Meteorological Statistics. 



XXI 



TABLE IV. — Bealey, — ^Interior of Canterbury, at 2,104 feet above the sea. 



Mean 

 Annual 

 Temp. 



Mean 

 daily 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. 

 48 



Degrees. 

 15-9 



Degrees. 



70 



Inches. 



29-798* 



Inches. 

 1-433 



Inches. 

 •291 



Sat. =100. 

 85 



Inches. 

 97 130 



to 10. 

 5-4 



* Reduced to sea level. 



TABLE Y. — Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1872. 



Place. 



b 



CS 



3 



S3 



4 



P—H 



i^ 





!■ 





bember. 



4^ 



i 



1 



i 



1 



< 







CD 



s 



< 



% 



Hd 



1-3 



^ 



ft 



CD 





 



> 

 











1- 



-5 



P^ 















CQ 





!zi 



ft 





Tauranga ... 



15* 

























1 



Maketu ... ] 



L5* 



























1 



Taupo 













5*6* 

















2 



Taranaki 



























26 



1 



Tarawera . . . 













7+1 St 

















2 



Patea 



















5, 20* 











2 



Hawera 



















20* 











1 



Napier 







14 







18* 

















2 



Waipukuraii 

















"2* 



... 











1 



Wanganui ... 





14 









... 



2* 





10, 20* 



16 









5 



Foxton 







... 









2+ 



2 



5,20 



4 









5 



Bull's 



,. 













2* 





20* 











2 



Grey town . . . 















2 







... 







1 



2 



Hutt 



, , 

















20* 









... 



1 



Wellington . . . 







3 



10 







2* 



4 



20*24 



14 





i 



13 



9 



Blenheim . . . 



























26* 





White Bay 



















20* 













Nelson 













11 







20* 



14* 







26* 



4 



Farewell Spit 





10 



























Cheviot 





15 



























Timaru ... ' 



26 





























Queenstown 





9* 



6 









29 





6 











4 



Dunedin 























20* 







Tairoa Head 















. • - 









20* 







Bluff 





















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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. The remainder were very slight, and may have escaped record at some stations, 

 there being no instrumental means employed for their detection. 



Note. — 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. 



