METEOROLOGICAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 591, 20 August 1909, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL.

■•■' . WEATKEB 'AT 4.3(rP.M; YESTfittDAV.'\ ,; .;. Cape Maria van Biemcni.H3dutui',frc'Bh' , :bree : idi baroliiete'f', 29.95;' tliermoiflfclti , ,"■ 63/ ' Olotldy kjßStt Considerable. • . '■'■" ; ■■.'■•■■■ ; •'■>.■.•; ■ '.:■<■ ': .: ■ .'•■>"> ■ Kuesoll.-S.WY, breezdi. baforiie'ter, 29.93Y tliePIhoineter, 51. I'ali , ; sett niodetate.. ■'■• ■.-, I:. V. . Manuliau Hoads.-SdUtli, ...Ireflh: breeiSi ,bafb- • ineter, .,29.96 j f: thocmomdtot, 4ft t * • OiOUdji, eea i'oubli. ■' :••■"••■' ••■'■■"'■•"■•• ■■■'■■ .■■•■,-.•..:■' . Auckland.-Soutli,'light; bafbrttfitefi' 29,95; thormomoleb, 59.- Fair. ■ ■■■■ ■■ " ..'..•■■•' ,: ■ a'auranga.-B,\V., light; bitroffletoi , , , E9.85j tflerftomoter; 60.' 1'ilio; afflootW ■. ::..:, '■.'". M'E»st OafnJ.-Bbuthi lights barotnttof,; SWli thermometer, 52.; OloUays Bta. moderato. . ■/ Gisborno.-South.lißhtj barometer, 29.90; tliofihomoter, 58.. Pair; sea smooth. , ''.'»' ■ Port Ahuriri.-S.W.;. light; barometer, 29.8fi i ' thermometer, 50. Fair:, sea Binootll. • .'■..■ '. ;Wellltlgt6n.- i Nbnh, ! ligllt; barometer, 29.94; : •' thermometer, 50. i Fair. . ; - .. . • k Oastlepoint.-S.'iV:., ~ light; bdftometor, ■ , 29.90; thormbmcter, 50. Clondy; eea heavy. : New Plymouth.—S.Wi, fF6sli breeto; barometer, 29.93; thermometer, 19. > Fine; 6ea'6inbo.th. , Capo light; barometer,' 29.94; thermodietotV 68. fittot .6ea smooth. . . TVangariui.—Wast, fresh breeje; baromOtcf, 29.53; thefmbnletcr, 62. Fair; Bda moderato. ■' ' Oafo PiireWoll.-'Weet, Hght; bafomeler, 29.93) thermbineter, 50.:Fille! 6ea fflbderaw. - • Capo light; barometef, 25.53! tliormotneterr' 0. '■:' Fine; eea moderate. Wcßtport.—South, breeze; barometer, 29<92| thermometer, 49. Fine; efca slight. Oftpß light; barometer, 29.83; thermometer, 49. Cloudy; eca modoratOi Kalltoura.-W.S.W.; . light; ' barometer,, 29.85; tnerinomctoi f>2. Fair; eea einobtn. Akaroa Lighthouse.—S.W.i ■ rrcdh breeior b&rometer, 29;B0 ; thermometer, 45. Cloudy; , Bea roUBh. ■' '■ ■ ' ;■•■■'■ .■-- ■ ;, , . Port Ohalmore.-S.tt , ., fresh breeze; barometer, 29,78; thcrmomote'fi ShoiVory; sea smooth. ■ Nuggete.-S.W., fresh bree2o; barometer, 29.86; tUormometor, 42. filtorfofy; sea rbugh, :■■ Illuff.—S.Wi,: fresh: breeze; barometer, 29,90; thermomoter, , 48. Oloiily. ; ~ : . - : ..-;■• ■■.•:, wea'tdeb jfOKSOAB't." ■•,' :-v : '. Modcrato to strong ebutherly -winds, ohaiiEinK by west W northerly are probable generally. Fair Weather is probable northward of Hokltika and OamerUi' and changeable weather.in tho sbtithernnioßt dintricta. ■ An area of low '• nrosBtifc is nbw.advancilig from the westWAfd, and will probably causo veiy. tinsettlod weather ■shortly, to the eonth New_ Plymouth, and Napier. . Lowest glass dile between the •' 22nd ana 23rd. > .•■•'-'■'.■ ■ : •. v .■■!-■,.■ ." ■'. '.•■■■' r r. " ' D.O. BATES,:' iJeU6f4lo(ilo«d 0ff166,-tt«ttiafeiefl;- ; ■■'•■•!■■■•■ •'* ; - Anirurt IS. jjo9,-;--'.-77-•■■'■■■•-.■■ ; - .:

AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY. ] r . ■' - J , (Dj Tolocrapli.—fipcclal OorrcsDondcnt i " ] Auckland, August 19. j : Mr. A, T. Firth, mining anil metallurgicalengineer, reports that ho has discovered tlio ' .J oxistencb .of rich tellurido of . gold and silrer ' j .ill thorllairatoto /district, and has extracted . J gold and Silver .tellimde bullion containing ;:j 34 per c4nt;< of ' tellurium. •Tellurium is a i rare element. It is occasionally found ua- j tivej but generally in combination with vari- j ous jnetals, such as gold, sdver, bismuth. : •• .. bopper,'arid, lead", and is usually accompanied bj? selenium. .Where telluridcs of-gold and qajur . usually rich' deposits arc met ■ with; inorO especially beneath the oxidised ore. Gold and silver in combination with this element- aro of sucli raro-occurrence m * v New Zealand that their identity may easily be .niistnkep bwing to the gold ■ and silver ■ losing their usual characteristics whon in combination with this element. Tho only - known substanco with which fto'id -is known to oombinc m nature is with'tellurium.