WEATHER REPORTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2649, 21 December 1915, Page 10

WEATHER REPORTS

AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY. ' Oape Maria van Dicmon— N.E., fresh; J Barometer, 30.04; thermometer, 78. Cloudy; r sea moderate. Russell.—Not received. ■ Manutom Heads—N., galo; barometer, " 30.09; thermometer, 70. Cloudy; sea smooth. ■ Auckland.—lf.E., moderate gale; baromc- • ter, 30.10; thermometer,' 74. Fair, ' Tauranga.—N.E., light; barometer, 30.15; . thermometer, 69. Overcast; sea. smooth, j East Cape.—N„ light; .barometer, 30.09; . thermometer, 68. Oloudy; sea moderate. Gisbonie—N.N.E.. light; barometer, 30.12; 5 thermometer, 76. Fine; sea. smooth. 3 Port Ahuriri—E„ light; barometer, 30.05; } thermometer, 73. Fine; sea, smooth. ' Castlepomt.—}T.E., breeze; barometer, 30.04; thermometer, 67. Cloudy; sea heavy. Wellington.—N.N.W., breeze; barometer, f 30.03; thermometer, 70. Fair. New Plymouth.—Oalm; barometer, 30.07; " thermometer, 74. Fine; sea smooth. J Cape Egmont.—H., light; barometer,3o.o6; > thermometer, 74. Fino; sea smooth. ® Wanganui.—S„ light; barometer, 30.04; 2 thermometer, 77. Gloomy; sea Graooth. Farewell Spit—N.W., breeze; barometer, 1 30.10; thermometer, 70. Gloomy; 6ca mod- '» -erabc. '• Cape Foulwiud.—N„ fresh; barometer, ' 30.05; thermometer, 66. Overcast; sea modorate. Greymouth—N„ breeze; barometer, 29.98; thermometer. 64. Overcast; sea, moderate. Stephen Island.—W., fresh; barometer, " 30.10; thermometer, 65. Cloudy; sea smooth. : • Cape Campboll.—N., fresh; bnromotor, 29.95: thermometer, 67. Cloudy; sea heavy. s KaiKoura—Calm; barometer, 29.92; thermometer, 82. Fine; sea moderate. Akavoa Lighthouse—N.W., fresh; barometer, 29.90; thermometer, 85. Fine; sea mod- ' orate. < 1 Port Chalmers.—Calm; barometer, 29.77; thermometer, 64. Overcast; sea smooth, o Nuggets—AT., fresh;- barometer, 29.78; 1- thermometer, 60. Gloomy: sea moderate. Bluff.—W.. light; barometer, 29.80; therd momcter, 64. Ovcrcast. D. O. BATES. Meteorological Office, Wellington, December 20, 1916. t- ' - f. All Nee, a Celestial, who passed over il ti> the Great Beyond last week (says the Sydney "Morning Herald"), came to Australia with the lato Mr. J. L. Brown, tho original ownor of Tonderburino station, with three other of his countrymen, in 1830. The voyage took seven months to accomplish in a small sailing vessel. Ah Nee was then considered to be 32 years of age, so that k would make him at the time of his ic deatli 117. For tho past 60 years, ho lias been witli the well-known Ferguson family, and for nearly half a century . with Mr. Peter Ferguson, of Gulargam- -- bone station. Being a faithful employee :d in his earlier life, Mr. Ferguson made a every provision for his declining years, if He erected_ birii a comfortable cottage in on tho station, and provided an attendj- ant to look after him, a • King George plays an cxeellent game of billiards—a favourite pastime of his. itp 'iTio first lioutkm anuubua ran between & L JJ2&ddjjieAi>u,