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No. 2.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing Monthly Percentage of Correct Forecast for the whole Colony during a Period of Six Months (January to June) in 1877-78-79.

No. 3.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing Monthly Percentage of Correct Forecast during Two Years, 1877-78.

January. February. March. April. May. June. Mean of Six Months. Forecast of 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1877. 1878. 1879. Direction of Wind 7925 7. 88-88 7. 76-81 7. 8018 7. 83 05 7o 87-11 7. 81-00 7o 87-65 7o 84 39 7o 7943 7. 8970 7c 81-53 7, 88-10 7c 92-70 7 86-88 7c 87-97 7c 88-00 7o 87-73 7. 82 32 7o 88-33 7c 84-07 Force of Wind ... 5055 57-64 7101 38-60 4483 36-81 2321 57-70 31-21 37-27 5423 3393 57-55 49 59 25-82 4853 34-90 4200 41-29 51-41 401.3 Movement of Barometer 7381 77'67 8500 7619 69 94 7803 77-77 80-24 74-75 61-78 77-17 73 36 80-21 7940 7424 7994 7980 77-78 7495 7737 7719 Movement of Sea... 71-43 6122 8000 9160 57-14 64-32 7654 7143 7916 77-78 7608 7090 8S-46 7500 6633 7450 7000 66-26 80-02 6948 7115 Remakes. —The warnings are limited to an area of twelve points of the compass. Force — 7 of Beaufort scale is the lowest for which warnings are considered as being verified.

January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. Forecast of 1878. 1877. 7. 7c 92-70 87 97 5755 48-53 7940 7994 75-00 74-50 1877.! I 1878. i r 1877. 1878. 7. 7. 80-18 83-05 1877.' 1878. I 7. j 7c 81-00 87-65 2321 5770 77'77 80-24 7654 71-43 1877. 1878.1 1877 ! I lo I /o j lo 79-43 8970! 881C 37-27 54-23 49'5P 61-78 77-17 80-21 77-78: 7008 88-46 ; 1878. I 1877. 1878. 7c 7= 83 94 88-58 45 25 4654 83-59 7673 91-89 80-00 1877. 1878. 1877.J 1878. 7c 7c * 84-73 1877. 1878. ! 1877. i 1878. i i 1877. ! 1878. Direction of Wind 7 79-25! 7 I : S8-88 7 I 88-00 7c # 7 88-95 7c 85-44 7 I 92-50 92 50 7 I o 9200. 7 / o I 86-85 7» 82-5. Force of Wind 5055, 57-64 7767 6122 38 00 44-83 34-90 4927 ... 140-80 6014 5546 47-52 M 3539 41-2! Barometer Movement 7381 7619 6994 79-80 74-27 ... 76-24 77-54 81-39 80-72 75 00 85-54 78-21 Sea Movement 71-43; 91-66 57-14 7600 75 00 ... 68-42 68-00 67-74 56-52 81-08 67-57 66-6' * See Report. Remabks. —The warninj ;s are limited to an area of twelve ioints of the com lass. Force — 7 of Beaufort scale is the lowest for which waraii ;s are considered as being verified.