METEOROLOGICAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 December 1934, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

PHASES OF THE MOON SUMMER TIME. DECEMBER, 1934.

THE SUN The sun sets to-day at 8.4 p.m.; rises to-morrow at 4.40 a.m. WEATHER REPORT Wind, calm; barometer, 30.22; thermometer, 64; tides, moderate; bar, moderate swell; river, normal; sky, blue and cloudy. AT OTHER CENTRES.

WEATHER FORECAST. General inference: A moderate an-ti-cyclone covers New Zealand. Pressure is falling over Eastern Australia. Forecast: Light to moderate and variable winds, with northerlies prevailing. Weather fair to fine, and warm to hot. Seas smooth. District coal mines will complete work this week, and resume on January 7. Dobson mine finished for the year, last week. Wallsend and Liverpool mines will probably work on three days this week, and James mine will close down to-morrow night. Biackball mine will work six days this week. The large increase in timber ex-, ports from the port of Greymouth, during recent weeks, has been responsible for the waterside workers earning average pays, much in excess of earlier months. The timber had more than balanced the slackness in coal exports, and almost regular employment has been secured by the waterside workers during the past month. Reports have been circulated in Greymouth that the Municipal baths had to be closed down, owing to water shortage, and the prevalence of sickness, but the caretaker informed a “Star” reporter to-day, that the baths had not. been closed during recognised hours, since they’ were opened, this season. They are cleared out twice weekly. He also stated that it. was the intention of the Borough Council to prosecute any person who gained entrance to the baths by climbing the walls, during prohibited hours.

New Moon 7 th 5.25 a.m. First Quarter 13th 10.52 p.m. Full Moon 21st 8.53 a.m. Last Quarter 29th 2.8 p.m.

(I'rcm readings. taken at 9 a.m.) Manukau Heads E. blue sky 30.21 66 Cape Egmont S. blue sky 30.21 66 Warfganul calm blue sky 30.20 72 Wellington E. blue sky 30.18 71 Cape Campbell SSE. blue sky 30.20 65 Farewell Spit N. cloudy 30.19 76 Westport Not Arthur’s Pass received. SW. blue sky — 70 Christchurch NE. overcast 30.19 63 Dunedin NE. cloudy 30.19 63 BlulV W. blue sky 30.15 62 Puysegur Point N. blue sky 30.1-1 61