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Table XVI. (Continued.) 
No. of eJ 
Period of 8 
j observation. | 
Prevailing. 
57 
1836. 
Mar. 22 
S.AV.S. 
58 
23 
S.S.W. 
59 
21 
AV. 
60 
25 
S.AV. 
61 
26 
VV.N.AV. 
62 
27 
S.S.E. 
63 
28 
S.AV. 
64 
29 
AV. 
65 
30 
S.AV. 
66 
31 
W. 
7 
97 
98 
99 
100 
101 
102 
103 
104 
105 
106 
107 
108 
109 
April 1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
1G 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
2 
28 
29 
30 
May 1 
Wind. 
Weather. 
Var. light... 
Light 
Brisk 
Brisk 
High 
Brisk 
Var. high... 
High 
Var. high... 
High 
Clouds and rain 
Clouds, rain ... 
Very fine 
Stormy 
Fine 
Mean temperature in March. 
N.E.E. 
N.W.W. 
N.W. 
N.N.W. 
s.s.w. 
S.E. 
S. W. 
S.W.S. 
S.W. 
S.E. 
ST. by W. 
S.W. 
s.w. 
s. 
S.E. 
S.E. 
S.W.S. 
AV. 
w. 
w. 
AV. 
S.W. 
S. AV. 
s. 
N.E. 
N. 
N.E. 
N. 
N. 
E. by N. 
High 
High 
High 
Light 
Light 
Var, light.., 
Brisk 
High 
Light 
Var. light.. 
Light 
Brisk 
Brisk 
Var. light.. 
Light 
Light 
Var. calm.. 
Light 
Calm 
Brisk 
Light 
High 
Brisk 
Calm 
Light 
Light 
Var. brisk.. 
Light 
High 
Var. light.. 
Rain and snow 
Cloudy 
Stormy 
Very fine 
Fine .’ 
Fair 
Sunny 
Cloudy 
Fair 
Showery 
Light clouds . 
Fair 
Fair 
Dull 
Fair 
Fine 
Light rain 
Light rain 
Fine 
Fair 
Fine 
Very fine 
Rain and fair .. 
Steady rain 
Fine 
Fine 
Fair 
Cloudy .. 
Fair 
Fine 
Mean temperature in April 
N. 
E. 
N.E.N. 
N.E. 
E. 
E. 
E. 
E. by S. 
N.E. 
E. 
AV. 
W. 
AV. 
High 
Tremendous. 
Very high 
Brisk 
Light 
Light 
Light 
Brisk 
Light 
Brisk 
Light 
Light 
Light 
Fair 
Hard rain 
Fine 
Fine 
Showery .. 
Very fine.. 
Very fine.. 
Very fine.. 
Very fine.. 
Fine 
Very fine.. 
A r ery fine.. 
Very fine.. 
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5Z 
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s 
Difference. | 
Hive No. 2.1 
O 
v 
S 
u 
&£ 
S 
o 
o 
o 
o 
o 
48-7 
62-82 
14-12 
47-4 
62-28 
14-88 
44-72 
59-52 
14-80 

51-3 
67-6 
16-3 
42-64 
60-64 
18 
46-3 
61-84 
15-54 
43-8 
62-6 
18-8 
46-16 
60-8 
14-64 
49-8 
63-8 
14 
47-2 
54-9 
7-7 
46-93 
58-59 
11-66 
57-75 
10-82 
41-5 
59-5 
18 
42-9 
61-66 
18-76 
48-75 
63-05 
14-30 
45-9 
72-3 
26-4 
48-66 
71-44 
22-78 
97-3 
48-64 
45-9 
71-2 
25-3 
67-3 
21-4 
51-76 
72-03 
20-27 
68-06 
16-30 
47-5 
682 
20-7 
65-27 
17-77 
49 
69-54 
20-54 
67-16 
18-16 
50-56 
73-44 
22-8.8 
71-42 
20-86 
51-46 
72-68 
21-22 
72-42 
20-96 
48-42 
69-75 
21-33 
69-87 
21-45 
52-06 
72-84 
20-78 
72-54 
20-48 
51-45 
73-5 
22-05 
73-75 
22-30 
57-76 
76-72 
18.96 
81-6 
23-84 
54-42 
76-26 
21-84 
85-86 
31-44 
. 47-26 
74-66 
27-40 
76-98 
29-72 
. 49-06 
78-78 
29-72 
77-34 
28-28 
. 50-72 
74-77 
24-05 
79-62 
28-90 
. 53-3 
75-9 
22-6 
85-55 
32-25 
. 51-2 
73-46 
22-26 
86-7 
35-5 
. 54-88 
76-74 
21-86 
86-8 
31-92 
. 51-98 
75-26 
23-28 
85-52 
33-54 
. 48-6 
75 
26-4 
79-5 
30-9 
77-2 
22-78 
