Note 122 — Chapter II
Reading edition
It should be noted that the slack and the busy seasons are not uniformly distributed over the whole surface of the country. The distribution is roughly as follows:— Months Eastern India Western India. Bombay and Karachee. Northern India. Southern India. Madras. Rangoon. Calcutta. Cawnpore. Lahore. Busy 3 months 4 months 6 months 6 months 9 months 6 months Slack 9 months 8 months 6 months 6 months 3 months 6 months Jan. Busy Slack Busy Slack Busy Slack Feb. Busy Slack Busy Busy Busy Busy March Busy Slack Busy Busy Busy Busy April Slack Slack Busy Busy Busy Busy May Slack Slack Slack Slack Busy Busy June Slack Slack Slack Slack Busy Busy July Slack Slack Slack Slack Slack Busy Aug. Slack Busy Slack Slack Slack Slack Sept. Slack Busy Slack Busy Slack Slack Oct. Slack Busy Slack Busy Busy Slack Nov. Slack Busy Busy Busy Busy Slack Dec. Slack Slack Busy Slack Busy Slack Busy Jan. to March Aug. to Nov. Nov. to April Feb. to April April to June Feb. to July Slack April to Dec. Dec. to July May to Oct. May to Aug. July to Sept. April to Dec. Busy — — — Sept. to Nov. Oct. to March — Slack — — — Dec. to Jan. — —