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  Apjpendix, 
  

  

  nui, 
  on 
  8th, 
  at 
  8-10 
  am., 
  heavy; 
  at 
  Lawi-ence 
  and 
  Arrow, 
  on 
  24th, 
  rather 
  severe; 
  at 
  

   Queenstown, 
  on 
  23rd, 
  at 
  7'35 
  p.m., 
  slight, 
  and 
  a 
  heavy 
  shock 
  on 
  24th, 
  at 
  2'o8 
  p.m. 
  ; 
  at 
  

   Southland, 
  a 
  sharp 
  shock 
  on 
  25th, 
  at 
  2-40 
  p.m. 
  

  

  Septembeb. 
  — 
  Very 
  high 
  harometer 
  readings 
  throughout, 
  and 
  high 
  temperatm-e 
  ; 
  in 
  

   the 
  North 
  rain 
  rather 
  below 
  the 
  average, 
  but 
  in 
  the 
  South 
  in 
  excess, 
  which, 
  combined 
  

   with 
  the 
  flooding 
  of 
  the 
  snow 
  rivers, 
  owing 
  to 
  the 
  hot 
  N.W. 
  winds 
  and 
  warm 
  rain, 
  caused 
  

   considerable 
  damage 
  to 
  several 
  districts 
  in 
  the 
  South. 
  Earthquakes 
  — 
  On 
  the 
  14th, 
  at 
  

   Wellington, 
  5 
  a.m., 
  slight; 
  Kaikoura, 
  4-45 
  a.m., 
  smart; 
  Nelson, 
  same 
  time, 
  smart; 
  

   Westport, 
  4-40 
  a.m., 
  smart 
  ; 
  Lyttelton, 
  at 
  4-50 
  a.m., 
  also 
  smart 
  ; 
  Cape 
  Campbell, 
  at 
  4-30 
  

   a.m., 
  smart 
  ; 
  Christchurch, 
  at 
  4-80 
  a.m., 
  S. 
  to 
  N. 
  ; 
  also 
  on 
  the 
  30th, 
  felt 
  at 
  Eangiora, 
  

   from 
  E. 
  to 
  W. 
  

  

  October. 
  — 
  Wet, 
  stormy 
  S.W. 
  and 
  N.W. 
  weather 
  generally 
  prevailed 
  throughout 
  

   this 
  mouth. 
  Earthquakes 
  — 
  Wellington, 
  on 
  21st, 
  at 
  10-55 
  p.m., 
  sharp, 
  followed 
  by 
  

   lighter 
  shocks 
  ; 
  at 
  Wanganui, 
  on 
  21st, 
  at 
  11 
  p.m., 
  shght 
  rumble 
  ; 
  at 
  Nelson, 
  on 
  21st, 
  

   sharp 
  shock, 
  at 
  10-55 
  p.m., 
  also 
  at 
  11-45 
  p.m. 
  another 
  movement 
  ; 
  Cape 
  Campbell, 
  on 
  

   21st, 
  at 
  11-15 
  p.m., 
  sharp, 
  and 
  on 
  27th, 
  at 
  3-30 
  a.m., 
  slight 
  ; 
  Christchurch, 
  on 
  21st, 
  at 
  

   11 
  p.m. 
  ; 
  Hokitika, 
  on 
  21st, 
  at 
  11 
  p.m., 
  slight 
  ; 
  Queenstown, 
  at 
  midnight, 
  slight. 
  

   Meteors 
  observed 
  at 
  Mongonui 
  on 
  31st, 
  and 
  at 
  Christchurch 
  on 
  30th. 
  

  

  NovEMBEE. 
  — 
  Eather 
  a 
  wet 
  stormy 
  month, 
  wind 
  generally 
  from 
  S.W. 
  and 
  westerly 
  ; 
  

   temperature 
  on 
  the 
  whole 
  about 
  the 
  average; 
  frequent 
  thunder 
  storms 
  occurred. 
  Earth- 
  

   quakes 
  reported 
  at 
  Queenstown 
  on 
  8th, 
  at 
  3-20 
  a.m. 
  ; 
  on 
  14th, 
  at 
  12-8 
  p.m., 
  smart 
  ; 
  and 
  

   on 
  27th, 
  at 
  6-40 
  a.m. 
  

  

  December. 
  — 
  Generally 
  fine, 
  dry, 
  warm 
  weather 
  at 
  Northern 
  stations, 
  but 
  in 
  the 
  

   South 
  excessive 
  rain 
  and 
  frequently 
  stormy 
  cold 
  weather 
  experienced 
  for 
  time 
  of 
  year. 
  

   Earthquakes 
  felt 
  at 
  Wellington 
  on 
  6th, 
  at 
  9 
  p.m., 
  slight; 
  on 
  7th, 
  at 
  5 
  a.m., 
  slight; 
  on 
  

   12th, 
  at 
  11-39 
  a.m., 
  slight, 
  followed 
  by 
  a 
  smarter 
  shock. 
  Meteors 
  observed 
  in 
  North 
  

   on 
  15th, 
  and 
  in 
  South 
  on 
  20th 
  and 
  25th. 
  

  

  