snowed for some hours, the snow melting as it fell. From the 24th to the 28th the wea- ther was fine, but cold and cloudy. Very heavy rain fell on the night of the 29th, and all day on the 30th, equal to 2.852 inches in 33 hours. The mean direction of the wind was S. by E.; from the 12th to the 23rd it blew steadily from S.W., in general moderate, but stormy on the nights of the 19th and 20th.

The mean temperature of the month was about the average of the three preceding years, namely, 48°.9 against 44°.1; the decrease on May being 4°.9. The mean day temperature was much below the average, while the nights were warmer, owing to the prevalence of rain and cloud, and the comparative absence of frost. The total rainfall, 6.684 inches, exceeds the wettest month yet registered at the station; viz., May, 1865, by 1.859 inches, besides a further quantity of 1.321 inches, that fell on the 30th, but which was measured on the 1st of July. Days of rain, 13 against 8, the average for the month. Mean amount of cloud, 6.3 against 4.2. Mean daily range, 11.8 against 16.9. Highest and lowest mean daily temperature, 52°.1 and 36°.8. Number of frosty nights, 18. Sheet light- ning visible once, viz., at night on the 18th, towards N.W.

Rainfall from January 1 to June 30 each year as follows—

1864 ... 9.485 inches on 46 days,
1865 ... 13.853 „ „ 45 „
1866 ... 10.145 „ „ 37 „
1867 ... 14.424 „ „ 40 „

Rainfall in Lyttelton, in June, 4.875 inches on 14 days.

Hokitika.

At this station during the month of June the weather was remarkably fine, much finer in fact than any other month on record. A thunder storm occurred on the night of the 1st, and heavy rain fell on the night of the 11th, and on the 12th, with showers on the 8th and 10th; otherwise a clear sky, with very little wind, prevailed in general from the 1st to the 26th. The close of the month was dull and showery. Rain fell altogether on 10 days, equal to 4.03 inches. The mean temperature, 46°.0, was 2°.1 higher than in Christchurch; the days were much warmer, although the nights were colder. Frost occurred on 15 nights; the coldest night was the 19th, when the exposed thermometer on grass fell to 21°.5. Monthly range of temperature, 31°.5, or from 59°.0 to 27°.5. Mean daily range, 17°.8 against 11°.8 at the eastern station. No gales or high winds were registered; the greatest velocity on one day was 150 miles, on the 25th. Mean direction of the wind, S.E. Rain from January 1 to June 30, 84.80 inches on 72 days, against 63.60 inches on 99 days, in the same period in 1866.

Bealey.

At Bealey the month opened with three days of fog and mist, followed by a week of fine weather, with clear days and frosty nights. From the 11th to the 20th wet weather prevailed, an occasional fine day intervening. A considerable quantity of snow fell on the 19th and 20th. From the 21st to the 25th the weather was cloudless and cold; very sharp frost continued day and night, the exposed thermometer falling to 12° on the nights of the 22nd and 24th. The mean temperature of these five days was 27°.5. A warm N.W. wind blew on the 26th, followed by rain at night, which continued all day on the 27th. The remainder of the month was showery. The month was exceedingly calm; mean velocity taken 68 miles per day; in sixty observations, only morning and afternoon, thirty-six were entered as calm, the direction of the remaining observations was S.E., S.W., and N.W. Total rainfall, 1.811 inches on 15 days, against 6.084 inches in Christchurch. The mean temperature, 37°.2 against 48°.9, June is the first month for which the meteorological returns are complete for Bealey, and the remaining statistics are included in the above Table.

R. L. HOLMES,
Meteorological Observer,
Christchurch.

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