THE WEATHER.
NOVEMBER, 1866. A showery, unsettled month. a--d tbe poldes ! November (thnt of 1865 alone excepted) hitherto recorded in nine years. S veralst ongwo t»rl'- gnles occurred, especially on the Hh, sth. 13th. 20th, and 21 st ; dur ng the thre ■■ l-'tter days tbe force was sometimes nearh 20 lbs to the square foot. A very fine meteor was vi-iblo on tbe 9th at <■* 3">-p ni. It moved from *. to N* , imi was fol l wed l>y a long train of scintillated light. The mean trnip ra ure ofthe air ws-is 53 0 deg*.. which is 4 2 d gs..bel<«w the average of nine yea'-s. The rainfall was 2593 inches ; about an inch less than tbe average. For readings of instruments see Gazette. The following is a comparative table of weather during November in nine years : — MI-'Mt-'l-'h-'l-IH'l*-' g?Bggggg£g November. ODtfOi- tOW^yO V __________ ifS^oswo^w^-'OOR- Maximum. g ooooc-e"^*^- ob 1 ? I § 3nt»-3so*^ts-wiM w r& Minimum. g 6666©6t*a**<r ~ ■ 5 OiffiOO'OiO'OiO'Oiw tut 9 oooi—os«coi#.to oa ?s Mean. g ©of-JCaowvit-'W xme x/ays. j % cocnw-^^oSwwCT Showery Days. ft » MOoecoocosM I Wefc 3 - \ fcoo— • -* os ■£. i— oo rs ST* . , » m o6o.t*eo<c^<o^ob-5 Amount on surface £ MMWO'-^te-iitc J nf fl-ronnd 3 OOCOOi— maw* °» urouiiu p? EI oooowomo t- I *^ r* 5H 12; oooomooo t**| j y — o^-'•^:w^-'o9■— 'to <i«-<j « CD al pa ■^{naWWO-ia 9i'% fee} 4 2 : 2 -JOOOMOHO 0»| ?° ? : s: 00 ■^©©tOOON© ©^ _ _ •3 fco o> os oo © i— -a oovj *<J CD " ©«©N)os©*-*-*OS OS - -* <J CD "•q CHARLES ROUS MARTEN, Director of Meteorological Stations. Martendale, December 20th, 1866. POSTAL NOTICE. On and after January lst, 1867, the following rates of postage will be charged on all letter*and newspaperß posted in New Zealand, for delivery within the Colony : — No. 1. Town L»tters. Posted at any Post-office wi bin tbe colony for delivery at or from such Post-office : — Not exceeding \an oz. ... ... Id. Exceeding \ an oz., but not exceeding loz ... ... ... 2d. For every oz., or fraction of sn oz. over 1 oz. .. . . ... 2d. No. 2. Country Letters. Posted sit any l'o-t offi« c w thin the oo'ony fo i< li cry at "r fn m any oiher Post-office vithst tiie s me Province : — Not t-xi-i'cdi «*jan nz ... - ... 2d. r xceedins.- \ t\n <>z , buf not exceeding 1 oz. ... ... ... ... 4d. For every oz , or fraction <»f an oz. over 1 oz. ... ... ... 4d. No 3. Intrrprovincial Letters Po-ted «t an}- Post oH'ce witliin the colony, f oi •■elivcry at or Irom any Post -< -ffice ;n any otln-i r'rovino with n th- colony : — Not t-xc-mliiig han oz ... ... 3d. Exceeding § an oz., but not exc< edin • I oz. ... ... ... ... 6d. For e< cry oz. or fraction of an oz. over 1 oz. ... ... ... 6d. On all Newspapers posted within the colony for delivery within the colony, One Penny each. MAILS CLOSE FOR — Campbelltown, Daily. Riverton and Orepuki, this day, 9th inst., i at 10.15 a.m. Dunedin, Mataura, Long Bush, Gore, Switzer's and Mcnzie's Ferry, on Thursday, 10 inst., at 7 p.m. The Northern Provinces, per overland, on Thurs- | day, 10th inst., at 4 p.m, j EDW. D. BUTTS, I Chief Postmaster. j Southland, 9th January, 1867.
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Southland Times, Issue 616, 9 January 1867, Page 2
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510THE WEATHER. Southland Times, Issue 616, 9 January 1867, Page 2
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