WEATHER REPORTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2860, 26 August 1916, Page 12

WEATHER REPORTS

.—j AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY. Cape Maria Tan Diemen.—-S., fresh;.barometer, 30.28; thermometer, 55. Fine hazy; sea rough. Kussoll—Not received. Manukaa Heads—S.W., breeze; barometer 30.34; thermometer, 53. Fair; sea smooth. Auckland.—S.W., breeze; barometer,3o.34; thermometer, 47. Fair. Tauranga.—Calm; barometer, 30.28; ther. mometer, 57. Fine; sea smooth. East Cape.—N.W.. breeze; barometer, 30.33; thermometer, 56.- Rain; soa moderate. Gisborne.—N.E., light; barometer, 30.30; thermometer, 54. Fine; sea heavy swell. Port Ahuriri.—E.. light; barometer, 30.29; thermometer, 53. Fine; sea moderate swell. Castlepoint —If.E.-, breeze; • barometer, 30.29; thermometer, 55. Cloudy; sea heavy. Wellington.-N.W., light; barometer, 30.28; thermometer, 54. Fine. New Plymouth—S.W., light: barometer, 30.36: thermometer,'ss. Fair; sea smooth, Cope Egmont.—S.W., fresh; barometer, 3.037: thermometer, 55. Cloudy; sea moderate. , Wanganui—W., breeze; barometer, 30.33; thermometer. 57.: Fine: sea smooth. Farewell Spit—N.E., light; barometer, 30.31; thermometer, 53. Fine; sea smooth. _ Cape Foulwind.-S.W., fresh; barometer 30.52; thermometer,-51, Cloudy; sea rough Greymouth.—S.W., breeze; barometer. 30.44; thermometer, 50. Fine; sea moder ate, swell. Stephen Island.—TV., li&rht; barometer, 30.30; thermometer, 50. Fine; sea smooth. Cape Campbell.—N., litrht; barometer, 30.40; thermometer, 52. Fine; sea considerable swell. Kaikoura.—N.E., light: barometer, 30.24; thermometer. 59. Fine; sea slight swell. Akaroa Lighthouse.—N., light; barometer 30.27; thermometer. 48. Hazy; sea heavy. Port Chalmers.—N.E.. breeze;'barometer, 30.15; thermometer,.so. Overcast; sea considerable. Nuggets.-N.W., light; barometer, 30.16; thermometer, 50. Overcast; sea considerable. ' BlulT.-W.N.W., fresh; baromoter, 30.16; thermometer, 52. Cloudy; sen. very heavy D. 0. -BATES. Meteorological Office, Wellington, August 25, 1916. The scaling season is now fairly in swing (states a Bluff correspondent), and parties are dotted all over the vatious rookeries, with tins' exception of tho Solanders. Tho s.s ltita will iJUt a party on shore there this yycek. The brigantino Kachel Cohen landed a party at the Auckland Islands, under Mr. M. Topi three weeks ago, and there is another party at tho JUacquarics tinder Mr. 0. Bauor. Tho schooner Gisborno recently visited the West Coast Sounds, and 'left a party on Five Finger llookery, where they bagged twenty-seven seals in ono day. Old hands aro, however, more interested in tho- prospects of Spencer's party on tho Snares, whore the Rita last week landed thorn. On their first day they obtained no fewer than lifty-cight skins, and they should do well. On the wholo there' is more interest being taken in -this old-time industry this year thvm for a couplo of decados. The nigh prices of skins-is a big factor, and there has been an increased demand for sealskin goods since the South Seas Exploitation Company took a hand in tli'o business.