Is There A Weather
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Cycle?
Letter to the Editor IN YOUR December number, when dis cussing under heading of “Is there a weather cycle?”, the apparent periodicity of South Pacific droughts, you ask; Can the old hands in the Pacific say whether the present weather abnor malities were noticed by them between 1900 and 1905?
Yes—there were drought conditions in the Central and Eastern Divisions of Papua—then British New Guinea. See the Annual Report, 1902-03, pp. 8/16, and 1905-06, p. 8. I remember rice being sup plied to the islanders of the D’Entre casteaux Group, where, in Fergusson and Goodenough islands, the yam crop had failed in the usually prolific gardens.
I am, etc.,
R. A. Vivian.
Kerema, G.D., Papua, 20/l/’4l.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Champion left Papua recently on 4i months’ leave. He is an ARM in the Public Service and has been in charge of the police camp at Mapamoiwa for some time. He has been relieved by Patrol Officer A. Tim perley, who has just completed furlough in Australia.