TESTIMONIAL TO THE VERY REV. THE DEAN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5602, 7 February 1879, Page 6

TESTIMONIAL TO THE VERY REV. THE DEAN.

-.,4 meeting Vas hplcl .dt 4'p’olbok yestpr-. daylafternppm.at the pffibes.rf/Mr JlaWg, Hereford. street, Ipty the/piurpoSe/of faking, into j Cpnsideratioh .a proposal for the wesehtatibu of a . testimonial, ,tb. 'the' veiy' Rev, the Dean. ' During the .recent , Session" of - Synod there was- a, considerable amount of eulogistic comment upon the frpat,aid- which was heing rendered by the )dan; not Only as President of Synod-during the' absence of thb Primate : in, England, hut also in the general conduct of the .affairsiof the church, !, /the. ....Jtos suggested' that .these eminent seryiees might bp gracefully Recognised by presenting. Rhe Dean with the funds which would be requited; to enable hito to take up the degree of Doctor, of Divinity. Thb present meeting Was the outcome of. that suggestion, which had already been acted upon in a practical manner. ' The chair was' taken by Mr/W. C.'Walker; Akhburton, who explained that as he was hot. muclß in Christchurch'! . he'.desired f o secure local aid for getting • in, the' subscriptions, the promises peing ample, for' caring out the object in ■ view., . All '' that, seemed to .be’.reaVy necessary was; ;to collect in the' subscriptions. ! Offers;of aid had now been received from several gentle- ‘ men. It might be suggested to' those wjho were at the meeting that the presentation might be toade in a formal manner, as, for instance, by a deputation. / ; 'j 1 A general conversation .ensued, the following gentlemen taking part therein:—The Yen. ArchdeaCpn'Dud'ey, /Rev. J.. W. Stack, Mr. F. G. Steadman,' Mr Blal’ : atoh, Mr F. de ,C. Malet, and the Rev. W. A. Pascoe., ' The IUv!J. W-'Stack undertook-,to col’eet the subseriptiohs promised by the clergy, j .... Some discussion [took place as to whether, any limit should be placed upon the amount of subscriptions, the general feeling appearing to be that the matter had best be left to the discretion of .subscribers. , ' , i; "Messrs , F. de, o.' Malet' and Blakiston undertook to get fn the general subscriptions, and the proceedings then terminated. , It is probable. that the aggregate sum collected will; considerably exceed the. amount required for,the expressed 'purpose which the promoters'have in yieyy,^. i •

ABSTBAfcT OF METEOROLOGICAL ' " OBSERVATIONS,

Taken at Chbisicbubch duiung the Month or • Christohnrob Meteorological Observatory. Lat. 43deg; S2min, IBaCo. S. j : long. 172 deg. 38min 59seo. E. Altitudeabowsea/Slft. ) Barometer corrected and. reduced to 82deg. Yah,, : and sea'level. -*■■■■■ i Mean height for month ... ... 29.9f0in6bea Highest reading on 24th ... 30.601 ~, Lowest „ on Uth ... 28.988 ~! Extreme Mnge 1.513 „i • ' Temperature in Shade. 'Approximatemeantemperattre - for month , , .... ... 61,8 Pali. ; Extreme maximum temperatnjq - : . - on 12th ... ..'89.0 Extreme minimnintemperature . on 2ndand 21at , ... ... 46,0 „ Extreme range of temperature ' , ' lor month ■' ... ... 43.0 „■ Exposed Thermometers. - Mean solar radiation .... ... 137.0 „ Maximum solar radiatioa pri 12th ... 155.0 Mean terrestrial radiation. .'.,.,49.3 „ . Minimum do do on let 36.8 : „ Mean ‘daily range between' the extreme temperatnre of 1 night and day... ... ... 88.6 „ . Hygrometricoi. Mean elastic force of vapour ... 0.360 inches '. Mean temperature of the dtw 1 point ... ... 49 9 Yah. ' Mean degree of mqisture (sail. . ' ration=loo) , ... ... 66 ■ Bain. ■' ■ '

Total rainfall ... 2.73 Inches Number of days on which rain , „ fell ... ... ... 6 days Greatest rainfall In any 24 hours onlSth... ... ... ... 1,04 inches , Wind. ■■ ■ , ■ Average, daily velocity for month ... ... ... 178.7 miles. Maximum velocity on Slst ... E 33.3 Direction—N.E.; lldays—E.,s -SJi„ 1-S.W., 9—W., 2 N. W., 8... ... ... •31 days. Mean amount of cloud lor ' month—o, clear sky; 10, overcast ... 8.4 Mean amount of ozone (Moffat’s scale),!to 10.:. 1 ... .... 4.7 N.B.—The observations are taken at, 9,30 a.m., and. record the temperatnre, See, of previous 24 hours. ■ ■■

The first half of the* month was fine, With an occasional shower; on the 14th heavy rain fell from N.W., continuing on lSth from 8.W.: then there was fine weather until the 90th, when,a strong gale set in from 8.W., continuing, but with less force, until the next day. On thV Blst the velocity of the wind was 633.3 miles id 24 hours. ’ The heat at times during tbs month has been very oppressive: on nine owe the thermometer ranged between 70.0 and 80,0 Yah;, and on five days between 80.0 and 90.0 Fab.; in the abode, reaching the hlghoston the 12th, 89.0. The prevailing winds have been N.B. and S.W, J. B; Stjlnsbll; Meteorological Observer.