METEOROLOGICAL

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 72, 17 December 1938, Page 5

METEOROLOGICAL

Yesterday's Reports

The following rsporte based ou obser vations taken throughout New Zealand were received at the Meteorological Dfliee Wellington, at 4 p.m vesterdav: —

Norfolk Island.—Bar., 30.93; then, 76: S.. slight breeze; blue sky; sea slight. Cape .Maria Van Diemen. -Bar.. 2D.W); ther., 68; W.. steady breeze; blue sk.v. haze: sea heavy swell. Auckland—Bar.. 211.81 ther., 70; \V„ fresh breeze: cloudy. East Cape.—Bar.. 29.7-1; ther.. 67; W.NAV., fresh breeze : cloudy ; sea slight. Gisborne. —Bar.. 29.7-">: ther.. 72; N.W.. fresh breeze; blue sk.v. cloudy: sea smooth. Chateau Tongariro (I) hours).—lV., gentle breeze: overcast, drizzle.

cape Egmont.—Bar.. 211.70; the!-.. 65; N.W., strong breeze; cloudy: sea rough. Napier.— Bar., 29.74: ther., 72; N.W.. strong breeze: overcast: sea smooth. Wanganui.—Bur.. 29.71; then. 6-1: fresh breeze; overcast, steady rain; sea moilera to.

Farewell Spit.—Bar., 29.(43: ther.. 62 N.W. fresh breeze: cloudy: sea moderate. Stephens Island. -Bar., 29.69; ther., 56 IV., gentle breeze: overcast; sea moderate

Wellington.—Bar.. 29.U0: ther.. IX); N.W.. strong breeze; overcast: se a rough. Cape Campbell.—Bar., 29.5-1; ther.. 65; W., moderate breeze; blue sk.v. cloudy; sea moderate.

Westport.-—Bar.. 29.58; ther., SS; W.N.W.. gentle breeze; overcast, steady rain: sea rough. Grcymoutll.—Bar., 29.56; ther.. 57; N.W.. moderate breeze; overeast, steady rain; sea moderate.

Akarou Lighthouse.—-Bar.. 24.(11); tlier., ~><s: E.. gentle breeze; overcast, steady rain; sea slight. Bluff.—Bar.. 29.95; (her.. 54; S.E., fresh breeze; cloudy: sen rough. I’uysegur Point.—-Bar.. 29.<57; tlier.. 53: S.E., blue sky. cloudy; sen moderate. Chatham Islands.—Bar., 2;.’.74; ther., (►(: \V„ fresh breeze; blue sky, cloudy; set) slight. Sydney.—Bar., ,‘(0.03: (her., 72; E.N.E., moderate breeze; blue sky.

Hobart.—Bar., 29.80: ‘tlier.. 71; S.W., gentle breeze; blue sky, cloudy.

RED CROSS APPEAL

Total Of £305/14/4

Collected

A total of £305/14/4 was collected during the Red Gros's Society’s Our Day Appeal, held in Wellingtoii on Thursday. On ibeha-lf of -the society, the chairman in charge of the appeal, Mr. F. 8. Pope, extends thanks to the general public for its encouraging support, and specially to those who helped with the collection. He also wishes to thank proprietors of ■Wellington hotels and restaurants for providing -helpers with luncheon, motor dims for .placing at the society's disposal suitably-decorated trucks and motor-cars, which carried representatives of the Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment iu uniform.

The amounts received by the various conveners of stands were as follows: — Miraanar suib-ceu-tre (convener. Mrs. J. Bennett). £ 10/4/3A ; Hataitai subcentre (convener, Mrs.,Hart), £l5/3/sj; Brooklyn sub-centre (convener, Mrs. 11. S?-.Fowler). £lo/0/<si : Seatoun subcentre (convener, Mrs. Whitaker), £4 19/8; Hotel Cecil, Bowen Street (convener. Rev. F. C. Long). £2B/5/1; Wellington Railway’ Station (convener. Mr. A. Blackie), £B/4/-; General Post Office (convener, Mrs. L. 11. Angus), £45 10/li; Stewart Dawson's Corner (convener, Mrs. J. I’ow), £2B/15/9: Kirkealdie and Stains. Ladies’ Hospital Auxiliary, £l4/2/5; D.1.C., Ladies’ Hospital Auxiliary, £l4/2/5; 'l', and G. Mutu.-'l (convener. Mrs. Dennistotin-Wood I. 1'49 15/64 (this includes box from Mr. Fuller £l4/18/54) : Hotel St. George (convener. Mrs. M. Downes). £l4/4/9: James Smith’rf (Jewish Women's Club), £2l 18/54; Vivian Street (convener, Mrs. Edwards), £4/12/114: Courtenay Place (convener. Mrp, A. E. Ivin). £27/7/2; Knrori sub-centre (convener. Mrs. Whyte). £5/i9/U.

Amounts raised by the suburbati branches will be retained by them for Red Cross work in their own locality. Similarly, the sum of £l4/2/5 raised by the helpers nt Messrs’. Kirkcnhlie an.l Stain's will be handed over to the women’s hosydt’il auxiliary, now affiliated with the society, for work at the hospital.