164 Ayricultimi. Gazette of X.S.W. [Feb. 3, il)()S. 



dtlii'i' pnrts of tlic Stale (Icficicncies were sliowii. The iicrcontag'O^* of rninfall 

 ill the >Miit h-easteni puriidii of Western Division, ami in Western TIi\'ei'ina, 

 ranged from !'.• to '■>'■> per eeni. helow iioriiuiL 



The iiercciitage distrihnt ion over tlie various snlxli visions of iht- State 

 (hirinii 1 )e('enihei', li'H", was as follows: — 



Division. 



Ovei' North Coast ... iKiiii 



,, Hunter ami Manning ,, 



,, Metropolitan ,, 



,, South Coast ,, 



,, Northern Tableland ,, 



,, Central Tablelaml ,, 



,, Southern Talilelaiul ,, 



,, North-western Slopes ,, 



,, Central- western Slopes ,, 



,, South-western vSlopes ,, 



,, North-western Plain ,, 



,, Central western Plain ,, 



,, Riverina ,, 



,, Western I )i vision ,, 



The following statement shows a hrief comparison of the ehief nieteoi-o- 

 log'ical elements over India, together with Australia, so far as data an; 

 availahle for the mouth of Deeemfer, lIHiJ; — 



India... 



■"•Sydney 



Melbourne (Victorin 



Departure from normal. 



Pressure. ! Temperature. 



Oencial C^iulitioiis 

 (referring to State ;is a wliole). 



Inch. 



- -01 



+ •05 



- ■02 



Degrees. 

 + 1-0 



Very dry. 



Moderately drv on parts of coast, else- 

 where over State chietly wet. 

 2-4 ! Moderatelv drv. 



The above table shows ]))-essnre and temperature at both Iinha and .Md- 

 l)onrne to have been below normal, and weather conditions very dry and 

 moderately dry resjieetively. 



At Sydney, however, pressure and temiierat ure were above normal, with 

 chiefly wet conditions over the State. 



