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westerly winds at all times of the year. The prevailing 

 southerly winds that blow along the west coast, appear to 

 draw round the Cape, and follow the direction of the land. 

 Between April and October, (when the easterly monsoon is 

 blowing to (he northward), they are generally to the south- 

 ward of west, or between that point and S.W., but during the 

 westerly monsoon between W. and N.W. 



Upon getting to the westward of the N.W. Cape, the wind 

 becomes more southerly, and draws to the eastward of south 

 as the distance from the land increases, and will be found vary- 

 ing between S.S.E. and E.S.E., generally speaking as far 

 south as the parallel of 30° of south latitude, after which it is 

 mostly to the westward of south, so that ships making a 

 passage to the southward, along the west coast of New 

 Holland, will rarely be able to make any easting, before 

 reaching that latitude, particularly during the summer months. 

 In the winter a ship may occasionally make a quick passage 

 to the southward, if happening to be upon the coast during a 

 northerly gale ; and as all these gales are preceded by N.E. 

 winds, a sufficient offing may be gained to enable her to run 

 on, when the wind gets to the southward of west. 



On the North Coast of Australia. 



That part of the coast of New Holland from Cape York to 

 Cape Van Diemen, and extending as far south as the parallel 

 of 12° south latitude, may be said to be within the limit of the 

 east and west monsoons, as at a short distance from the coast, 

 these periodical winds will be found to blow with great regu- 

 larity. 



Near the land, the easterly monsoon sets in between the 

 1st and middle of April, and the westerly monsoon in October, 

 and sometimes not until November. At a distance from the 

 land they are probably more regular, as the changes of the 

 monsoons are said to take place about the first week in April 

 and October. 



