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No. 4.—RETURN showing Result of a Storm-Warning, 1879.

No. 5. —RETURN showing Result of a Storm-Warning, 1879,

!es! Warning Sent. Date. Place sent to. Remarks. Direction of Wind. Force of Wind. Barometer Movement. Sea. lad weather probable any direction between North-east and North and West; glass further fall Feb. 19 Lyttelton Kekerangu Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers... Queenstown (alt. 1,100 ft.) Roxburgh (alt. 300 ft.) Naseby (alt. 2,000 ft.) Balclutha Tophouse (alt. 2,300 ft.) Castlepoint Bluff Greymouth Hokitika N.E. N, N.W. N.E. N.E., N.W. N.E. N.W. Mod. gale Gale Moderate Fresh Strong gale Fresh Good Good Good Good Good Good Passing showers 11 Rain It 11 >> 11 N.W. Fresh Good Rain Glass fell sixtenths Very threatening JJ Calm Good ) ' JJ Calm N.W. Fresh gale Good Good Heavy rain iad weather probable any direction between North-east and North and West; glass further fall soon, and heavy sea; rivers likely rise It It N.E., N.W. N.W., SW. N.E. N.E. Mod. gale Gale Gale Gale Good Good Good Good Much rain, thunder and lightning River flooded No returns Weather very threatening li 11 11 Westport New Plymouth... Opunake (alt. 100 ft.) North Fresh Good Good lad weather probable any direction between North-east and North and West, further fall glass, and much sea within 24 hours lad weather probable any direction between North and West and South-west j glass further fall It 11 N..N.N.W. N.W. Mod. gale Moderate Good Good Good Blenheim Nelson Wanganui Bealey (alt. 2,200 ft.) N., N.W. N.W. W., N.W. Fresh Moderate Gale Good Good Good Every indication of bad weather Heavy rain Hard squalls tl _ J

The approach of this gale was only absolutely certain when too late to warn these stations Bad weather probable any direction between South-east and East and North ; glass further fall; bad indications June 26 Hokianga Russell it Grahamstown ... Coromandel Auckland Manukau (alt. 900 ft.) Taupo (alt. 1,250 ft.) Tauranga Gisborne Opotiki N.E. E.N.E. N.E. East N.E. Hard gale Hard gale Hard gale Gale Hard gale Good Good Good Good Good Bad weather probable any direction between South-east and East and North ; glass further fall, expect heavy sea within twelve hours Bad weather probable ; expect hard gale soon from North-east; glass fall fast Bad weather probable any direction between South-east and East and North; glass further fall; expect sea making soon and likely heavy within 24 hours Whangarei S.E., N.E. S.E. S.E. North Gale Strong gale Gale Strong Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Squally and rail Castlepoint Napier Spit S.E. N.E., E.N.E. South Gale Gale Good Good Good Wrong Kaikoura Ne w Ply mouth... Opunake (alt. 100 ft.) Blenheim Kekerangu Fresh Good Good West Light Good Good No returns Bad weather probable any direction between South-east and East and North ; glass further fall, and much rain Wanganui S.E. N.E., S.E. S.E. Light Fresh Light Good Good Good Much rain Heavy rain anc flood Heavy rain foi 16 hours Showers Tophouse (alt. 2,300 ft.) Bealey (alt. 2,200 ft.) Nelson Westport Hokitika N.E. Strong gale Good Bad weather probable any direction between South-east and East and North; expect high tides and much rain Bad weather probable any direction between South-east and East and North ; glass further fall N.E. Moderate Good S.E. S.E., N. S.E., N.E. Light Strong Fresh Good Good Good Tides high Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru PortChalmers ... Bluff Queenstown (alt. 1,100 ft.) Roxburgh (alt. 300 ft.) Naseby (alt. 2,000 ft.) Balclutha W.,N.,N.E. Calm W.,N.,N.E. N.E. East N.E. Light Light Gale Fresh gale Fresh Good Good Good Good Good Good Calm Good Calm Good N.E. Fresh Good