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(i.) Weather, Temperature, Observations, etc., made during the Cruise of the "Nora Niven."

I Date. Time. Locality. Temperature, Temperature, Water Water (Surface). (Bottom). Temperature (Air). Wind. Weather-conditions. Sea. Direction. Force. 1907. Sept. 9 .. „ 10 „ 11 .. „ 12 .. „ 13 .. „ 14 „ 17 .. „ 18 .. „ 19 .. „ 20 .. „ 21 .. » 22 „ 23 .. ,. 24 „ 25 „ 26 .. „ 27 „ 28 Noon Wellington Harbour Cook Strait, off Stephens Island .. Tasman Bay Current Basin, French Pass Cook Strait Karamea Bight . '. Off Westport Off Greymouth .. Off Westport .. Off Farewell Spit Tasman Bay Deg. Fahr. 51 51 52 50 52 52 54 53 52 52 53 52 53 52 52 52 52 53 Deg. Fahr. 51 50 50 51 51 51 51 52 51 51 51 51 52 51 51 51f 52 52 Deg. Fahr. 54 56 52 50 58 56 54 55 53 52 54 55 56 55 54 55 54 56 In. 29-50 29-60 29 30 29-40 29-70 29-70 29-80 29-80 29-70 29-75 29-80 29-60 29-80 29-50 29- 10 29 29-40 29-30 E. W. S.E. Calm N.W. S.W. Light .. Moderate Light .. Strong Cloudy .. ., Slight N. swell. „ .. .. Calm. Cold rain .. .. N. swell.. Cold rain-showers .. Calm. Fine Bain .. .. .. Swell. Showers .. .. Heavy swell. Fine .. .. .. „ Calm „ .. •■ ..I N.E. N.W. Moderate Full gale Gale .. Heavy rain ; very thick Moderate. Rain very thick .. Heavy sea. Rain-showers .. .. „ „ 29 .. „ 30 Oct. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. „ 17 „ 18 .. „ 21 „ 22 „ 23 .. Golden Bay Tasman Bay (Awaroa).. .. Off Farewell Spit Hauraki Gulf Little Barrier Great Exhibition Bay 52 53 52 52 52 58 56 58 57 57 51 52 51 51 51f 54 55 57-5 56 56 56 55 57 54 56 60 56 58 57 57 29 10 29- 10 29-50 29-20 29-30 29-85 29-90 29-80 29-75 29-70 Moderate Fine .. .. .. Heavy outside, caim ii bay. Showers .. .. Heavy outside. Fine .. Strong Calm N.W. Gale' .. Light .. „ .. .. .. Calm. Heavy showers .. Rough. Cloudy .. .. Heavy swell. Clear .. .. .. Calm. Cloudy .. .. Moderate. N.N.E. N.N.W. N.E. N.W. to S.W. S.W. Clear .. .. .. Calm. Rain-squalls .. .. Lumpy. Strong „ 24 .. „ 25 .. „ 26 .. Nov. 1 .. „ 2 .. „ 3 .. 4 .. „ 5 .. 6 .. 7 .. „ 14 .. „ 15 .. „ 16 .. 11 a.m. Noon 10.30 Off Doubtless Bay Off Whangamumu Auckland Harbour West Coast, from Cape Maria Beef Point, Ahipara Bay Mangonui Bluff, S. Hokianga Off Kaipara Heads Off Oaia Island, N. of Manukau .. 18 miles S.W. of Manukau Light South Manukau Heads 19 miles S.E. of Manukau Light.. .. 8 miles W. J S. of Woody Head .. 9 miles E.N.E. S. entrance Kawhia Harbour 56 DO 57 59 59 50 58 59 60 59 62 59 61 55 56 59 61 60 54 60 60 62 60 63 60 65 68 64 62 63 68 64 63 ■ 66 62 60 60 59 59 29-70 29-60 2950 29-70 29-60 29-60 29-30 29-90 29-30 29-50 29-50 29-80 29-60 E.N.E. S. S.S.E. E. N.E. Moderate Strong Moderate Strong Moderate Strong Moderate Light .. Moderate ,, .. .. j Moderate. Fine .. .. .. I Moderate swell. Cold rain-showers .. | Moderate. Fine and cloudy .. j Heavy swell. Cold rain-showers .. ,, Fine .. .. .. Moderate. „ .. .. .. j Smooth. N.N.E. S.W. „ .. .. .. i Heavy swell. „ .. .. .. Moderate. . ,, .. .. .. Smooth. S.W. & W.S.W. Light