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Meteorological Statistics. 

 TABLE IV.— Bealey — Interior of Canterbury, at 2104 feet above the sea. 



Mean 

 Annual 

 Temp. 



Mean 

 dailj' range 



of 

 Temp, for 



year. 



Extreme 



range 



of 



Temp, for 



year. 



Mean 



Barometer 



reading 



for 



year. 



Range 



of 



Barometer 



for 



year. 



Mean 



Elastic . 



Force of 



Vapour for 



year. 



Mean 



Degree of 



Moisture 



for 



year. 



Total 

 Rainfall. 



Mean 

 Amount 



of 

 Cloud. 



Degrees. 

 46-2 



Degrees. 



17-0 



Degrees. 

 77-2 



Inches. 

 29-960* 



Inches. 

 1-340 



Inches. 

 •263 



Sat. =100. 

 82 



Inches. 

 98-095 



to 10. 



5-1 



* Reduced to sea level. 



TABLE V. — Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1874. 



Place. 





t 

 1 



-% 

 ^ 

 % 



St 



fr 

 ^ 





>5 



-*3 

 1 



September. 

 October. 



1 



o 



lZ5 



1 



P 



i4 

 o 



1 



Auckland 





















... 28 







Taranaki ... 





• • • 



9 













... 



14 ... 



, , 



■ • • • 



2 



Tarawera ... 





• • • 



7 













• • • 



• • • • • 



, , 



> • • • 



1 



Opunaki 





• • • 



• • • 











4*, 28 



• • • 



> • • • • 1 



, , 



. 15 



3 



Patea 





... 



9 













• • * 



* • • • • • 



, , 



» • • • 



1 



Napier 



( 



29* 

 21 



28t 



• • « 













3*, 4* 







1-^ 



t ... 



4 



Tauranga ... < 



23 



24* 



... 



• • • 













... 







•• 



... 



4 



Wanganui 



... 



... 



4, 9* 









21 



\ 28* 



18 



• • • • • 



J , 



• • • 



5 



Rotorua ... 



... 



... 



... 









9 





• « * 



• • • • ■ 



, , 



• « • 



1 



Wairoa 



... 



... 



... 













3* 



■ • • • • 



, , 



.".. 



1 



Foxton 





... 



9, 11 













^ ^ 



■ • • • • 



, , 



, , 



2 



Akitio 



... 

















4,6 



• • • • • 



, , 



• * • 



2 



Wellington 



.. 



... 



1, 17 













5, 15 



• > • • • 







4 



Masterton 







1 













9 



• • • • t 



, , 



... 



2 



Cape Campbell ... 



• • • 



. . • 



• ■ . 













. f • 



. • • . ■ 



21 



. . . 



1 



Christcliurcli 



• • • 



■ • • 



25* 









6 





* • • 



3- ■ • • 



, , 



1 



3 



Lyttelton 



28t 



* ■ • 



25* 









6^ 





• • • 



• » • • • 



, , 



• • * 



3 



Dunedin ... 





1, 4 



... 









20 



* 



... 



■ • ■ • • 





, , 



3 



Queenstown 



• • • 



1 



• • • 









• ■ ■ 





• • • 



.. 18 



, , 



• * • 



2 



Akaroa 



... 



... 



25* 









• • < 





• t « 



. ■ • • • 



, . 



• • • 



1 



Mana Island 



... 





... 



24 







• • • 





• • • 



• • • • • 



, , 



■ • • 



1 



Riverton ... 



... 



2,8* 



• ■ • 









20 



* 



• • ■ 



• • < • ■ 



, , 



• • • 



3 



Bluff 



... 



2 



••• 









20 



* 



... 







•• 



•' 



2 



The figures denote tbe days of tbe montb on which, one or more shocks were felt. 

 Those with an asterisk affixed were described as smart ; those with a dagger as severe 

 shocks. The remainder were only slight tremors, and no doubt escaped record at most 

 stations, there being no instrumental means employed for their detection. This table is 

 therefore not reliable so far as indicating the geographical distribution of the shocks, 



