbooks for South Australia (1904) and Mysore (1905) have been received, containing valuable data for previous years. Forty Years of Southern New Mexico Climate.—Bulletin No. 59 of the New Mexico College of Agriculture contains meteorological data recorded at the experimental station from 1892 to 1905, and results of temperature and rainfall observations at other stations in the Mesilla Valley for most of the years between 1851 and 1890. The station is located at 32°15' N., 106°45' W., 3868 feet above sea-level. The mean annual temperature was 61.6°, mean maximum (14 years) 76.8°, mean minimum 41.4°, absolute maximum 106°, absolute minimum 1°. The mean annual rainfall was 8.8 inches, with the smallest yearly amount 3.5 inches (1873) and the largest 17.1 inches (1905). Most rain falls during July, August, and September. The mean annual relative humidity was about 51%. The bulletin was prepared by J. D. Tinsley. Meteorological Observations in Germany.—Results of observations made under the system of the Deutsche Seewarte, Hamburg, for 1905, at ten second-order stations and fifty-six storm-warning stations, have been received. This is the twenty-eighth yearly volume published by the Seewarte, and forms part of the series of German meteorological year-books. The sunshine at Hamburg was 29% of the possible annual amount, with 103 sunless days. Rainfall was 25.9 inches, with 172 rainy days. In a weight-judging competition at the West of England Fat Stock and Poultry Exhibition, 787 estimates of the dressed weight of an ox were made. The median estimate was 1207 lb., while the actual weight was 1198 lb., making the vox populi 9 lb., or 0.8% too high. The distribution of estimates showed a normal curve with a probable error of 37 lb. The distribution was abnormal, with errors magnified in the negative direction and minimized in the positive. The vox populi was correct to within 1% of the real value. The Transactions of the Optical Society contain valuable papers on periscopic lenses, direct stereoscopic projection, andThe mean yearly absolute maximum temperature at Moyeni, Basutoland, was 86.9°, and the corresponding minimum was 41.6°. The annual mean temperature was 0.9° below average. October was the stormiest month, and April the calmest. Official meteorological yearbooks for South Australia (1904) and Mysore (1905) have been received, containing valuable data for previous years. Forty Years of Southern New Mexico Climate.—Bulletin No. 59 of the New Mexico College of Agriculture contains meteorological data recorded at the experimental station from 1892 to 1905, and results of temperature and rainfall observations at other stations in the Mesilla Valley for most of the years between 1851 and 1890. The station is located at 32°15' N., 106°45' W., 3868 feet above sea-level. The mean annual temperature was 61.6°, mean maximum (14 years) 76.8°, mean minimum 41.4°, absolute maximum 106°, absolute minimum 1°. The mean annual rainfall was 8.8 inches, with the smallest yearly amount 3.5 inches (1873) and the largest 17.1 inches (1905). Most rain falls during July, August, and September. The mean annual relative humidity was about 51%. The bulletin was prepared by J. D. Tinsley. Meteorological Observations in Germany.—Results of observations made under the system of the Deutsche Seewarte, Hamburg, for 1905, at ten second-order stations and fifty-six storm-warning stations, have been received. This is the twenty-eighth yearly volume published by the Seewarte, and forms part of the series of German meteorological year-books. The sunshine at Hamburg was 29% of the possible annual amount, with 103 sunless days. Rainfall was 25.9 inches, with 172 rainy days. In a weight-judging competition at the West of England Fat Stock and Poultry Exhibition, 787 estimates of the dressed weight of an ox were made. The median estimate was 1207 lb., while the actual weight was 1198 lb., making the vox populi 9 lb., or 0.8% too high. The distribution of estimates showed a normal curve with a probable error of 37 lb. The distribution was abnormal, with errors magnified in the negative direction and minimized in the positive. The vox populi was correct to within 1% of the real value. The Transactions of the Optical Society contain valuable papers on periscopic lenses, direct stereoscopic projection, and