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1929. Meteorological Observations, prepared in the Meteorologi- 

 cal Office, Wellington, New Zealand. 

 Temperature. 



Site: The height of the thermometers above Mean Sea Level 

 was 90 ft. throughout. 



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

 maximum and the mean daily minimum. 

 Precipitation. 



Site: The height of the ground on which the rain gage stands 

 was 120 ft. throughout the period. 



OCEAN ISLAND 



Authority. 



Manuscript returns supplied by the British Phosphate Com- 

 mission and filed in the Meteorological Office, 

 London. 

 Pressure. 



Site: The height of the barometer cistern above Mean Sea Level 

 was: 

 1921-1925, December 12 177 ft. 



1925, December 13-1926, July 2 130 ft. 



1926, July 5-1927, January 17 170.69 ft. 



1927, January 18-September 13 (8 h ) 130 ft. 



1927, September 13 (20 h )-i930 J 39-8 ft. 



Notes: All values have been reduced to Mean Sea Level and to 

 normal gravity (Lat. 45 ). 

 Precipitation. 



Site: The height of the ground above Mean Sea Level on which 

 the rain gage stands was : 

 1921-1925, December 12 170 ft. 



1925, December 13-1926, July 2 130 ft. 



1926, July 5- T 9 2 7. January 17 153 ft. 



1927, January 18-September 13 (8 h ) 134 ft. 



1927, September 13 ( 20^-1930 134 ft. 



The height of the rim of the rain gage was 6 ft. above the 



ground throughout the period. 



