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same mean temperature in both countries^ and the result Is 

 2*51 inches, or one-twelfth as the proportion of the rain that 

 reaches the rivers in this colony. 



Table I. — Showing the Mean Rain, and the Mean Temperature, 

 and the Proportion of llain evaporated in the different months 

 in England, according to Mr. Dempsey :— 



January . 

 February 

 March 

 April , 

 May . 

 June . 

 July . 

 August 

 September 

 October . 

 November 

 December 





IVIEAN TEMP. 



ETAPaaATIOK. 



Inches. 



Degrees. 



Per cent. 



Inches. 



. 1-847 



36-1 



29-3 



0-540 



. 1-971 



38 0 



21-6 



0-424 



. 1-617 



43-9 



33-4 



0-540 



. 1-456 



49-9 



79-0 



1-150 



. 1-856 



54-0 



94-2 



1-748 



. 2-213 



58-7 



98-3 



2-174 



. 2-287 



61-0 



98-2 



2-245 



. 2-427 



61-6 



98-6 



2-391 



. 2-639 



57-8 



80-1 



2-270 



. 2-823 



48-9 



60-5 



1-423 



. 3-837 



42-9 



15-1 



0-579 



. 1-641 



39-3 



04-3 



0-164 



Total rain 26-616 



Total evaporated 17*648 



Table II. — Showmg the Mean Hain and the Mean Temperature 

 of the different months in Victoria, and the Proportion of the 

 Bain evaporated, allowing the same per centage to the same 

 Mean Temperature in both countries ; — 



January 

 February 

 March 

 April 

 May 

 June 

 July 

 August 

 September 

 October 

 November 

 December 



MEAN EAIN. 



MEAN TEMP. 



EVAPOEATION, 



Inches. 



Degrees. 



Per cent. 



Inches. 



1-36 



67-94 



98-6 



1-34 



0-95 



67-31 



98-6 



0-93 



1-60 



63-92 



98-6 



1-57 



3-13 



60-56 



98-3 



3-07 



3-67 



64-91 



94-2 



3-45 



2-41 



61-00 



79-0 



1-90 



2-18 



49-34 



79-0 



1-71 



3-61 



50-66 



790 



2-85 



3-27 



65-08 



94-2 



3-08 



2-59 



68-97 



98-3 



2-36 



4-27 



62-25 



98-6 



4-21 



1-86 



66-29 



98-6 



1-83 



Total 30-81 



Total evaporated 28-30 



