Table IV.—Bealey,—interior of Canterbury, at 2104 ft. above sea. Mean Annual Temp. Mean daily range of Temp. for year. Extreme range of Temp. for year. Mean Barometer reading for year. Range of Barometer for year. Mean Elastic Force of Vapour for year. Mean Degree of Moisture for year. Total Rain Fall. Mean Amount of Cloud. Degrees. 46.8 Degrees. 15.4 Degrees. 65.0 Inches. 29.770* Reduced to sea level. Inches. 1.228 Inches. .256 Sat.–100. 80 Inches. 106.293 0 to 10 5.2 Table V.— Earthquakes in New Zealand, in 1870, recorded at the Government Meteorological Stations. Station. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. Total. Mongonui … … … … … … … … … … … … 0 Auckland … … … … … … … … … … … … 0 Taranaki … … … 4 … … 7*8 … 29 3,4 29 … 7 Napier 8,15,17 12* … … … 25* … … … … 2 … 6 Wellington … … … … 3,25 … 7* 11 30 3 10, 19 18 9 Nelson … … … … … … 7*8* 22 … 3 19 … 5 Christchurch … … 17*… … … … … … 31*… … … … 2 Bealey 10 … … … 21 13 … 24*31* … … … … 5 Hokitika … … … … 14 … … 31 1 2 … 19 5 Dunedin … … … … … … … 31 … … … … 1 Southland … … … … … … … … … … … … 0 The figures denote the days of the month on which one or more shocks were felt. Those with an asterisk affixed were described as smart shocks. The remainder were very slight and may have escaped record at some stations, there being no instrumental means employed for their detection. The only shock which damaged property was that at Christchurch on the 3 lst August.

notes on the Weather During 1870. January.—Month marked by excessive rainfall in the extreme north and south of the Islands, and continued dry westerly winds about the central portion, especially on the West Coast; in the North there occurred a storm from N.W. on 28th and 29th, and on same date a severe thunder storm took place in the South from S.W., with heavy rain; at Bealey, 3.750 inches recorded on morning of 29th for previous 24 hours; in Southland, four heavy falls occurred—2.61 (4th), 3.02 (14th), 2.12 (29th), 1.09 (3lst), the first three from S.E. and last from N.W. Aurora on 3rd, seen in North. February.—The weather during the month generally very fine, but rather sultry, with slight rainfall, and on the whole moderate winds. The rainfall, however, in the South was excessive, but no severe gales are reported. At