46 Transactions. 
Nelson.—Time of ordinary high water, 6.30 a.m., the tide receded in its 
customary way. At 7.54 a.m. water suddenly returned, rising rapidly until 
8 a.m., rushing in, in all directions, over the Boulder Bank, which appeared 
to have then more water upon it than at the time of high water. Estimated 
height of wave, four feet. About noon there was another considerable rise 
and fall of the water; also at 5.10 p.m., with a sudden fall of about two 
feet. Sunday morning (16th), high water, ordinary, at 7.40. Ebbed for 
about ten minutes, then suddenly returned and covered former high water- 
mark. Sunday afternoon further irregularities, which continued till Monday, 
in a slight degree. 
Wellington.—See page 38, et seg 
Castle Point.—Tide last night ine. than it has been for ten years, with 
one exception. ‘Time of ordinary high water,2 p.m. At 11.53 a.m. tide was 
as high as ordinary high water. 
ANapier.—At 10 a.m. tide rose higher and fell lower in ten minutes, in 
the “Iron Pot,” than has ever been known before. Water continued to ebb 
and flow every hour from three to six feet. 
Opotiki.—Tidal disturbances on the 15th August. First appearance at 
8.80 a.m. It was then low water, and a wave about six feet high rushed up 
the river at the rate of six or seven knots, filling the river up to high water- 
mark. Remained thus for a few minutes, then rushed back, and in fifteen 
minutes it was low again. Several smaller waves followed. Next day slight 
oscillations still continued. 
At Opape and Tirirua, similar disturbances. 
At Cape Runaway, great wave between 4 and 5 a.m., doing much damage. 
. Indications on the beach show this wave to have been nearly ten feet 
high 
Auckland Harbour.—No perceptible difference in the tides, but at 
Orewi and Port Charles, tide rose to an unprecedented height, rising and 
falling about six feet several times. 
Mongonui.— Great tidal disturbances, which continued in a minor degree 
till the 17th. Water frequently rose and fell from four to five feet between 
9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Such an occurrence never observed here before. 
Sydney.—The tide-water rose and fell repeatedly fully four feet. No 
serious damage done. 
Melbourne—Marine disturbances were not observed in or about Port 
p. 
Chatham Islands. — Early on the 15th three immense waves rushed 
in, causing great destruction of property and the loss of one life (a 
Maori). At Tupanga, on the northern side of the island, the phe- 
nomenon was felt with the greatest force, the settlement being entirely 
