METEOROLOGICAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 216, 5 June 1908, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL.

-WEATHER AT 5 P.M. YESTERDAY. Cape Maria Van Diemen.—North East; liea'f? gale; barometer, 29.75; thermometer, 01; Rain; sea heavy off shore. „„ „„ ~ Russell.-N.E., gale; barometer, 30.02; thermometer, 61. Gloomy; sea heavy.. ■ Auckland.—N.E.,- fresh; barometer, 30.22; thermometer, G3. Showery, rManukau Heads.—N.E., light; barometer, 30.25; thermometer, 54. Gloomy ; bar smooth. Tauranga.—N.E., fresh; barometer, 30.30; thermometer, G2. Stormy; sea moderate. East Cape—N., fresh; barometer, 30.32; thermometer. 59. Cloudy; sea moderate. Port Ahiiriri. —N.W., light; barometer, 30.23; thermometer, 56. Fine; sea 'smooth. > New Plymouth.—N.E., light; barometer, ■ 30.20; thermometer, 57. Overcast; sea moderate. • Wanganui.—N., breeze; barometer, 30.20; thermometer, 58. Overcast; sea smooth. Castlcpoint.—N.E., breeze; barometer, 30.15; thermometer, 55. Overcast; sea moderate. . Wellington—N.,. fresh; Ijarometer, "0.1G; thermometer, 57. Gloomy. Cape Campbell—W., breeze; barometer.' 30.11; thermometer; 51. Cloudy; sea rough. Kaikoura.—N.E., light; .. barometer, 29.99; thermometer, 47. ' Overcast; sea smooth. Westport.—N.,- fresh; barometer, 30.14; thermometer, 55.' Rain; sea rough. , .. Port Chalmers.—N.N.E., fresh; barometer, 29.75; thermometer, 49. Overcast; sea moderate .rip. ' ■' Nuggets.—N.W;, strong;. barometer; 29.<0; thermometer, 42. Cloudy; sea moderate. Bluff.—N.W.,. fresh; barometer, 29.75; thermometer, 49. Rain. WEATHER FORECAST TO 3 P.M. TO-DAY. Easterly heavy gale' and' heavy ; rain with rivers flooded at ail places northward of East Cape, Taupo, and Kawhia, extending southwards to Napier after, 12 hours. Northerly gale with rain at all other places, and falling barometer everywhere. > R. A, EDWIN. June i. . MAIL NOTICES. Subject to necessary alteration, mails w!tt close at the Chief Post Office as under:— THIS DAY.

New Plymouth and Auckland, perManawatu train, 0.30 a.m. 1 Blenheim, per Blenheim, 3.20 p.m. l?icton, Blenheim, French Pass, and Nelson, per Penguin, 11.50 a.m. , Ceylon, India,' China, Straits Settlements, South Africa, and Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Brindisi- (duo London, ' July 12), per Ulimaroa, 2 p.m. Australian States (due Sydney, June 9), pet Ulimaroa, 3- p.m. • Southern Offices, per Wimmera,'3.2o p.m. Y Southern Offices and. Australian- States, to connect j with s.s. Maitai at the Bluff,- per " Maori,' 6 p.m. - Southern Offices, per .Mararoa, 7.45 p.m. ' . SATURDAY, JUNE G. ■ Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 3.20 ip.m. Nelson, per Rotoiti, 7.45 p.m. Australian States,' to- connect, with s.si Mokoia at Auckland, per Manawatu train, 6.30 a.m. ...... Pioton, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Grey. , mouth, and llokitika, per Arahara, 11.50 a.m. Southern Offices, per Pateena, 7.45 p.m. MONDAY, JUNE 8. J Rarotonga,- Tahiti, and Penrhyn Islands, to . connect with s.s. Hauroto at Auckland, per - Manawatu train, G. 30 a.m. Parcels mail for. United Kingdom to connect with S.S. Turakina at Lyttelton, per Maori, i ' p.m. V Southern Offices, also United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Moute. Video and Teneriffo, duo London July 21, for specially addressed correspondence onlyi to connect with ss Turakina at Lyttelton, per Maori, .6 p.m. * Motueka, per,,Manaroa, 11.20 a.m. ' " Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika, . per Ivoonya, 11.20 a.m. _ <_ ■ i, ■ Picton, Blenheim, French Pass, Waikawaßay, ' and Nelson, per Penguin, 11.50 a.m. . - _ _ Napier, disborno, and Auckland, par Waikare, 3.20 p.m. ; . \ Southern .Offices, per Mitraroa, G p.m.

Tho next best dispatch for Continent o{ Europe and United Kingdom will be via Brin. disi, closing at Wellington,, this day, at 2 p.m. Mails for Australian states, etc., close at Auckland per Jlokoia, Monday, June S, at 415 p.m., and at Bluff, per llaitai, at 3 p.m. Mails for Earotonga, Tahiti and Penrhyn Islands, per Hauroto, closo at Auckland, luesday, June 8, at 3.45 p.m. • : Ik, nox t best dispatch for Canada and United States will bo via-Vancouver, closing at Wellington, por Man'awatu train, on Tuesday, June 9> at 6.30 a.m. All books and sample-packots and newspapers for places within the Dominion must bo posted half an hour beforo tho ordinary letter-mail °'unless otherwise specified, registered lottera mid parcels-post packages must bo handed in and money-orders obtained one hour, befora tho ordinary mail closes. Mails for tho Commonwealth of Australia only, via Sydney, per Kakanoa, closo at Westport' at 11' a.m. to-day. • ILiils for the Commonwealth of Australia only via, Newcastle, close at Port • Chalmers, per 'tho s.s. Wairuna, to-day, at 2.30 p.m. ' }. A. BUTTON, Chief Postmaster. , Chief Post Office, Wellington,' , 'v. June 5, 190 S. ■ .