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Table D. Mean Annual Values of the Magnetic Elements at Christchurch Observatory.

Honorary Geographic Board. (Provisionally constituted, 1924.) The fourth annual meeting of the Geographic Board, convened by the Surveyor-General, was held in the Parliament Buildings on the 9th March, 1928, at 10 a.m. The following members were present : Sir F. R. Chapman (presiding), the Yen. Archdeacon Herbert Williams, Messrs. W. T. Neill, Elsdon Best, J. C. Andersen, and M. Crompton Smith. Recommendations from the Recess Committee and business arising during the past year was transacted. Confirmation of Committee's Recommendations. —Mount Ruapehu : It was resolved that the highest peak on Mount Ruapehu and the mountain-mass as a whole be called " Mount Ruapehu." Relainment of Names. —Suggestions were submitted by the Railway Board and others regarding the change of name of certain places. It was resolved that the following names be retained : " Waikaia " instead of " Swttzers " for the name of a post and telegraph office at Waikaia ; " Mahuta " instead of " Ralphvillc " for name of railway-station near Huntly ; " Raoul Island " for an island known as " Sunday Island " in the Kermadecs ; " Whitianga Bay " instead of " Mercury Bay " for name of post-office at Mercury Bay ; " Otago Centra] " instead of " Central Otago " ; " Kiwinui instead of " Whakatane Junction " ; " Tβ Ika-a-Maru Bay ' instead of " Kaminaru Bay." Orthography.— Place-names of Rotorua, of doubtful spelling, in connection with a topographical survey of Rotorua, were submitted, and the spelling of the following names was considered correct : " Hauparu " instead of " Hau Paru " ; " Rotoatua " instead of " Roto-atua " ; " Nga Puketurua " instead of " Ngapuke-Turua " ; " Nga Tamawahine " instead of " Ngatamawahine " ; " Orangikahui " instead of " Orangi Kahui " ; " Te Puapua " instead of " Te Pua Pua." The Maori name of " Te Puna-a-Tuhoe " to be used instead of " Fairy Spring." Miscellaneous Names. —" Omaui " in lieu of " Omawai " ; " Waihola," with " Waihora " in parenthesis, in lieu of " Waihola " ' Maniatoto " in lieu of Maniototo " ; " Whaingaroa " in lieu of " Whangaroa " ; " Mangaroa " in lieu of " Mungaroa " or " Maungaroa " for a tributary of the Hutt River, trig., railway-station, and post-office ; " Catchpool " in lieu of " Catchpole " for a stream in the WainUi-o-Mata district. Change of Names. — lt was resolved that the undermentioned names be changed, viz. : " Whenuakura " to " Rangikura " for a railway-station in the Taranaki District; " Revell's Camp Domain " to " Revel] Camp Domain " ; " Old Custom House Street," City of Wellington, to " Bond Street."

Date. Declination 15. of N. Annual Horizontal Change. Force. Annual Change. Vertical Force. Annual Change. I Inclination South. Annual Change Hourly Values published in Annua.) Roporta 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 0 / 16 15-1 16 18-3 16 21-8 C.G.S. Unit. „.„ ! 0-22694 J% t 0-22669 TT« 0-22644 + 3-6 7 25 -25 -16 C.G.S. Unit. 0-55277 0-55286 0-55807 | 7 + 9 +21 -|-41 0 / 67 40-80 67 42-30 67 44-10 . I 1-50 + 1-80 + 1-70 1912-13 1912-13 1912-13 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 16 25-4 1.6 28-9 10 31-1 „ r 0-22628 J 2.2 ' 0-22599 4-2-2 -29 - 21 0-55348 +28 67 45-80 + I -80 1919-20 :|:Vol. IV. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 10 37-0 0-55485 07 54-80 + U °" 2 ' 2 ' 518 -'-27 + 12 -I i-10 1920-21 1911 .. 1912 .. 1913 .. 16 39-0 + 2 -5 ,) -- : ' l!W -23 0-55497 - 9 67 56-20 + 1-00 10 44-0 +b*8 I ° , »** 9 -35 0-55478 -13 67 58-20 -I- 1 -00 1913-14 19.1.4 . . 1915 .. 1916 .. 16 44-8 1.6 47-0 16 49-8 ,„.„ • 0-22414 +i i 0-22387 + 0-22355 -27 -32 -27 0-55465 + 7 67 59-80 ! + 1-67 1914-15 *Sept„ 1918 *Sept., 1918 1917 .. 1918 . . 1919 .. .1.6 53-0 16 55-7 16 58-6 . p - 0-22328 ±2.9 °' 22304 Tg.J 0-22280 -24 -24 -19 0-55486 0-55516 0-55507 +30 - 9 + 18 68 04-80 68 06-70 68 07-80 + 1-90 -I I-10 + 1-40 *Mar.. 1921 1918-19 1919-20 1920 .. 1921 .. 1922 .. 17 01-7 17 04-6 17 08-3 L9 . Q 0-22261 Tf 0-22241 |tl 022217 -20 -24 -08 0-55525 0-55528 0-55507 +03 -21 + 19 08 09-20 08 10-30 08 11-20 + 1-10 I -0-90 +0-80 t1920-21 11921-22 f1922-23 1923 .. 1924 .. 1925 .. 17 11-7 17 16-4 17 21-1 0'22209 4.4.7 " «-*"" * ' 0-22188 "T„ 0-22166 +4-9 -21 — 22 -25 0-55526 0-55508 0-55522 -18 -14 + 3 68 12-00 68 12-73 68 14-20 -I 0-73 +1-47 + 1-40 tVol. I. JVol. 11. JVol. III. 1926 . . 1927 .. 1.7 26-0 1.7 31-3 , 5.3 0-22141 1 0-22135 -06 0-55525 0-55538 ■1-13 68 15-60 68 16-20 ■1-0-60 :]:V«»I. IV. * Mei 1 Records in hourly val of the Survey lies published in New Ze 1 0/ Aew Zealand. ealand Jour; rial of Sciena 2 and Tea mology. f Speoia cl publication.