TABLE IV. 



433 



Earthquakes in New Zealand, in 1869, us registered at 

 the Government Meteorological Stations. 



Station. 



Pi 

 c3 



1-5 





2 



< 





cd 

 S 





m 



So 

 <1 



<0 



1 



ST 1 

 m 



o 

 o 



o 



H 



!> 



o 



|2i 



CD 

 CD 



o 



CD 

 ft 



J 



Eh 



O 



H 



Auckland . 

 Napier . 

 Taranaki . 

 Wellington 

 Nelson 

 Christchurcli 

 Hokitika . 

 Dunedin . 

 Southland . 



10 



9 



14* 



11, 27 

 22, 23* 

 11 

 1 I'- 

 ll 

 11 



10 



4, 10, 15 

 13* 



20 



24* 



1*'5 



5* 6 



24 

 24* 

 24* 



16* 



4 



23* 



4*,' 26 



4* 



30 



lr- 



28* 



3 



25* 





 o 



8 



8 

 5 

 5 

 2 

 1 

 5 



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 shocks. The remainder were very- 

 slight. The only earthquake which did serious injury, occurred at Christchurch on the 

 5th June. 



Notes on the Weather during 1869. 



January. — Several heavy gales and thunderstorms were experienced 

 generally throughout the colony during this month, especially in the North 

 Island. At Taranaki, the lightning caused considerable damage on the 14th; 

 and on the 31st, half an inch of rain fell in a quarter of an hour. Rainfall, on 

 the whole, was lower than usual. At Dunedin, 950 miles of wind passed the 

 station on the 3rd. 



February. — Several storms of great violence occurred at most of the 

 stations in the North Island during this month, particularly at Auckland ; 

 and the rainfall in every case was considerably greater than the average for 

 previous years. The rainfall in Auckland on the 11th — 6*329 inches, — and 

 the force of the wind on the 27th — 1,229 miles, — greatly exceed any previous 

 daily records in that province. The weather in the South was, on the whole, 

 fine, with slight rain. 



March. — Weather remarkably fine and pleasant at all the stations in the 

 North Island ; rainfall considerably below the average for previous years. On 

 the west coast of South Island, and south of Christchurch, the weather was 

 not so fine ; several severe storms from S. W. and N. W. occurred, accompanied 

 with hail, thunder, and heavy rain. On the 25th, 989 miles of wind were 

 registered at Auckland ; and on the 27th, 860 miles at Wellington. 



April. — Weather tolerably fine throughout the North Island, except at 

 Taranaki and Wellington, where the rainfall was excessive. In the South 

 Island wet weather prevailed. In Southland the month was characterized by 

 a dull, cloudy, and very moist atmosphere, with light drizzling rain on twenty 

 days. At the mountain station at Bealey, snow fell on the 15th, 16th, 

 and 27th. 



May. — Strong W. and S.W. winds prevailed at almost all the stations 

 from the 3rd to about the 7th days, accompanied in many cases with rain, 

 thunder, and hail ; the weather was especially severe at Southland, where there 

 was also a heavy snow storm on the 7th. Rainfall at all the stations unusually 

 heavy. In Auckland, 889 miles of wind on the 23rd. 



