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TABLE IV.—Bezatey,—Interior of Canterbury, at 2,104 feet above the sea. 
Mean Extreme Mean Range Mean M 
Mean daily range| range Barometer of Elastic | Degree of Mean 
nual of of reading {Barometer} Force of | Moisture Total Amount 
emp. | Temp. for] Temp. for for for Vapour for for Rainfall. of 
year. year. ear. ear. year. year. Cloud. 
Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. Inches. Inches. Inches, | Sat.=100. Inches. 0 to 10. 
48:0 15:9 70:0 29°798* | 1:433 291 85 97:130 : 
* Reduced to sea level. 
TABLE V.—Earruquakes reported in New ZEALAND during 1872. 
H fa . 
> Q = D — 
hag 0-1 | =i d = aR < oo 2 E] 
Place. Peisl BIS 21S] BLS 3 8 | 8lé 
3 || < A nia [E Sh. Sota 1 a 
me ëå 5 TR a Q 
‘Tauranga -1 15" te. ; ae ‘ fee 1 
Maketu fic gee ae A RRRS ; ges ae 1 
Tau : a S, 5*6* |. on B 2 
Taranaki .. Sis a = ee 26 1 
Tarawera . Ae FISH .-- es Lpa 2 
Patea & = . 5, 20* i 2 
Hawera aye oe 20* Š 1 
apier l4 j| 18* a 
Waipukurau Eo o ae 2* 1 
Wanganui 14 = le 10, 20*| 10 $ 5 
Foxton 5 ca or 2 oo 4 5 
ull’s a 2* 2 
Greytown =. 2 3i 2 
utt sas 1 
Wellington 3} 10 2 4 20*24| 14 1 13| 9 
Blenheim .. os H 26%; 1 
White e fat a i WDE o Hs 1 
Nelso nebol m ee ee! 20* | 14* 26* 4 
Farewell Spit soe EOE a a cee 1 
Che s (EB) a vri ; 1 
Queenstown o PSL o oa o a's! Bare 6 : ae 4 
Dunodm f Gx elel eta ee AF R X 20* 1 
T ead. a a la Bees a Ya a re pa 20* ce $ 
The figures denote the days of the month on which one or more shocks were felt 
Those with an asterisk affixed were described as smart ; those with a dagger as severe 
shocks. S a were very slight, and may have escaped record at some stations, 
there being tal means employed for their detection. 
Nore.—On 15th October strong magnetic currents reported at Napier, Wellington, 
White Bay, Christchurch, and Blenheim, affecting telegraph wires and stopping work ; 
also on 18th similar occurrence on wires at Nelson, Dunedin, and White Bay. 
