METEOROLOGICAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1034, 25 January 1911, Page 9

METEOROLOGICAL.

WEATHER AT. 4 P.M. YESTERDAY. Cape Maria, van Diemen.—S.E., light; barometer. 30.10; thermometer, 71.- Hazy; sea smooth. . ' Russell.—S.E., fresh; barometer, 30.10; barometer, 75. Fair; sea moderate. Manukau Heads.-S.. breeze; barometer, 30.12; thermometer, 74. Fine, hazy; sea smooth. , , .... Auckland.—N.; breeze; .barometer, 30.13; thermometer, 76. Fine. .. . Tauranga.—W., light; barometer, 30,17; thermometer, 75. Fair; sea smooth. East Cape.—E., light; barometer, 30.22; thermometer. 77. Fine; sea. considerable. Gisborne.—E., breeze; barometer, 30.20; thermometer, 75. Fine; sea- smooth. Port .Ahuriri.-N.E., light; • barometer, 30.18; thermometer, 76. Fine; sea- smooth. Wdlington.-N.N.W., light; barometer, 30.16; thermometer, 73. Fair. Castlepoinl.—Calm; barometer, 30.20; thermometer, 73. Fine; sea moderate. New Plymouth.—W., light; barometer, 30.22; thermometer, 70. Fine; sea smooth. -Cape Egmont.—W., light; barometer, 30.22; thermometer, 70. Fine; sea smooth. Wanganui.-~N.W„ , light; barometer, 30.23; thermometer, 75. Fair; sea smooth. Cape Farowcll.—N., light; barometer, 30.11; thermometer, 70. Fine; sea smooth. Cape Foulwind.—S.W., ■ light; barometer, 30.15; thermometer, 68. 'Fine; sea smooth. - Stephen Island.—W., light; barometer, 30.18; thermometer, 67. Fine; sea smooth. We3tport.—S.W., light; barometer, 30.16; thermometer, 67. Fine; sea smooth. Cape Campbell,—N., light; barometer, 30.13; thermometer, 70. Fine; sea smooth. Kaikoura.—N.E., breeze; barometer, 30.10; thermometer, 72. Fine; sea moderate. ' Akaroa. Lighthouse.—N.E., light; barometer, 30.11; thermometer, 69. Fine; sea modcrate. C^almei-s;—X.p:. r light; barometer, o-10; thormometer, 69. Fair; sea smooth. Nuggets.—N., breeze; barometer, 30.12: • SF"!? m w C oSifHazy; sea moderate. BlujT.-W .S W., moderate .gale; barometer, 30.12; thermomoter, 61, Hazy; seaheavy. - J ' SUMMARY AND FORECAST. The weather has been very warm and hazy everywhere and winds generally light and variable, but strong westerlies navo prevailed in Foveaux Strait, with .heavy seas. The barometer has continued to nse. Present indications arc for slowly falling barometer everywhere; moderate .and strong easterly winds are probablo northward of 'Now Plymouth and Napier and northerly, winds elsewhere. The weather will probably continue warm and souti s< l ual 'y at times in the far , D. 0. BATES. Meteorological Office,. Wellington, January 24. IJII. ft'AIL NOTICES. Subject to necessary alterations! mails will close at the Chief Post Offlco aB undcr:— • THIS DAY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25.' Wanganui, New Plymouth; .also Manawatu, Rangitikel, and Ta'ranaki districts," per Manawatu train (Thorndoh Station), Wanganui, also Manawatu and Rangitikci districts, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station), 3 p.m. Wairarapa district, per Wairarapa. train (Lambton Station), 6.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Napier and Hawke's. Bay district, per Manawatu train (Thorndon Station),- 8 a.m. , and 3 p.m. 1• • • Auckland and district, also New Plymouth and Wanganui, per Main Trunk train • (Thorndon Station)," 11.15 a.m. • Westport, per Komata,--11 a.m.' Nelson, Westport, Rcefton, Greymouth, and Hokitika, per Alexander, 4.20 p.m. Picton, Blenheim,' Havelock, and Nelson, also the Bays, to conncct-with s.s. El3ie at Havelock, per'Pateena, 11.50 a.m. • Nelson, Westport, Rcefton, Greymouth, anil Ilokitika, per Mapourika, 1.20 p.m. Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 3.20 p.m. ; Parcels for United Kingdom aud Continent of Europe, per lonic, 5 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also Greymouth, Hokitika, and Rc3fton,. per. Maori, 6 p.m. .THURSDAY, JANUARY 26. Chatham Islands, per Nora Niven, 9 a.m. United Kingdom a-d Continent of Europe, via Monte Video, Rio do Janeiro, and Teneriffe (due London March 10), (for specially addressed correspondence only), per lonic. 10 a.m. Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, also Australian States, duo Sydney • February 3, tranships to Mahcno at Auckland, per Monowai, 4.20 p.m. Southern officer, of New Zealand, also Australian States, due Molbourne February 4, per Moeraki, 4.20 p.m. . Nelson, per Nikau. 4.20 p.m. Southern, offices of New Zealand, per Mararoa, 6 s>.ra. . 1 ■ FRIDAY, JANUARY 27. .Ceylon, Isdia, China, Straits Settlements. South Africa, and Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via. Brindisi (due' London March t), per Warrimoo, 3 p.m. • Australian States, also Xiord Howe, Norfolk, and New Hebrides Islands (duo Sydney January 31), per Warrimoo. 3.30 p.m. Money orders must be obtained two hours before the advertised time*of closing Iho mails. The next best dispatch for Continent of Europe # and United Kingdom will be via Brindisi, closing at Wellington, per Warrimoo, Friday, .January 21, at 3 p.m. Ihe next best dispatch for Canada, United States of America, and West Indies, will bp via Rarotonga, Tahiti, and San Francisco, closing at Wellington, per Main Trunk train, Friday, February 10, at 10.30 a.m.; late-fee at Chief Post Office, 1u.45 a.m.

All books and sample-packets and newspapers for places witliin the Dominion must be posted half an hour before tho ordinary letter-mail closes. Unless otherwise specified, registered letters and parcels-post packages must be handed in and money-orders obtained one hour before the ordinary mail closes. : All the principal mails by train and steamer £.ose a t Te Aro and Courtenay Place post offices at the same hours as at Chief Post Office, with tho exception that there is no late-fee clearance. » 1 • D. MILLER, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Wellington, January 25, 1911,