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The second has of late years received considerable attention ; 

 bridges have been made, embankments thrown up, &c. There 

 is a great and rapidly increasing traffic along it ; many thou- 

 sand pounds worth of salt being annually taken up it to the 

 interior. 



The third has as yet been only partially opened, and is not 

 available for carts, Large quantities of cotton, paddy, &c, 

 are however, brought down by it to the coasts, and the natives 

 living on the borders of this and the Northern Province 

 inform me, that they derive much advantage from it, even in 

 its present imperfect state. 



Climate. 



The climate of the District in its general features resem- 

 bles that of other parts of the Island similarly situated. For 

 further details, I am unable to refer to any paper except 

 that which I had lately the honor to submit to the Society, 

 and deem it unnecessary to state more than merely, that 

 from observations continued for one year, (from 1st August 

 1847 to 31st July 1848) and registered at 9 A. m., at noon, 

 and at 3 p. M., it appears that 



The highest temperature remarked was ... 91.25 Fahr. 

 The lowest ... ... ... 72.00 



The highest mean of any month was in March 85.796 

 The lowest do. do. December 78.229 



Average temperature at 9 A. m. ... 80.142 



Do. do. noon ... 82.735 



Do. do. 3 p.m. ... 82.675 



General mean temperature at Putlam ... 79.718 

 Extreme range between 9 A. M. and 3 p. m. 19.25 

 That the south-west wind occurred on ... 205 Days. 

 Do. north-east ... ... 73 



That the number of calm days was ... 34 



Do. do. rain days... .... 112 



Do. do. thunder days ... 98 



Thunder storms at Putlam ... ... 21 



All that part of the District which is freely exposed to 

 the influence of the sea-breeze^ is on the whole healthy, but 



