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Comparison with the precipitation of other years would also 

 ■seem to indicate the possibility of a dry 3'ear in 1905. Tlie 

 last heavy snowfall, 1893-4, one of the greatest on record, was 

 followed by tlie smallest rainfall. 



Year. Rainfall only. Total precipitaiion. 

 1872 42.270 54,060 



1882 47.610 62.022 



1894 34.567 45.808 



Acknowledgement is due to the Dominion Government 

 Meteorological Agent at Halifax from whom valuable assistance 

 'was obtained in the preparation of this paper. 



