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Barometer falling. Temperature 50°"5 to 53°"8. Wind 

 X.E. Moderate breeze till noon, then strong breeze till 

 midnight. Dull, overcast, sunless weather, with rain after 

 14''. Considerable sea running. 



April 26.— At noon, lat. 41° 15' S. long. 2° 38' W.— 

 Barometer falling till 4'^, rising till midnight. Tempera- 

 ture 54° till 9'', falling to 46°"5 by midnight. Moderate 

 gale to strong breeze till 21'\ Moderate breeze after- 

 wards. Wind veering from N.E. to W.S.W. Overcast 

 or cloudy. Occasional glimpses of the sun. ISright 

 Uiooidight at night. 



April 27.— At noon, lat. 40° 33' S. long. 0° 7' E.— 

 Baroiiieter steady. Temperature 46° till 7'', rising to 

 5r-3, by li^ 48°, to 52° afterwards. Air dry. Moderate 

 \V. breeze till 5''. Light airs and calm rest of day. Fine 

 sunny v/eather. Gon.siderable swell, continually subsiding 

 as day advanced. 



April 28.— At nnon, lat. 40° 08' S. long. 1° 50' E 



Barometer falling. Temperature 50° to 55°. Calm or 

 light variable airs all day. Overcast and misty, with 

 drizzle and rain most of the day. Sea very calm, only a 

 slight swell 



April 29.— At noon, lat. 39° 48' S. long. 2° 33' E.— 

 Barometer steady. Temperature 48° to 54°'5. Cloudy 

 or overcast, light W. winds. Clear, some sunshine. Alto- 

 gether a pleasant day. 



April 30.— At noon. lat. 39° 27' S. long. 5° 50' E.— 



Barometer steady. Temperature 51° to 56°. Wind light 

 to moderate, W.N.W. to X. ('louds, few detached, and 

 sunny. Very fine day. 



Mat/ 1.— At nonn, lat. 39° 2-5' S. long. 10° 25' E.— 

 Barometer fairly steady. Temperature rising, 56° to 

 59°'7. Overcast to cloudy. Wind v-ering N. to N.W., 

 fresh and strong breezes. 



Mai/ 2.— At noon, lat. 38° 06' S. long. 14° 32' E.— 

 BaroMifter rising. Temperature steady, 58° to 61° F. 

 Overcast to cloudy, with showers and rainbows, and 

 considerable amount of bright sunshine. Wind veering 

 N.W. to W. Moderate breezes to calm. 



May 3.— At noon, lat. 35° 37' S. long. 15° 3' E. 

 — Barometer high and fairly steady. Temperature 

 steady. Wind veering from S.S.W. to S.S.E. Calm to 

 moderate breezes. Occasional sunshine. Fine, clear, 

 dry weather. 



Mai/ 4.— At noon, lat. 34° 58' S. long. 17° 00' E.— 

 Barometer falling slightly. Temperature 64° to 58°. 

 Wind S.E., light airs to moderate breezes. Cloudy, clear 

 weather till 22'\ with considerable amount of bright 

 sunshine. 



Maij 5. — Off Cape Peninsula. — Barometer steady ; 

 temperature steady. Light W.X.W. airs or neai'ly calm 

 till 8'' ; then N., suddenly increasing to force 3 at 8'' 

 30™, going to X.N.W. at 15''. Cloudy to overcast, some 

 sunshine at times. Light, variable, dull weather. 



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