412 On the Cyclones of Tasmania, cée. 
it will be seen that the depression increases at the Southern 
Stations, and was greatest at the ship, which lay farthest to 
the South. This fact, and the veering of the wind, show 
that. the centre lay to the South of Van Diemen’s Land. 
(Fig. X., A, 7, 8, 9.) * 
The following two instances of Easterly progression in a 
high latitude occur at pages 167 and 181, vol. 1 respectively, 
of the same work. 
“ 1840, Dec. 25.—A strong gale, constant snow and rain 
as usual, attended the northerly gale. Hove-to. Noon, 
62° 10'S., 170° 24’ E. 
“ 26th.—Wind veered to westward, hovye-to until 2 p.m. 
Stood to southward. 
“ 27th.—A strong south westerly gale, clear weather, and 
violent squalls, with snow-showers. Early next morning 
the gale moderated.” 
The centre of this Cyclone lay to the south of the ship ; 
in the next case, the centre lies to the North of it. 
“1841, Jan. 8.—8 p.M., increasing breeze from North, 
with thick snow. 
“9th. — Northerly breeze increased to a strong gale, 
reducing us to close-reefed topsails. Noon 69° 15'S., 176° 
15’ EK. The wind veered round gradually to eastward, and 
blew with great violence until 2 a.m. of the 10th, when it 
began to abate, and by 9 A.M. had moderated so much as to 
admit of our setting reefed courses. Noon, 70° 28'S., 174° 
50’ E. ‘The wind soon afterwards veered to the S. BE.” 
I regret that I have not been able to procure more infor- 
mation respecting the gales which prevail at New Zealand, 
which appears to lie in the way both of the Cyclones of the 
South Pacific and of those of the South Indian Ocean. 
Meteorological observations at this point would have an 
* Sce “ Australasian Cyclonology.” 
