LYTTELTON.
The time-ball is dropped every week day at 1 •p.m., New Zealand mean time, which is equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time of the previous day, being calculated for 172deg 30min east long., and libra 30min east of Greenwich meantime. Ljttelton is situated in lat. 43.37 south, long--172.44 eaßt ; and the difference of time between Lyttelton and Christchurch is 20sec.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6052, 14 December 1897, Page 2
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61LYTTELTON. Star (Christchurch), Issue 6052, 14 December 1897, Page 2
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