METEOROLOGICAL.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1929, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL.

The reading at 9 a.m. to-day was 29.(51—rising. The reading on the dial printed below was taken at 12 noon to-day.

The reading at 9 a.m. yesterday was 29.01—rising. HIGH WATER—DECEMBER.

[Add 30 minutes to above for summertime.] PHASES OF MOON—DECEMBER

UNION COMPANY’S LINE. The Raimai is expected to leave Greymouth to-day fpr Miramar and Wellington coal laden. The Kaponga is loading timber at Greymouth for Sydney and Newcastle sailing early next week. The Kaiapoi is due at Greymouth this afternoon from Auckland and after discharging inward cargo loads coal for the same port. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, Dec. 21. \ Arrived at 5.45 p.m., Ngatoro, from Greymouth. WESTPORT, Dec. 24. Sailed. —At 5a.m., Alexander for Greymouth. LONDON, December 20. Arrived at London, Raranga ,; sailed Rangitane from London, and Golden Cloud from Vancouver. LONDON, December 21. Arrivals at San Francisco, Malolo and Makura ; at Antwerp, Port Victor; at New York, Canadian Exporter. Sailed from Southampton, Rangitane. BRISBANE, Dec. 23. Arrived.—Poolto from New Zealand. LONDON, Dec. 22. Arrived.—At Hull, Port Victor; at London, Remuera; at Gibraltar, Port Waikato; at Panama, Piako; at San Francisco, Golden West. Sailed.—For New Zealand, from Liverpool, Rotorua. MELBOURNE, Dec. 24. Sailed—Kaituna for Wellington.

Doe. 24.— 4.35 a.m; 5.10 p.m Dec. 25.5.45 a.m ; 6.20 p.m Dec. 26.— 6.55 a.m; 7.25 p.m Doc. 27.— 7.50 a.m ; 8.20 p.m Dec. 28.— 8.40 a.m ; 9.0 p.m Dec. 29.— 9.20 a.m ; 9.41 p.m Dec. 30.•10. a.m ; 10.21 p.m, Dec. 31.— 10.31 a.m; 10.50 p.m

New moon 1st 4.18 p.m. Full moon 16th 11.8 p.m. New moon 31st 11.12 a.m.