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The Climate of Mackay. 
By Hy. Liye Rorn, F.M.S., &e. 
[Read before the Royal Society of N.S.W., 1 June, 1881.] 
CKAY is a port on oo trons coast of Australia, in the Colony of 
Queensland, on the meer River, the centre of a rich and 
iving sugar-growin wing dis 
The landing place at Flat-top Island, at the mouth of the river, 
is situated in lat. 21° 9’ 19” south, and long. 149° 14’ 11” east, 
which would give as the position of the centre of the town, lat. 
21° 10’ 25” south, and long. 149° 1 ast. 
The district was discovered in 1861 by Mr. John Mackay, and 
no mouth of the Pioneer River was surveyed by Capt. Heath, 
in 1862. 
Miliicclepiccs Observations Age at “ The Hollow” (Messrs. 
: C. & , Y 8 S. Raw on). 
“The Hollow” is saaies about 20 aa due west of the town 
of Mackay, on the ight bank of the Pioneer River, and about 
200 feet above aoe lawet 
Observations were instituted at the suggestion of the late Mr. 
John Wate rhouse, F.R.S., F.M.S., &e., &e., of Well Head, Halifax, 
Yorkshire, England, who originally sent out the instruments. 
Observations are taken daily at a.m., and are confined to 
“2 
At first the returns were regularly forwarded to Mr. Water- 
house, but on the death of _ gentleman no further reductions 
were 
the existence of breaks in the records. These breaks are :— 
Tn 1876... Fron = to 30 June (incl.), all records. 
»» 1877... 28 A 1, dry and wet bulb therm. 
i ie) eee 12 te: i8 June ot ), all records. 
»» 1878... Aug. to to Dec. (incl.), minimum shade temp. (therm. broken). 
2 1879... 2 to 7 Nov. jinel, id gael et bulb therm. 
(Oey ioe ai 
get ee 13 Nov. saints: and wet bulb t . 
» 1880... 138 F ‘eb., all ; “ by 
records. 
2» 9s -. I4and nd 15 Feb., ee 
29 3y ee 16 and 93 Nov., = 2? ” 
Set pea 23 to 27 Dee, {in incl.) ” ” ” 
