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Todd lobbied for telephone demonstration in Gawler. Todd's rainfall map
Rainfall map forwarded to Institute
Publication of Todd’s Meteorological Observations for year 1879
Todd praised for comprehensiveness
Todd rainfall map of the Colony to be completed
Reputed to be better than the one for New South Wales
Todd publishes Greenwich yearly rainfall upon request of newspaper reader
Includes rainfall for 64 South Australian locations for week ending June 28, 1879
Review of 1878 Meteorological Report from Adelaide Observatory
Monthly rainfall at 115staions in South Australia, with annual mean for 43. Discussion of origin of rainfall and its penetration inland. Includes table showing wheat reaped per acre and the rain fall.
Call for Colony-wide rainfall map to inform relevant legislation
Coloured rainfall map to inform the Legislative Council when altering the land laws; the construction of railways; the declaration of new hundreds; the sinking of wellsand providing new jetties etc.