'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎72] (88/496)

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5. From Captain Montriou, accompanying the printed Tidal Observations
for 1846-47-48, which he had been permitted by Government to send them.
6. From Messrs Remington and Co., enclosing copy of the Society’s accounts
for the year 1848,—showing a balance in their favour of Rs. 3014.
7. From Government, stating that the services of Corporal Leech could not be
obtained, as the Home authorities were averse to permitting soldiers to be em
ployed in other than military duties.
8, From Mr Mayes, in reference to the observatories under his charge, with
turning-point corrections for January, February, and March, 1848: these were
stated to have been formerly forbidden to be made by him.
9. From Captain Del’Hoste, intimating that he hoped soon to be able to
furnish the Society with a geological account of the Concan from Viziadroog to
Malwan, together with specimens and sections to illustrate his model Map of
Phoondah, in the possession of the Society.
10. From Colonel Sleetnan, Resident at Lucknow, in reply to the letter of
the Secretary, stating that it would give him the greatest pleasure to see and obtain
from the Observatory of the King of Oudh the extracts and documents required.
Colonel Sleeman adverted to a point of much interest to meteorologists, and
which did not appear to have met with the attention it deserved-—that of the due
classification of local winds with the fluctuations in the fall of rain discernible at
different times in different quarters of the country. Colonel Sleeman observes
“ There is one vei 7 interesting and important subject connected with this
branch of science that has not, as far as 1 know, been sufficiently noticed by scien-
tific men in India—the prevalance of different winds in different parts. Last year
in replying officially to some enquiries about rain 3 and the causes of its increase and
decrease in different parts, I mentioned to the Sudder Board of Revenue N. W.
Provinces, that westerly and south-westerly winds prevailed not only during the
hot winds, but during the rains over Malwa, and the countries extending north
from Nagpoor to Gwalior, bringing up moisture from the Gulf of Cambay and
descending into the valley of the Ganges ; and that this tract was in consequence
much better supplied with rain in due season than Rajpootana. That at the sea
son when these winds prevailed over this tract, easterly winds prevailed over the
tract extending up from the Bay of Bengal along the valley of the Ganges, and
under the Himalayah chain, bringing up moisture from the sea over that tract.
suggested, that Government should be moved to require all Political officers in
i ative States to keep rain-gauges, and notices of the prevailing winds, and
oi wai monthly reports to the Sudder Board, by whom they might be collated
an condensed, with a view to elicit useful information on this most interesting
subject. ***** * f
You might invite the attention of the public to the question, and thereby lead to
useful and interesting discoveries. I am persuaded that India is indebted to the
prevai ing winds from the sea for much of its fertility, and that the tracts over
w nc i these winds blow have more rain in due season than others less favoured,
n or er to give the land the full benefit of these prevailing winds from the sea it
is necessary that they should be well provided with foliage, and studded with wefl-