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No. 2—Comparative Return showing Monthly Percentage of Correct Forecast for the whole Colony during three years.

* See Report.

April. May. June. Mean of Six Me mths. January. February. March. Forecast of 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. i 7 79-25 % 88-88 % 76-81 7 /o 80-18 % 83-05 7 /o 87-11 % 81-00 7 /o 8765 7 /o 84-39 7 79-43 /o 89-70 7 /o 81-53 % 88°10 7 /o 92-70 % 86-88 7 /o 87-97 % 88-00 7 /o 87-73 7 /o 82-32 7 do. oq OO OO 7 /o 84-07 Direction of Wind... Force of Wind 50-55 57-64 7101 38-60 44-83 36-81 23-21 57-70 31-21 37-27 54-23 33-93 57-55 49-59 25-82 48-53 34-90 42-00 41-29 51-41 40-13 Barometer Move-73-81 77-67 85-00 76-19 69.94 78-03 77-77 80.24 74-75 61-78 77-17 73-36 80.21 79 40 74-24 79-94 79-80 77-78 74-95 77-37 77-19 ment Sea Movement 71-43 61-22 80-00 91-66 57-14 64-32 76-54 71-43 79-19 77-78 76-08 70-90 8846 75-00 66-33 74-50 76-00 66-26 80-02 69-48 71.15 '

July. August, September. October. November. December. Mean of Six Months. Forecast of 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. Direction of Wind... 83-94 88-58 81-98 # 88-95 82-28 # 84-73 81-12 85-44 92-50 82-13 92-50 92-00 84-25 86-85 82-54 86-47 87-18 88.21 83-04 Force of Wind 45-25 46-54 39 53 # 49-27 38-58 # 40*80 39-82 60.14 55-46 32-00 47-52 57-78 4912 35-39 41-27 39-06 47-07 48-52 39-68 Barometer Move-83-59 76-73 78-66 * 74-27 77-68 # 76-24 84-33 77-54 81-39 77-04 80-72 75-00 86-67 85-54 78-28 77-50 81-85 76-98 80-31 ment Sea Movement 91-89 80-00 71-42 75-00 70-00 # 68-42 75-70 68-00 67.74 60-47 56-52 81-08 74-35 67-57 66-67 74-28 70-99 73-15 71-03