46 Transactions. 



Nelson. — Time of ordinary Mgli water, 6.30 a.m., the tide receded in its 

 customary way. At 7.54i a.m. water suddenly returned, rising rapidly until 



8 a.m., rushing in, in all directions, over the Boulder Bant, which appeared 

 to have then more water upon it than at the time of high water. Estimated 

 height of wave, four feet. About noon there was another considerable rise 

 and fall of thcAvater; also at 5.10 p.m., Avith a sudden fall of about two 

 feet. Sunday morning (16th), high water, ordinary, at 7.40. Ebbed for 

 about ten minutes, then suddenly returned and covered former high water- 

 mark. Sunday afternoon further irregularities, which continued till Monday, 

 in a slight degree. 



Wellington. — See page 38, et seq^. 



Castle Point. — Tide last night higher than it has been for ten years, with 

 one exception. Time of ordinary high water, 2 p.m. At 11.53 a.m. tide was 

 as high as ordinary high water. 



Napier. — At 10 a.m. tide rose higher and fell lower in ten minutes, in 

 the " Iron Pot," than has ever been known before. Water continued to ebb 

 and flow every hour from three to six feet. 



Opotihi. — Tidal disturbances on the 15th August. Eirst appearance at 

 8.30 a.m. It was then low water, and a wave about six feet high rushed up 

 the river at the rate of six or seven knots, filling the river up to high water- 

 mark. Eemained thus for a few minutes, then rushed back, and in fifteen 

 minutes it was low again. Several smaller waves followed. IS'ext day slight 

 oscillations still continued. 



At Opape and Tiritma, similar disturbances. 



At Cape Runaway, great wave between 4 and 5 a.m., doing much damage. 

 Indications on the beach show this wave to have been nearly ten feet 

 high. 



Auclcland Harlour. — No perceptible difference in the tides, but at 



Orewi and Port Charles, tide rose to an unprecedented height, rising and 

 falling about six feet several times. 



Mongonui. — Grreat tidal disturbances, which continued in a minor degree 

 till the l7th. "Water frequently rose and fell from four to five feet between 



9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Such an occurrence never observed here before. 



Sydney. — The tide-water rose and fell repeatedly fully four feet. No 

 serious damage done, 



Melbourne. — Marine disturbances were not observed in or about Port 

 PhilHp. 



Chatham Islands. — Early on the 15th three immense waves rushed 

 in, causing great destruction of property and the loss of one life (a 

 Maori). At Tupanga, on the northern side of the island, the phe- 

 nomenon was felt with the greatest force, the settlement being entirely 



