Otaheite. Island of Motouta. May 1840. 
CAPTAIN SIR E. BELCHER ON THE TIDE OBSERVATIONS AT OTAHEITE 
61 
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Weather, &c. 
h m h m 
f from 0 0 to 4 0 S.E. 2 B. C. 
winf] J 4 0 8 0 E.N.E. 4 C. C. 
1 8 0 8 0 E.N.E. 4 or 5 
l 8 0 Mid. S.E. 3 B. C. 
f from 0 0 to 4 0 S.E. 3 B. C. 
Wind l 4 0 8 0 E.S.E. 2 B.C.V. 
] 8 0 Noon. S.W.to E. 2 3 B. C. 
i Noon to Midnight. E.S.E. 3 B. C. 
Winri / f rom Midnight to 8 0 E.S.E. 3 B. C. 
1 8 0 Mid. East. 3 4 6 B. C. V. 
Wind from Midnight to Mid., S.E. to East 2, 4, 6 B. C. 
Wind from Midnight to Midnight, Easterly 5 B. C. 
Wind from Midnight to Mid., E.N.E. to N.E. 0, 1, 2 B. C. 
Wir,n / fl ' om Midnight to Midnight. Easterly with Calms. 
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