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From the 15th of March, 1 860, to the 17th of March, 1861, the rain- 

 fall exceeded the evaporation during nine months, the exceptions being 

 April, July, and September, during which months the evaporation ex- 

 ceeded the rain-fall by 2*67 inches; and during the remaining nine 

 months of the year, the rain-fall exceeded the evaporation by 11*38 in., 

 thus leaving a balance in favoar of rain-fall of 8*71 inches in the en- 

 tire year. 



Examination of the Vessel of Water every Five Bays, commencing 

 Tuesday, March 15, 1860. 



March 



15, 



0-00 



Brought forward, . . , . -]-0'05 







......+ 0 



•20 



„ 11, . 



+0^20 





25, 



+ 0 



■60 



„ 16, . 



+0-40 



30, 



-f 0 



15 



11 21, . 



+ 0^60 











26, . 



+0-70 







+ 0 



95 



„ 31, . 



- 0^10 



Aprili 



A 



+0 



15 





+ 1^85 





9, 



+0 



15 









14, 



(Under repair.) 





September 5, 



-0-30 





19, 



- 0 



•45 



11 10, 



- 0^25 





29, 



- 0 



175 



15, , 



- 0^05 









20, . 



+0^35 







- 0 



•32 



25, . 



- 0-10 











30, . 



- 0^25 



May 



14, 



+0 



40 







11 



19 



+0 



925 





- 0-60 





24,' 





•10 











29, 



+ 0 



•50 



October 5, , 



- 0^15 











10, . 



+0^25 







+ 1 



•72 



15, 













„ 20, , 



+ 0^30 



June 



3, 



. - +0 



•468 



25, . 



+0^15 



11 



8, 



4 0 



•110 



„ 30, 



+ 0^15 



11 



13, 



+0 



•145 







11 



23, 



+0 



•35 





+ 1 '35 



11 



28, 



-1-0 



•40 













November 4, . 



- 0^25 







+ 1-46 



9, . 



- 0^20 











14, . 



+0^10 



July 



3, 



- 0 



•30 



11 19, 



+0^15 



11 



8, 



- 0 



•60 



24, . 



+0-50 



11 



13, 



- 0 



•20 



29, . 



+0-35 



11 



18, 



-0 



•25 







11 



23, 



- 0 



•10 





+ 0^65 



11 



28, 



- 0 



•30 















December 4, 



+0^45 







- 1 



•75 



9, . 



+ 0^75 











14, . 



- 0^05 



August 



2, 



+ 0 



•15 



(Frozen for . 



i long time.) 





6, 





•10 







Carried forward^ 



