"THE PRESS" LEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20177, 4 March 1931, Page 14

"THE PRESS" LEATHER REPORT.

Headings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Ofarißtchurch, upto 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4th. (Standard Time.)

THE WEATHER.* Meteorological : observations-taken at the Ik!agnetio Observatory, Christohurch, at 9 a.m. end 5 p.m. on March 3rd:— ■ . ■■ ■ n Am ft n.m.

1 Tasm&n Sea—-Moderate to freßh ©ast to south winds in tlie eastern Tasman, with moderate to rather rough seas. Weather —Mainly line in western districts; olsewhere ,cold and at times cloudy, with scattered showers, more especially in eastern districts south, of East Capo.

DOMINION REPORTS. (.From readings taken at 4 p.m.) Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, S.S.E., fresh breeze, overcast .. .. 80.10 Cape Maria, S., fresh' breeze, cloudy, passing showers, mod. sea .. 1 ■- 80.04 66 Auckland, S.W., mod. breeze, blue sky -.. .. .. SO.IS 68 East Cape, S.W., mod. breeze, cloudy, mod. sea .. .. N 80.05 67 Cape Egmont, S., strong - blue aky, rough .. . . 80.11 61 Napier, S., gentle breeze, over- •■■■• caetj-drizale, mod. swell .. 80.10 60 Farewell Spit, NiEv,: fresh breeze, • overcast, mod. sea ~. .-. 80.16 66 Stephen Island, S.E., strong breeze, overcast,. haze, rough sea .. .. .. 80.19 68 Wellington; S.E., mod. breeze, : ' overcast, rough sea ; ... 80.17 58 Capo Campbell, S., strong breeze, ' \ cloudy, haze, very heavy tea 80.16 58 Greytnoutb, W., shght breezo, : blue sky, mod. swell - 80.14- 62 Akaroa .Lighthouse, S.W., high wind, clue sky, rough sea 80.18 52 Nugget Point, S., ealo; overcast, mist, steady ram, rough sea 80.27 47 Puysegur Point, S., gentle breeze, overcast, mod sei .. .. 90.41 51 Chatham Islands, W.S.W., fresh: , . breeze, overcast', thunder, rough sea .. .. .. 29.70 50 Sydney; E.N.E., light air, passing showers .. .. 29.97 Hobart (9 a.m.), calm, passing showers .. .. 80.08

Auckland —Fine but cloudy weather prevailed at Auokland a light wind. having changed fo the south-west. The baro--meter was steady at SO.Ofiin. Wellington—The weather "at Wellington yes* terday was sunny , but cool, a light southerly ■ blowing. . . ■' Dunedin—The weather-was overcast - .and unsettled yesterday, with light- showers and; 1 a strong wind from the south-west. The maxli mum tqjnperature was 5S degrees. The baro-< meter wbb steady, the reading last evening being 30 20. t Forecast. General Situation—An anticyclone still | coyers the Tasman and New Zealand, with I Its centre west of Puysegur Point. Pressure I Is relatively low to the east and north east I of ths Dominion. i Winds—Moderate to strong winds between south-east and south-west; squally at times south of Castlopolnt. ' Seas, New Zealand waters—Rough southof East Cape and in Cook Strait, with a heavy southerly swell; elsewhere .moderate.

Barometer : a a.m. t> p.m. .. 30,359 80.207 Tlifermometor—: Dry bulb .. 60.9 54.8 Wet: bulb .. 46.8 49.0 Max. prov, 24 hours ..61.5 — Mill. prev. 24 hours ... 46.0 Mas. in sun ... 186 127 Min. ongraes • .. 45.1 — ■ Max. during day .. — • 60.0 Humidity per cent. 73 66 Wind .. .. S.W.. mod. S.W., at. br. Cioud (0-10) , „ . .. 10 9 Bain 0.03in . 1981. nil. 1930. Rainfall to' dale ■ .i ■ 8.04in 5.8Sin