, 1877-11-30


Ui1tx1'ch ~ London Jtmsa
RAsrn1uNGE, Nov. LITTLE harvest and
weather reports from ill parts Of India continue
satisfactory. In avinde alone VIC ore told OF no
improvement. Tho nonbnv report, datcd tho
5th of November, shows n further dccrcase of
,Bt,lY4 for the week. Tho situation continues
to Improve, and prices orc falling In most dis
tricts. Atudras rcturns for the week ending the
lat Of November allow thu total number cn,-
ployctt on tho relief worka to be 4l7,87D, Or
decrease OF CB,py3 since tho last report; and
those III receipt Of grutultous relief number
44,6:|0, showing n decrease II III, lS. II Ny
sore tie number on tho rclict works ls ~ NY OF
IN receipt of charitable relief 73,6t3, or de-
rreasc Of 1i.!El slice last return.
Tho special fa.nlnu ruport for the week end
ivy Tho l3tl Of Oelubcr. published IN tbs Gdte!te
u I,.iia Of the ID Inst, ataics tllat the ror1di-
t1ou OF those WIN have suffered from TUG pro-
longcl drought will fur aulne time tux tho Ut
most energies Of TIM district officers. Thu
Famine Commissioner. during the past week,
and M Meariy the whosa u TIC Tuu,kur districts,
mud luuntl Ercst deal vi lnnd unsow1', but
much benefit IL anticipated from tbs Eceeht
urlcrs and advances. Tho cattle weta IN "
Improving III health ani spirits, but u
thu same ttuo vtIugu tnspeetions hat
disclosed great amount of suffering: Ms esti
niateA that pcr cent III each village ata1lu IN
prc4 OF relief. Thu fnfnine reltul measures h0
deems Incomplete TIL thu ayste!, Of village ~
sprcllon is thorougllly. cartlcd out, anil aldt-
tfolal officers told 0lt Tor that duty. lie fur
tlier states that tho special treatment " tho
sickly ind wcak-whcther !u hosp!fa, relief
camps, or on tue wnrks--lA dntlY GcoHiug
pru elective. II Is hoped II has considerable
iNfucnre In preventing tnuEtallty ny open
camps being converted int0 closed ones, aud
thus persons III III e,lIuetatel slate will 5c pro-
vented from watldrrnR about TIL LOO late to
! save them. Tue average cost for weck per
head has fallen to annus II pies.
Tho total tasns'ls expenditure up 70 thu 18th
! III October In Bombay was II, t0d,WH ruINes.
From estimates which arc said to bc approxi-
mute!y accurate, II Ia calculated tlMt tho totu!
| rust VI the AlaLrus tntntnc, Including loss ol
| revenue, IL rlallt gnd hall mi1inne; tue Holu-
| bay tallluc little llldei tKu millions. FROM
| the lsk Of AIay, 1b7ta, to tho week sndlna tho
l1th Of October, O0o, ,S59 tons VI grain were tn..
ported into Madr,.s port4 from Bengal; Gll ,tNtl
IRON Bombay; 73,aS3 from Hurulah; l3i ,7i0
fr"m other British Indian ports; 1l,SG lrom
foreign ports.
| All interesting letter Is published from Mr.
ilynes, 0f The Rotnbay Mint, headed "a Fam.
Inc Meter" lie writcs that for about three
SearH before tic fa,nine the amount. counting
| AilVeF aau ornaments ten,tercd 10 the mint av'
eFngea about G,0Ol rupees monthly. In Octo!
her, 1876, the tender was assout !, ,000 rupees
worth, but In November It rose ~ 79u0O aud
kept steadily i4ereastp4 tip to September last,
when 4 Reached The value u i.ooo,bo0, Or mort
than H0O times the normal ntnouns. II would
appear from this meter that great strain Wal
felt about harch, when the sale of jrwcls " !,
| about tlouhie that of tho previous month. Th,
urcssuFs accumulated IN furce till July md III,
commencement pf tho southwest MONSOON.