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PAi; T ML— METEO RO LOG] CA L 1! EPO R T. New Zealand Temperature and Rainfall. The following tables have been kindly supplied by the Government Meteorologist: —

Mean Annual Rainfall at Twelve Representative Stations.

Averages for a Period of Ten Years.

Mean Temperatures (in Degrees Fahrenheit) for the Seasons for a Five-year Period.

Station. Rainfall. Period. Station. Rainfall. Period. North Island. Hangonui Vuckland .. Napier STew Plymouth i\'n njianui Wellington In. 53-63 43-09 37-09 60-19 38-11 49-88 Years. 20 57 15 33 -17 46 South Island. Nelson Hokitika Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill Queenstown In. .. 38-02 .. 116-09 25-24 37-43 .. 46-43 29-36 Years. 27 31 21 50 13 19

Days with Rain in Year. Rainfall (Annual, in Inches). Observatory. Max. Min. Mean. Max. Min. Mean. Auckland Napier New Plymouth . . Nelson Hokitika Christchurch Dunedin Wellington 197 143 251 140 188 148 184 201 130 75 191 102 146 103 143 141 175 92 228 123 166 126 162 167 54-18 31-89 45-36 27-01 82-93 52-04 45-59 30-90 133-97 93-83 35-30 13-54 53-84 31-48 60-40 34-93 41-59 35-57 64-79 38-31 111-82 24-14 43-34 45-70

Station. Summer. Autumn. Mean Difference: Winter. Spring. - Annual. Coldest and Warmest Months. Luckland few Plymouth loumahaki leeanee (Napier) . . Wellington Jelson lokitika.. !hristchurch )unedin 65-2 63-4 60-8 62-6 60-7 62-5 60-7 59-7 57-2 60-8 60-1 561 56-9 56-3 55-8 55-7 531 510 52-2 53-1 47-7 47-7 48-3 46-4 46-9 431 43-0 57-1 56-7 53-6 54-8 53-4 544 53-6 51-7 50-1 58-8 58-3 54-6 55-5 54-7 54-8 54-2 51-9 50-3 15-2 12-6 15-6 17-0 14-7 18-4 16-8 19-3 17-7