NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
A •SUBSCRIBER,—A3 though, popularly, the 22nd of June in England is called . Midsummer Day, in almanacs, which"' are based on fhe Englieh Xautical Almanac, prepared at the (Jreenn-ich Observatory, the dn.te named. wiWeh is the longest dar in Mie yea.r. ii> set down as the first day o-f summer, the reason being that the hottest days of the year occur nt a later period, heeausc of the heat aliyorhcd by the earth, and given off into the air. The seasons 'here are exactly the revense. It is approximately correct to &peak of June. July, and August as summer months in the Xorthern Hemisphere, and winter months in Australasia.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 147, 22 June 1915, Page 2
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111NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 147, 22 June 1915, Page 2
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