Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand . re has also in-creased at Hokianga to 30*25. The diagram now shows that during thenext twelve hours the barometer at Bluff has fallen to 29*75, and has a thirdtime commenced to rise, wind again changing to the south of west; and bythe 7iinth day pressure has increased to 29*90, but it has decreased at Wel-lington to 30-02, wind backing about four points, while pressure has steadilyincreased to 30*30 at Hokianga; during the next twenty-four hours, the secondand first binding-lines are shown to have passed the southern extreme of thecolony, and
Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand . re has also in-creased at Hokianga to 30*25. The diagram now shows that during thenext twelve hours the barometer at Bluff has fallen to 29*75, and has a thirdtime commenced to rise, wind again changing to the south of west; and bythe 7iinth day pressure has increased to 29*90, but it has decreased at Wel-lington to 30-02, wind backing about four points, while pressure has steadilyincreased to 30*30 at Hokianga; during the next twenty-four hours, the secondand first binding-lines are shown to have passed the southern extreme of thecolony, and the barometer has risen at all stations, being now 30-15 at Bluff,30*08 at Wellington, and 30-30 at Hokianga, all with winds from south-ward. The third depression is seen to the eastward of the South Island;the barometer continues steadily rising; and by the eleventh day the firstbinding-line is shown to the eastward of Wellington, and pressure hasincreased to 30-25 at Bluff, 30-18 at Wellington, and 30-33 at Hokianga. TRANS NZ INSTITUTE, I CO
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