?( 137 ) BENGAL PROVINCE, 1877. The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district during the year 1877 is shewn in the subjoined tabular statement, RAINFALL REGISTERED IN THE MONTHS OF 1877, Division. DlSTRICTS. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. Total. Burdwan. Burdwan 0·42 1·77 1·54 2·01 5·12 5·61 9·67 19·41 2·57 2·20 0·21 50·53 Bankura 0·79 1·61 1·05 1·31 3·29 6·88 8·68 16·05 11·30 3·55 0·32 54·83 Beerbhum (Suri) 2·70 1·97 0·75 0·78 2·08 5·59 11·04 18·58 12·23 1·15 0·71 57·56 Midnapore 3·16 3·16 1·43 2·82 4·47 10·21 4·32 10·80 2·99 2·59 3·43 49·38 Hooghli 1·30 2·23 2·10 1·19 4·99 9·39 10·54 14·36 4·68 3·97 0·02 1·40 56·37 Howrah 2·52 2·73 1·02 4·20 5·14 4·32 14·40 17·61 6·67 3·03 0·20 0·02 61·86 Presidency. 24-Pergunnahs (Alipore) 2·77 2·90 0·95 2·86 5·39 4·39 17·15 16·40 8·88 1·34 63·53 Calcutta (Observatory) 2·90 2·26 0·75 0·88 4·90 4·33 14·90 16·47 8·98 2·40 2·19 60·96 Nuddea (Krishnagarh) 1·25 2·37 1·34 7·36 3·23 7·94 21·93 19·58 1·91 2·57 0·21 0·62 70·31 Jessore 0·90 1·93 2·51 4·11 7·87 7·19 10·85 20·04 7·79 4·95 68·14 Rajshahye. Murshidabad (Berhampore). 3·24 1·30 0·44 3·08 1·92 5·68 13·36 22·52 9·51 1·90 0·54 63·49 Dinagepore 1·27 0·31 0·19 1·31 13·94 6·86 16·06 7·16 17·51 2·10 0·16 66·87 Maldah 1·98 0·46 0·23 0·74 9·09 4·81 15·81 11·34 25·05 3·89 0·48 73·88 Rashahye (Rampur Baulia). 2·44 1·95 0·24 5·12 4·53 8·17 13·68 26·71 12·03 2·71 0·44 78·02 Rungpore 1·60 0·21 1·21 3·44 18·82 7·64 24·29 6·88 22·66 4·19 0·09 91·03 Bogra 1·23 0·88 0·26 2·17 7·00 9·97 25·70 8·66 15·42 3·10 0·65 0·86 75·90 Pubna 2·23 1·81 3·04 3·74 6·09 10·87 17·88 33·18 16·69 2·77 0·66 98·96 Kuch Behar. Darjiling 2·29 1·33 2·45 7·40 7·89 14·79 34·81 13·65 18·93 1·50 0·60 105·64 Julpaigurl 0·97 0·24 0·52 4·24 12·36 20·04 21·45 5·06 28·56 0·76 0·13 94·33 Dacca. Dacca 0·52 2·67 3·86 6·16 7·63 17·31 18·09 17·82 10·33 3·57 0·11 88·07 Furridpore 0·34 1·64 5·07 5·87 4·25 15·90 26·13 26·49 7·77 2·90 0·36 96·72 Backergunge (Barisal) 1·20 2·85 4·32 13·66 7·86 14·98 19·00 11·43 11·36 0·90 6·45 88·01 Mymensing 1·84 0·71 1·58 3·02 10·38 15·13 36·43 19·85 20·07 5·02 0·55 0·74 115·32 Chittagong. Chittagong 0·08 4·03 2·31 2·17 6·10 17·60 27·35 41·35 21·89 1·89 0·21 124·98 Noakholli 1·05 3·36 2·16 5·25 4·74 28·36 37·76 19·31 18·79 1·49 0·20 122·47 Tipperah (Comillah) 1·11 1·86 6·22 9·73 7·63 15·01 24·00 20·69 14·24 2·53 0·68 103·70 Patna. Patna 1·43 1·27 0·28 0·13 5·45 0·65 8·19 5·78 2·11 5·83 0·72 31·84 Gaya 1·08 2·18 0·47 0·45 11·12 0·54 7·2l 9·30 9·34 1.92 0·67 44·28 Shahabad (Arrah) 2·53 2·57 0·49 0·87 3·70 1·59 8·38 4·06 1·35 2·83 0·32 28·69 Tirhut Mozufferpore 1·92 0·99 0·12 0·28 1·60 1·98 9·33 3·01 2·89 5·26 0·95 28·33 Durbhanga 1·96 1·39 0·02 0·92 2·04 3·15 18·25 9·61 7·85 8·15 0·96 54·30 Sarun (Chaprah) 2·00 1·57 0·37 0·48 1·58 2·89 9·48 3·47 2·23 2·62 0·83 27·52 Champaran (Motihari) 3·74 0·80 0·07 1·73 1·05 1·57 13·07 3·23 0·62 1·43 0·42 27·73 Bhagulpore. Monghyr 1·06 1·25 0·12 0·38 7·12 0·75 12·56 4·67 7·91 3·64 0·33 39·79 Bhagulpore 1·65 0·93 0·24 0·33 9·42 0·58 17·14 7·39 8·71 4·66 0·39 51·44 Purneah 0·98 73 0·19 2·58 7·95 2·53 17·78 6·35 15·27 0·97 0·23 55·56 Somhal (Nya Dumka) 3·14 1·41 0·10 2·89 3·16 8·29 12·35 14·08 12·77 4·94 1·85 64·98 Orissa. Cuttack 0·61 1·23 0·85 3·85 5·69 5·91 9·22 4·47 6·25 3·05 41·13 Poori 0·04 3·13 0·68 1·91 3·44 4·91 6·46 3·15 6·70 4·51 0·22 35·15 Balasore 1·46 1·85 0·84 2·40 5·03 11·65 21·73 13·61 5·51 3·32 67·40 Chota Nagpur. Hazaribagh 1·96 2·71 0·75 1·12 2·24 7·25 10·15 12·55 4·95 0·76 0·01 1·09 45·54 Lohardugga (Ranchi) 3·32 3·49 1·65 2·58 3·10 6·95 6·13 25·21 4·62 0·33 0·93 0·97 59·28 Singbhum (Chaibassa) 3·00 2·95 3·61 1·96 3·32 13·60 13·08 19·51 5·04 1·29 0·11 0·29 67·76 Manbhum (Purulia) 1·04 2·72 1·55 1·57 6·71 10·09 9·85 19·32 7·36 1·16 0·34 61·71 Monthly Totals 75·02 81·71 69·94 131·05 260·41 364·55 705·64 630·17 450·29 125·64 4·44 24·43 2,913·29 Quarterly Totals 216·67 756.01 1,786·10 154·51 Monthly averages 1·71 1·86 1·36 2·98 5·91 8·29 16·04 14·32 10·23 2·85 0·10 0·56 66·21 Quarterly averages 4·93 17·18 40·59 3·51 I