Meteorological bservations. 



255 



Eoad ; O'Connor's Sugar Loaf, Lake Eiver ; Mrs. Barnes's, 

 Trevallyn ; Dr. Land ale's farm. Meander Eiver ; and behind 

 the Church at Whirlpool Eeach, Eiver Tamar. Many more 

 may have been killed without having come to my knowledge. 

 From the preceding facts, I infer that the Petaurus 

 sciureus may now be considered as fairly established in 

 Van Diemen's Land, and that it will ultimately increase in 

 numbers, and spread over all those parts of the island 

 favourable to its existence. 



XXII. 



Meteorological Tables for the Year 1849; Roijal 

 Observatory, Hobart Town. Btj J. H. Kay, Esq., 

 F.R.S., Commander R.N. , Director of the Observatory. 



Latitude 42° 52' South. 



Longitude..... 9^ 50°^ East. 



Atmosijheric Pressure and Temperature for the Year. 



1849. 



Barometer taken at 

 jive periods every 24 

 hours duringthe Month 



January... 

 February 

 March ... 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August ... 

 September 

 October ... 

 November 

 December 



Inch. 



30-150 

 30'260 

 30-170 

 30-232 

 30-314 

 30-520 

 30-584 

 30-275 

 30-116 

 30-366 

 30-215 

 30-160 



Inch. 



29-237 

 29-296 

 28-819 

 28-941 

 29 001 

 29-227 

 29-109 

 29-094 

 29000 

 29-121 

 29-054 

 29-090 



Temperature during the 

 month, hy Self-regis- 

 tering Thermometer. 

 Fahrenheit's Scale. 



1050 

 85-8 

 750 

 70-7 

 67-7 

 56-8 

 53-8 

 66-2 

 67-0 

 79-3 

 84-3 

 85-0 



MINIMUM. 



43-0 

 40-5 

 39-0 

 37-0 

 30-6 

 29-4 

 32-2 

 31-0 

 34-2 

 35-8 

 38-3 

 40-7 



Mean from Observa- 

 tions of the Month. 



BAEOMETEK. 



Inch. 

 29-726 

 29-783 

 29575 

 29-771 

 29-855 

 29-866 

 29-878 

 29-760 

 29-631 

 29-744 

 29-716 

 29-666 



59-7 

 56-6 

 54-7 

 49-4 

 47-6 

 44-7 

 43-5 

 46-3 

 46-0 

 51-3 

 53-5 

 58-4 



The Observations from which these results are deduced were taken 

 at five periods in the twenty-four hours ; viz.— the hours of 2 and 6 

 A.M., and 2, 6, and 10 p.m. 



