THE WEATHER REPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5064, 8 February 1878, Page 2

THE WEATHER REPORT.

AIiCKL.O"D:.IETEOKOLOGICALSTATION. -\iisri:.\cT of .s tut: the week EN-IUXG SATL-iiUAY, 2ND i UiUI/AltY, IS7S.

■;-)—'.tifiiia.m. -,t)-Ai O.COi'.m. B iiometur rci.l twL-c i!..:!.;": At !•.;:•? p.-)l. iru 'J.:jO a.m. ; aUo »'<:e:iv.i)n iliy :u times . t .v.'T: disturb.nee. All i!.v..-s r-jf-r to 10 i-.ui. ; »" d r.EMAUKJ. Mean temperature lu-.v, with suoyrtrs mostly during night and early murmtig; rain tailing mure or iess on six duys out CI the seven, once only in forenociu, twice in afternon. Total rainfall very small, i'.'-rsi-fourths of entire amount falling between midnight of 2Sth'January and miiinigui ol 29th (civil dates), during which time an almost total calm was recorded, the wiml for the twenty-four hours ending (10 a.m.) o'Jtn January averaging only 5j miles per hour. This being the Kegatta bay, the enjoyment ol the holiday was materially diminished. Barometer unusually high throughout the week, beginning to fall towards its close > this height apparently connected with the noticeable dryness of the atmosphere, cum with the steady prevalence of E. and N.fcwind. Days mostly cool and not unpleasaat ; nights at beginning of the week warm ano close, cooler towards the end of the week; the daily range of the thermometer increasaing from 7 or S degrees to 15, aud rendering the temperature much more agreeable. Elwin" B. Dickson, Meteorological Observer. Auckland Meteorological Station,* February 7ch, IS7S.

Mr. J. P. Daltou invites tenders tor * masonry wall at the Beach Koad, Kemueru. Mr. Hill, the Collector of Customs, invites fresh tenders for repairs to the steam launch up to Monday, at noon, the former ones be ir * regular. Tho dividend of five per cent, declare.! oy the directors of the AuckUnd and North rinore -Steam Kerry Company is now payable u: !** Ce.nip.inv'3 office. . Mr. G. W. Jones, locil agent for the Koy*Insurance Company, intiu:ates thiough our 2- J " vdrtisiug columns that tho ltoyal luis withdraws from the tariff arraagemetits with the °j-^ r insurance companies, and is no-.v prcpureJ - 0 accept risks at " equitable rates."

Avenges. jMiuimum. Minimum. 0 Ji.irometcrluorieulrilJ ... Willi SO'iu'J, iiStli *c Isf oOllW, 27 1 lit 2l)Gi'J Temperature (<ia>).. .. 70 -J 73'S, 27th O'Jl, SOlh : 710 ; Tciiipcililiirn (niflil) ..' S3 5 (ii 2, t8tli & SOlh 52'&, Will i JS'2 ' Tcmiirraluic: Hew rolnt 67 3 - - -''S3 ; lluinttlily (i.(.-;ilc 0-100) . : 7V ! S7«, oOih 71, 27tli to Wind (velocity) .. .. iSIfl miles' ::H7, 31st, K 12ii, MOlli, K. 30'J'l miles ( 1 ,nd (jciili; 0-lOj .... I -■ J - Ti J ItoIiiI miiilnll ., ..' OliGOin. O'lliOln., 30th - (M35 ! jNutnljoi of iluys vuLn .. G - - ,1 :