STORMS ON THE COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 99 
Discussion. 
Captain Trouron said:—It may be naturally eile from 
me as a seaman, and one who has been intimately connected with 
the shipping, and consequently has had knowledge of the winds 
prevailing on this coast, to make some remarks, 0 on the ve 
the b Mr. Russell, 
ea at the icp has vaiectod to the fact ‘that mariners 
ve a great source of advantage now in knowing the course of 
the winds on the coming ay. “T must differ from Mr. Russell 
The data, therefore, from which he draws his conclusions is 
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wanting to make the knowledge practicaliy useful to those whom 
it most concerns; and it requires that some one shoul 
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the weather very closely, for I oda not like to send out ‘one of 
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the vessels of which I have charge, oak 5 
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passengers on board, to meet the fate of the “ Cownerd? and other 
vessels. But the result of ali my observations is, that I have 
failed to be able to indicate the weather of the following day. 
I may tell you that some of the travelling public had percei eived 
my weakness of being a little weatherwise. One old gentleman, 
now no longer with us, used to say, “ Well, captain, how is the 
weather going to be to-morrow?” Well, I would say, ag 
a ner ds ste during nani ve changeit 
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