81-5 
27-08 
81-65 
26-43 
82-2 
26-98 
. 48-5 
78-75 
30-25 
79-62 
31-12 
. 47-25 
74-4 
26-15 
80-9 
32-65 
75 -8r 
26-47 
80-93 
31-57 
75-62 
26-36 
OO 
W 
28-74 
. 49-93 
73-07 
23-14 
78-22 
28-29 
. 55-3 
79-65 
24-35 
81-65 
26-35 
. 471 
74-16 
27-06 
76-53 
29-43 
. 53-25 
77-7 
24-45 
79-27 
26-02 
. 55-67 
80-5 
24-83 
83-57 
27-90 
. 50-36 
84-54 
34-18 
83-5 
33-14 
. 56-67 
84-12 
27-45 
87-87 
31-20 
. 59-74 
85-26 
25-52 
91-42 
31-68 
. 57-54 
83-5 
25-96 91-7 
34-16 
. 57-84 
82 
24-16 92-28 
34-34 
. 57-92 
83-16 
25-24 89-66 
31-74 
. 57-78 
81-92 
24-14 89-22 
31-44 
. 51-8 
87-16 
35-36; 91-66 
39-86 
. 66-98 
87-06 20-08: 96-17 
29-19 
Remarks. 
Scarcely a bee abroad ; no pollen collected. 
Pollen collected in the morning. 
Bees active; much orange and yellow pollen. 
Pollen collected ; bees very active. 
No bees abroad ; rain and hail. 
Pollen, orange and yellow, collected. 
No bees abroad ; hive quiet. 
But few bees abroad ; no pollen. 
Hive quiet ; weather tempestuous. 
Scarlet and orange pollen collected; many bees abroad. 
("Mean temperature of No. 2, in the first nine days of 
\ March. 
No bees abroad; hard continued rain with snow. 
A few bees abroad with pollen. 
Many bees abroad perished with the wind. 
Orange and yellow pollen in abundance. 
Pollen in abundance; Hive No. 2 much disturbed. 
But few bees abroad ; cloudy, fair. 
Pollen, scarlet, orange, and yellow in abundance. 
No pollen collected ; few bees abroad. 
Pollen in abundance, scarlet, white, yellow, brown. 
Pollen abundant, orange, yellow, scarlet, grey, volute, brown. 
Pollen abundant, orange, yellow, scarlet, grey, white. 
Few bees abroad; signs of rain. 
Bees very busy ; pollen orange, scarlet, yellow, grey. 
Bees very busy ; damp atmosphere. 
Signs of rain ; bees still very active. 
Pollen in abundance, scarlet, orange, grey, yellow, brown. 
A few bees abroad. 
A few bees abroad, no pollen collected. 
Pollen in abundance, yellow, white, grey, orange, scarlet. 
Bees very active ; working. 
Many bees abroad ; working. 
Pollen in abundance, chiefly dirty white and orange. 
But few bees abroad ; showery. 
Very few bees abroad. 
Bees very active ; working. 
Many bees abroad ; pollen abundant. 
Few bees abroad. 
Few bees abroad. 
Pollen nearly all deep orange ; a fall of snow this morning. 
j Thick ice this morning; abundance of pollen, chiefly 
deep orange. 
Many bees abroad ; pollen abundant. 
Snow this morning ; rain all day. 
Abundance of pollen, orange and scarlet. 
Abundance of pollen, orange and white. 
Many bees abroad. 
Great commotion in the hives; young bees hatching. 
Abundance of pollen, scarlet, yellow, brown, grey, orange. 
Many bees abroad; working. 
Bees very active. 
Drone bees have just appeared. 
Hoar frost last night; pollen collected. 
Many drones abroad ; bees active. 
Drones abroad ; bees beginning to lay out for swarming, 
