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D.—No. 2.

I. —SEA, FOVEAUX STRAITS.—SOUTH ISLAND.

Record of the Temperature of the Sea observed on board the schooner "Matilda Hayes," on the South and West Coasts of Otago, New Zealand by Dr. Hector, F.R.S.

B.—RIVERS FLOWING TO THE WEST.—NORTH ISLAND.-(SECOND SERIES.)

C.—RIVERS FLOWING TO THE EAST.—SOUTH ISLAND.

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Locality. Date. Avi >rage Tei iperaturf of bCOJ > c *- ?« a 3 g e ?" ° B B|S Remarks. Air. Ebb Tide. Flood Tide. Sea. 22. Between the Heads and Invercargill Jetty Between New Biver Heads and Port William Entrance of New Biver BctweenSaddlePoint and Port William Pilot Station at New Biver .23. Starling Point, Bluff One mile off Jacob's Biver Dog Island February 18 to 25... o 59o 58-5 o 56-5 o 57-5 o 51 }• From the Pilot cutter. March 1 to 11 51-54-5 55-54-7 1March 12 to 24 ... 56-5 54-5 53-53-7 4February 15 to 16... 2March 26 to April 25 58-53-5 50-5 7From the rocks. March 18 to April 24 March 21 to April 28 56-5 56-54-5 53-55-5 6From the rocks. From a boat. March 5 to April 30 52-5 55-5 54-5 4From a rock.

1863. Hour. Temperature of Air. Temperature of Sea. Locality. May 21 25 „ 27 „ 27 „ 28 „ 28 Juno 12 „ 17 „ 17 July 18 „ 23 „ 28 August 5 ... „ 7 Nov. 24 to Dec. 12 ... November 26 to 27 ... „ 27 28 29 to 30... December 10 13 9.30 a.m. 3.30 p.m. 3.30 a.m. 9.30 p.m. 9.30 a.m. 9.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 9.30 a.m. 3.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. o 58-57-8 66-56-4 57-3 54o 5253' 5453' " 57-6 61-57-7 59565 56-8 Off the heads, Otago Harbour. Bluff Harbour. Clearing Bluff Harbour. Riverton Harbour. Mouth of Jacobs Biver. Biverton. Between Biverton and Bort William. Chalky Inlet. South Port, Chalky Inlet. North Port, Chalky Inlet. Deas Cove, Thompson's Sound. Crooked Arm. Entrance to Deas Cove. Milford Sound. Open Sea. Anita Bay, Milford Sound. Bounty Haven. Bounty Haven, just inside the Bar. Anchorage Cove, George's Sound. George's Sound. Dusky Bay.

Rivers. Date. J | Air. gj Average Te: iperaturi of Sep « "3 U 'r. <U MI'S Remarks. Ebb Tide. Flood Tide. Auckland — /aikato /aikato "orotiu 1868. May 7 to 31 May 1 to 31 June 1 to 30 o 57-5 49-5 55-0 o 53-7 54-0 50-0 O 53-0 o 54-5 o 9-0 At Port Waikato—Tidal. 4-0 At Hamilton. 4-0 At Hamilton. 140 At Waitara—Tidal. New Plymouth —■ /aitara May 1 to June 30... 50-5 50-5 50-5 50-5

Canterbury — Vaimakiriri ... .von ... May 1 to June 30... 43-5 41-2 405 42-0 17'0 At Kaiapoi—Tidal. ... May 1 to June 30... 50-6 50-5 90 At Christchurch.