on the Marine Barometer. 
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south-east wind was no longer obstructed by the coast, having 
a passage there through Torres’ Strait ? 
The difference between the height of the mercury, during 
a north-east and a south-east wind, was much less here than 
before, although the weather was most unfavourable during 
the time of the north-east wind, and should have increased 
the difference in their effects. Was this owing to the general 
approximation to that equality which has been observed to 
take place in the barometer, in very low latitudes ? — or that 
the north-east wind, still meeting with resistance from the 
coast, had one cause for keeping up its power, which the south- 
east wind had lost ? 
In a general summary of the winds on the east coast, those 
that came from between south and east caused the mercury 
to rise and stand highest, as they had also done upon the 
south-coast, with the exception of the 4th example. The winds 
from NE kept the mercury up above 30 inches on the east 
coast, and caused it to rise after all other winds except those 
from the south-eastward ; but on the south coast, the mer- 
cury fell with them, and stood considerably below 30 inches; 
because, as it appears to me, they then came from off the 
land. During north-west winds, the mercury stood lower 
than at any other time upon both coasts ; and on both they 
came from off the land. 
Moderate winds from the south-westward, with fine weather, 
caused a descent of the mercury on the east coast ; and during 
their continuance it was much lower than with winds from 
the north-eastward ; but upon the south coast it rose with 
south-west winds, and stood much higher than when they 
came from the opposite quarter. For this change I cannot 
