HISTORY OF FLOODS IN THE RIVER DARLING. 157 
so; and it happens that we are in the last year but one of the 
cycle. You will see presently whether this is probably right or 
not. JI am aware that very different views are held in reference 
which people can well afford to differ, only it would not be a diffi- 
cycle had been at all general amongst our squatters, many ruinous 
losses would have been avoided. 
north of us. The drought of 1884—5 has directly over it that of 
1865-6 and 1846 certainly, and probably 1847. 
he floods of 1863 and 1864 seem to be exceptions, but we 
know little or nothing of 1844~5 ; there were sudden heavy floods 
The drought of 1881 is found in 1862 and 1843. The flood of 
1880 appeared in 1861, and probably 1842, for that was generally 
a wet year, although we have no report from the Darling. And 
_ the great flood of 1879 is found in 1860 and 1841. So also the 
good seasons of 1871-72-73 and 1874 follow in due course nine- 
teen years after the good seasons of 1852-53-54 and 1855, but of 
the corresponding years 1833-34-35-36 we do not know very much. 
1833 seems to have been rather a dry year, but it is said that more 
snow fell in one day of May, 1833, than during the whole winter 
of 1832. And 1834 began with a big flood in the Hunter River in 
to 15 feet deep in Maneroo; this storm began on July 25th, and 
