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of the. winds, and the frequency of the gales. From the meteorolog- 

 ical tables here given, prepared by Mr. W. T. Ellis from material 

 kindly furnished by Mr. R. F. Stupart, Director of the Meteorological 

 Service of Canada, covering nearly four years, it appears that the 

 average hourly velocity of the wind during the whole of that period 

 has been more than 18 miles, while the gales have averaged over 10 

 each month when the winds have ranged mostly from 40 to 65 miles 

 an hour. A study of the temperatures will show that there are no 

 extremes of heat or cold on the island; that the highest temperature 

 during the past four years has been 78, and the lowest point reached 

 by the thermometer during the same period was 5 above zero. 



