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TABLE II. — Barometrical Observations, — Bain-fall, etc., recorded for 



the year 1869. 



Place. 



Mean 

 Barometer 

 reading for 



year. 



Range 



of 



Barometer 



for year. 



Mean 



Elastic Force 



of Vapour 



for year. 



Mean 

 Degree of 

 Moisture 

 for year. 



Total 

 Rain Fall. 



Mean 

 Amount 



of 

 Cloud. 



North Island. 

 Mongoimi 

 Auckland . 

 Taranaki 

 Wellington 



Means for Nth. ) 

 Island . ) 



South Island. 

 Nelson . 

 Cliristchurch 

 Bealey* . 

 Hokitika . 

 Dunedin 

 Southland 



Means for Sth. ) 

 Island . \ 



Means for Nth. ) 

 & Sth. Islands \ 



Inches. 

 30 000 

 29-985 

 29-937 

 29-963 



Inches. 



1-496 - 

 1-358 



1-877 

 1-245 



Inches. 

 •429 

 •405 

 •349 

 •344 



Sat. -100. 

 80 

 81 



72 

 77 



Inches. 

 48-340 

 52-797 

 55-125 

 56-768 



to 10. 

 5 6 



5 3 



6 3 

 5-2 



29-971 



1-494 



•382 



77 



53-257 



5 6 



29-S81 

 29 910 

 29-760 

 29-954 

 29-928 

 29-843 



1-364 

 1-376 

 1-132 

 1 -403 

 1-435 

 1-449 



•339 

 ■323 



•348 

 ■281 

 •304 



76 

 79 



85 



75 

 SO 



65-230 



27-292 

 85-875 

 88-210 

 32-918 

 42-680 



5-3 

 5-3 



4-7 

 6-4 

 5-6 

 5 3 



29-879 



1-359 



•319 



79 



57-034 



5-4 



29-971 



29-879 



1-494 

 1-359 



•382 

 •319 



77 

 79 



53 257 

 57-034 



5 6 

 5 4 



29-925 



1-426 



■350 



78 



55-145 



5-5 



* 2,104 feet above sea level. 



TABLE III.— Wind for 1869,— Force and Direction. 





Average 

 Daily 







Number 



of days 



it blew from each point. 







Place. 



Velocity, 























in miles. 



N. 



N.E. 



E. 



S.E. 



S. 



s.w. 



w. 



N.W. 



Calm. 



North Island. 























Mongoimi . 



183 



17 



45 



29 



29 



19 



92 



26 



49 



59 



Auckland 



326 



35 



58 



34 



16 



66 



70 



43 



24 



19 



Taranaki . 



245 



31 



45 



23 



83 



S 



66 



49 



29 



31 



Wellington 



193 



16 



30 



1 



126 







3 







189 







South Island. 























Nelson 



129 



46 



63 



3 



56 



11 



77 



26 



83 







Christchurch 



146 



4 



48 



113 



16 



9 



127 



14 



23 



11 



Bealey 



90 







39 



1 



23 



2 



32 







177 



91 



Hokitika 



186 



22 



65 



35 



102 



1 



46 



15 



71 



8 



Dunedin . 



128 



27 



44 



18 



14 



27 



41 



87 



15 



92 



Southland 



180 



36 



3 



26 



92 



3 



5 



93 



107 







Average daily horizontal movement, in the North Island (four stations), 236 miles. 

 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, South Island (six stations), 143 ,, 



,, ,, ,, New Zealand . . 189'5 ,, 



