124 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 79 



CHRISTCHURCH 

 Authority. 



Dominion Meteorological Office, Wellington, New Zealand. 

 Pressure. 



Site: The barometer is situated in the Magnetic Observatory at 

 a height of 25 ft. above Mean Sea Level (1905 to 1923). 



Instrunicnt: A Kew pattern barometer was in use throughout 

 the period. 



Hours: The hour of observation was 9^^ throughout the period. 



Notes: All values have been corrected to normal gravity (Lat. 

 45°) by applying a correction of —.004 in., and to Mean 

 Sea Level. 

 Temperature. 



Site: From 1864 to 1880 the Observatory was six miles from 

 the sea and was 21 ft. above Mean Sea Level. This Observa- 

 tory was discontinued about 1880. Records from the Mag- 

 netic Observatory are available from January i, 1905. The 

 altitude of this station is 25 ft. above Mean Sea Level. 



Hours: The standard adopted is the mean of the mean daily 

 maximum and mean daily minimum temperature. 



HOKITIKA 

 Authority. 



Dominion Meteorological Office, Wellington, New Zealand. 

 Site: The Observatory is ^ mile from the sea, and the height has 

 been estimated as from 8 to 10 ft. above Mean Sea Level 

 (1866 to 1923). 

 Pressure. 



Hours: The hour of observation is 9'' throughout the period. 

 Notes: All values have been corrected to normal gravity (Lat. 

 45°) by applying a correction of —.006 in., and to Mean 

 Sea Level. 

 Temperature. 



The standard adopted is the mean of the mean daily maximum 

 and the mean daily minimum temperatures. 

 Precipitation. 



Site: See above. 



WFXLINGTON 

 Authority. 



Dominion Meteorological Office. Wellington, New Zealand. 

 Site. 



Wellington Observatory was ] mile from the Harbor and 90 ft. 

 al)ove Mean .Sea Level in 1866. In ]Sf)C) it was removed to a 



