Table I.—Temperature of the Air, in shade, recorded at the Chief Towns in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, for the year 1875.

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Table I.—Temperature of the Air, in shade, recorded at the Chief Towns in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, for the year 1875. Place. Mean Annual Temp. Mean Temp. for (Spring) Sep., Oct., Nov. Mean Temp. for (Summer) Dec., Jan. Feb. Mean Temp. for (Autumn) Mar., Apl. May. Mean Temp. for (Winter) June, July Aug. Mean daily range of Temp. for year. Extreme range of Temp. for year. North Island. Degrees. Degrees. Degrees. Degrees. Degrees. Degrees. Degrees. Mongonui 62.3 59.0 69.7 65.0 55.7 15.5 50.0 Auckland 59.7 56.1 67.3 62.5 53.1 14.1 51.9 Taranaki 57.5 54.2 64.2 60.2 51.6 16.6 52.0 Napier 58.4 55.9 67.4 59.7 50.7 18.1 58.0 Wanganui 55.7 52.9 64.5 57.4 48.1 20.3 58.0 Wellington 55.6 52.8 63.3 57.7 48.4 12.2 47.5 Means, etc., for North Island 58.2 55.1 66.0 60.4 51.2 16.0 58.0 South Island. Nelson 55.2 53.3 63.7 55.5 48.1 22.2 61.0 Cape Campbell 58.4 55.5 65.4 60.3 52.3 13.0 44.5 Christchurch 52.4 50.9 62.0 53.8 42.7 14.7 56.9 Hokitika 53.1 51.1 60.2 55.2 45.9 13.4 42.6 Dunedin 50.3 48.4 57.9 52.0 42.9 13.6 51.0 Queenstown * For 10 months only.51.8 48.0 59.9 51.4 — 16.3 58.2 Southland — — 57.5 50.8 — — — Means, etc., for South Island 53.5 51.2 60.9 54.1 46.3 15.5 61.0 Means for North and South Islands 55.8 53.1 63.4 57.2 48.7 15.7 61.0