looking forward with considerable interest to the records of the 

 tides following the June full moon, but it will been seen from what 

 follows that i was rather unfortunate in the results. My tide- 

 register after furnishing a continuous trace of the tidal movements 

 of the South Creek for about two months had to be removed on 

 the 26th May last in consequence of tlie flood wliich occurred at 

 the close of that month. Owing to tlie long interval required on 

 that occasion for the subsidence of tlie stream the gauge could not 

 be again placed in position till about noon on the 1 Itli instant, 

 of this date it registered its first high tide at lMi, 



t registered 

 \')m., which turned out to be unusually high. The lowest of 



menced its regular records, occurred at 8h. 12in. a.m. on April 



June Uth unfortui 

 of the float.'' It wa' 



registered, but that on 

 Since this epoch the tid 



the gauge had not lieen s^ 

 of the.se extraordinarv tii 

 of .such magnitude a u.l 1 

 not wholly of an unuu. 



subject of the record(;d hiu 

 in his letter draws attentioi 

 tide was recorded at 9h. 3C 

 water rose to a point 3i 



