SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
583 
Station 164i> (Sounding 278), Sydney to New Zealand (see Charts 26 and 27, Station 164),. 
and Diagram 11). 
June 14, 1874 ; lat. 34° 3' S., long. 152° 20' E. 
Temperature of air at noon, 57°'8 ; mean for the day, 57°‘9. 
Temperature of water at surface, 67° - 5. 
Depth, 2100 fathoms. 
At 8 a.m. got up steam. At 9.15 a.m. shortened and furled sails, and proceeded 
under steam to sound. Sounded in 2100 fathoms. At 11.20 a.m. sounding line carried 
away. Heavy sea and strong wind from the S.W. At 2 p.m. life-buoy washed away 
from starboard quarter in a heavy roll. Gale continued throughout the afternoon. 
Lightning at night and phosphorescent sea. 
Distance at noon from Cape Farewell, 1062 miles. Made good 36 miles. Amount 
of current 24 miles, direction S. 
Station I64e (Sounding 279), Sydney to New Zealand (see Chart 27 and Station 16 e. 
Diagram 11). 
June 16, 1874 ; lat. 34° 27' S., long. 154° 57' E. 
Temperature of air at noon, 59 0, 8 ; mean for the day, 58°‘8. 
Temperature of water : — 
Surface, . 
64-0 
600 fathoms, 
38-9 
20 fathoms, 
63-2 
700 
)) 
. , . 37-8 
40 „ . . 
63-0 
800 
)5 
37-2 
60 „ . . 
59-5 
900 
}> • 
36-9 
80 „ . . 
56-0 
1000 
>9 
36-6 
100 „ 
52-6 
1100 
36-3 
200 „ 
48-2 
1200 
>9 
36-0 
300 „ 
45-1 
1300 
5 ? 
35-7 
400 „ 
42-8 
1400 
JJ 
35-4 
500 „ 
40-4 
1500 
>» 
351 
Density at 60° F.: — 
Surface, . 
. 1-02644 
200 fathoms, 
. 1 02590 
50 fathoms, . 
100 „ . . 
. 1-02636 
. 1-02627 
300 
)> 
. 1-02576 
Depth, 2550 fathoms. 
