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adapted for feeding sheep. Besides these sheep the 

 island yields food to about thirty head of cattle, 

 which were likewise in capital condition, and to 

 some horses. Mana was sold some years ago to a 

 Mr. Bell, who resold it to a Mr. Petersen in Sydney, 

 under whom it was held by a German farmer. 

 During our stay, however, it was the subject of a 

 lawsuit, and was actually in the hands of two 

 claimants, each of whom tried to ruin the other by 

 selling the stock. The roadstead of Mana is a very 

 bad one, being open to the south-east winds, with a 

 strong tide setting in. 



During the month of October the weather was 

 very moderate. The utmost daily range of the ther- 

 mometer was between 52 and 67 Fahrenheit, when 

 the wind blew from the N.W. or N.E. On the 

 18th and 19th, the wind being from the S.E., the 

 thermometer at eight in the morning indicated 50, 

 and did not rise above 53 as long as the gale lasted. 

 From the 20th to the 31st we had very strong 

 breezes with frequent squalls from the N.W. The 

 thermometer during that time never rose above 60, 

 and never fell lower than 56. At night the tem- 

 perature was seldom more than three or four degrees 

 lower than in the day. In a word, the climate 

 during this month was as moderate as any European 

 could desire. Rains were frequent ; and almost 

 continual winds kept the air pure and fresh. 



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