Chap. XXVI. 



CLIMATE. 



445 



the extremes ranging from 52° to 82'^, and the average being 

 60^ :— 



JIercaka, the Capital of Coono, 

 1836-37. 



MOSTH. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



I'revailing 

 Wind. 



N.E. 



E.N.E. 



Variable. 



Yaiiable. 



N.W. 



W.N.W. 



W.N.W. 



W.N.Vf. 



W.N.W. 



W.N.W. 



E.N.E. 



N.E. 



An immense quantity of rice is cultivated in the Coorg 

 valleys, and largely exported, but scarcely any dry grain is 

 raised. In 1853 the rice harvest was said to have been worth 

 seven lacs of rupees. The Coorgs pay so much on the seed 

 sown, as a land-tax, besides a small house-tax, and the carda- 

 mom sales yield about 35,000 Es.^ 



Coffee cultivation was only commenced in Coorg about six 

 years ago, but its extension both amongst natives and Euro- 



s 18G0- 



Revenue of Coorg. i 



Land revenue £14,727 



Excise and titainps 3,611 



Income tax 98 ! 



Miscellaneous 8,300 : 



£26,73tj , 



-Gl. 



Expenditure. 



General expenditure 

 Public works 



£10,211 

 1.153 



£11,364 



