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39.5 miles per hour, wind W. S. W. ; from 2 to 3 p. m. 62.2 

 miles per hour. The barometer went up to 30.088 at 8 a. m. on 

 the 25th, and the wind had backed round two whole revolutions 

 during the night of the 24th. On the 27th the barometer was 

 29.996 at 8 a. m. and fell to 29.175 at 9 p. m. with wind from 

 S. E. to S. S. W. with snow and rain 0.58 inch; wind measured 

 793.40 miles for the 24 hours. 



Of the 40 gales during the year, nine began between South and 

 West, of which five veered, and four backed. Twelve besfan 

 between the west and north, of which ten veered, and two backed. 

 Four beojan between north and east and all backed. Nine besfan 

 between east and south, of which seven veered and two backed. 

 The greatest velocity measured was on the 22nd November from 

 2 to 5 p. m., averaging 73.74 miles an hour; or from 2 to 9 

 p. m., the 7 hours averaged 71.47 miles per hour. 



The calmest day in the year was the 24th July, when the gauge 

 only registered 48.60 miles in 24 hours ; and for the days 23, 24, 

 and 25, they only marked 181 miles, or a rate of 2.5 miles per hour. 



During the year the wind made 43 complete revolutions with the 

 sun, and 23 revolutions against the sun, which were recorded by a 

 string fastened to the pedestal as well as to the arrow of the vane. 

 The wind made two turns round with the sun on the 27th May, and 

 made two revolutions backward on the 24th December throuofh the 

 night. 



The other notes recorded in the year are : 



January 24th. — Sleighs passing over ice. Big Glace Bay Lake. 



February 12th. — Two Eagles " Halialus leucocephalus," seen. 

 19th. — Grey gulls and wild ducks. 



March 7th. — Four wild geese in the bay. 11th. — Flock of 

 robins. 17th. — Seals seen on ice about 4 miles off. 



April 7th. — Heard first grey bird singing. 



May 1st. — Flock of curlews. 3rd. — Heard woodpecker. 6th. 

 — -Gathered mayflowers, " Epigea repens," in bloom. 7th. — 

 Cranes, curlews and yellowlegs. 8th. — Herrings and codfish 

 caught in the bay. 9tb.— Frogs croaking. 10th. — Frogs piping. 

 12th. — Saw bee and snake. 13th. — Kingfishers seen. 18th, — 

 Gaspereau passing up Big Glace Bay. 19th. — Swallows seen. 



