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Transactions. 



It is due to Mr. Purves, tlie chief engineer of the s.s. 

 " Karamea," to state that, although the shipment was intrusted 

 to his care, the fitting of the tanks and the cooUng-apparatus 

 was not siiperintended by him. But he is quite sanguine that 

 a number will be brought out on the next voyage of the 

 " Karamea," when a more efEective cooling- apparatus will be 

 fitted. The " Karamea " will probably arrive in the colony 

 about February or March, and, if so, the eggs should not be so 

 far advanced, and will not be so liable to hatch during the 

 voyage. Therefore the arrival of a larger consignment with the 

 attached eggs in a healthy condition may be confidently expected 

 at an early date. 



Temperatures (in ° C. ) of Air in Shade, Ocean Surface Waters, 

 Bay, and Ponds for 190G. 



Date. 



Air. Ocean. Bay. Ponds. 



Date. 



Air. I Ocean. I Bay. Ponds. 



Jan. 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 

 Feb. 

 1 

 2 



12-8 



12-4 



10-2 



12 



10-6 



11-6 



9-2 

 11-8 

 12-8 

 12-6 

 12-8 

 14 

 14-2 

 11-6 

 14 

 13-8 

 12-6 

 17-2 

 14-6 

 14-4 

 11 

 10-4 



9-2 

 11-2 

 15-6 

 11-6 



9 



9-4 



7 



10-4 

 10-4 



11-4 



10 



10-2 



11-6 

 10-6 

 11 

 10 

 9-2 

 10-4 

 10-4 

 10-6 

 11-4 

 12 

 11-8 

 13 

 13-2 

 12-4 

 12 

 11-8 

 12 

 12-8 

 13-2 

 13 

 12-4 

 12-8 

 12 

 12 

 11-8 

 12 

 11-4 

 11-4 

 11 

 10-4 

 10-8 



11 



11-2 



11-2 



Feb. 

 4 

 5 

 6 



9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 Mar. 

 1 

 2 



3 



4 



5 

 6 



7 



10-8 



7-4 



8-4 



11-2 



11 



12-4 

 12-2 

 11-4 

 11-2 

 12 

 9 

 8 



7-4 



10-4 



10-6 



9-4 



6-2 



7-8 



12 



14 



9-8 



9-4 



7-8 



7-6 

 10 

 15 



12-8 

 10-4 

 10-6 



7-8 

 7-8 



7-4 



