422 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. TV. [Jlai/ 2, 1908. 



^\'au, S.")l : |>oi;i;ul)ri, ^_Mi ; W'crris Creek, 064 : JMogil, (539; lleiideuieer .-iiul 

 NuiuUe, 612 each ; and Tarcp, 60") points. Li.ght to heavy rainfall still 

 persisted alonij the Queensland coast, and liere and there alonu tlie seaboard 

 of the continent. 



By 9 a.m. on the Kith, the anticyclone had gained c-onsiderably in energy, 

 for it now had six isobars covering the whole of Australia, with the exce})tion 

 of that portion east from the (Jreat I)i\iding liange. The centre— 30-4 

 inclies — was situated over tlie south-west quaihant of West Australia, and 

 for the following forty-eight hours controlled ffesh to strong south-east to 

 east winds, and tine weather over a great area. < >n the 18th, howe\er, a 

 flepression again appeare(i over eastern Queensland, and caused some light lo 

 heavy I'ainfall along the coast. Mackay had KM points, and Mein 155 

 ])oints. Liglit falls wer(> also reported from the c<jastal districts of New 

 Soutli Wales. The centre of the high pressure appeared along our coast line 

 at 9 a m. on the i'.ltli, liaxing wheeleil round fiom the west to east direction 

 of the j)revious day. Fine weather resulted o\'er the continent generally, 

 excepting the coast of Queensland, where Mackav registered 19.) points. 



An antarctic disturbance which appeared between Esperaiu*e and the 



Leeuwin on the 19th was shown a day later over Victoria and Tasmania, 



having travelled l,l*0O miles in the twentv-four hours, or more than doul)le the 



normal rate. This disturbance caused strong X.\\ . to S.^^ . winds, and 



moderate te rough seas on the seaboard. The distriliution of rainfall over 



the various subdivisions of New South AN'ales during the weekended the L'Oth 



was as follows : — ■ 



Wfcsti'i-ii I)ivi,sion from 40 |)oints at (lougolgon to ,")4."'> at Muiigiiidi. 



North-western Phiin.s ,. 138' ,, Walgett ,, 910,, Wee'Waa. 



Central-western Plains ,, 10 ,, Dandaloo ,, 109 ,, Quambone. 



Riverina ,, ."> ,, Henty & JeriMerie ,, 92 ,, Urana. 



North-western Slope ,, 46 ,, Manilla ,, S71 „ Boggabri. 



Central-western Slope ., 4 ,. Molong ,, .8S2 ,, Cooiiabarabran. 



South-western Slope ,, 1 ,, limrowa ,, 49 ,, Albury. 



Northern Tableland ,, 70 ,, Emniaville ,, 9t)4 ,, Tentertield. 



Central Tableland ,, G ,, Rockley ,, 3.54 ,, Cassilis. 



Southern Tableland ., 13 ,, Goulburn& Kiaiulra ,, 28 ,, Braidwood. 



North Coast ,, (57 ., Woolgoolga ,, 1419 ,, Tweed Heads. 



HuiUer and Manning ,, 192 ., Port Stephens ,, 839 ,, Camden Haven. 



Metropolitan ,, 77 ,, Windsor ., 159 ,, Glebe Point. 



Soutli Coast ,, 8 ,. Bodalla ,, 181 ,, Wollongong. 



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The isobaric chart of the 2.3rd sliowed that during the preceding forty- 

 eight hours the several pressure systems had travelled eastward at about 

 normal rate, and another antarctic depression occupied a ])osition at about 

 Euchi, in the Great Bight, whilst the centre of an anticycdone was situated 

 over south-easterit Victoria and Tasmaida, ha\ing replaced the depression 

 of 21st inst. Another anticycloiU' appeared in West Austialia with its 

 centre between Ueraldton and Perth. Some good rainfalls occurred over 

 Cape York Peiunsula and along the coast as far south as Mackay, otherwise 

 tine weather ruled over the continent generally, excepting the south-west 

 coast, where some light rain was recorded. The heaviest falls were +22 

 points at Mein, 237 at Cooktown, and 7S at Mackay. 



