2. No vessel which is bound by the foregoing regulation, or by the Quarantine Regulations, already in force, to hoist the Health Officer’s flag, is to bring up in the usual anchorage, even in the event of there being delay in communicating with her, from any cause whatsoever; and every Vessel so bound to hoist the Health Officer’s flag as aforesaid, which may enter any New Zealand Port by night, shall be brought up clear of the shipping, and the master of such vessel shall hoist a bright light at the main, in addition to the usual anchor light, as if such vessel were actually in quarantine, until she has been communicated with as provided by the Quarantine Regulations; and the Master shall be in all cases responsible for any breach of this regulation by or on board such vessel, whether done or caused by his directions or neglect or not.

3. Until such vessel has been communicated with by the Health Officer, or officer acting for him, the Master shall not allow any person to go on board; but in the event of any person going on board, the Master shall keep him or her on board until the Health Officer has declared the vessel clean.

4. No Master or Surgeon of any vessel shall on any pretext give false or evasive answers to any questions put to him relative to the health of the ship by the Health Officer, or by the Harbour Master, Pilot, or other officer of the Port who shall first communicate with such vessel; nor shall any Master or Surgeon fill up the report prescribed by the Quarantine Regulations already in force untruly or incorrectly, or in such a manner as to be calculated to lead the Health Officer, or other officer of the Port acting as Health Officer, to underestimate the seriousness of any sickness which may be, or may have been, on board such vessel.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

NOTE.— Any person offending against any of the above Regulations is subject, by “The Marine Act, 1867,” to a penalty not exceeding Fifty Pounds.

RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS deduced from Daily Registers kept at the Government Station, Christchurch, for August, 1869.

Latitude 43 deg. 32 min. 16 sec. S.; Longitude 172 deg. 88 min. 59 sec. E.

Height above sea, 21 feet; distance from sea, 0 miles.

Barometer (corrected and reduced to 32 deg. F.)

Mean atmospheric pressure for month … 29·980 inches

Highest pressure (on 29th) … 30·205

Lowest pressure (on 18th) … 29·440

Temperature in Shade :

Approx. mean temperature for month … 45·5 Fah.

Mean of highest daily temperature … 52·6 Fah.

Mean of lowest daily temperature … 38·5 ,,

Highest in month (on 27th) … 66·8 ,,

Lowest in month (on 18th) … 27·3 ,,

Mean daily range … 14·1 ,,

Solar Radiation :

Mean … 104·4 ,,

Highest in month (on 26th and 28th) … 120·5 ,,

Terrestrial Radiation :

Mean … 27·0 ,,

Lowest in month (on 18th) … 13·5 ,,

Hygrometer: (deductions)

Mean temperature of evaporation … 43·1 ,,

Mean temperature of dew point … 40·4 ,,

Mean tension of vapour … 0·251 inches

Mean humidity, (Saturation = 100) … 83

Mean weight of a cubic foot of air … 549·7 grains

Mean weight of vapour in a cubic foot of air … 2·9 ,,

Mean weight required to saturate a cubic foot of air … 0·6 ,,

Rain :

Total rainfall on 9 days … 1·165 inches

Greatest rainfall on one day, registered at 9·30 a.m. for previous 24 hours (on 19th) … 0·368 ,,

Wind :

Mean velocity in miles per day … 116 miles

Greatest velocity in miles per day, registered at 9·30 a.m. for previous 24 hours, (on 8th) … 220 ,,

Cloud :

Mean amount at 9·30 a.m. (0=clear) (10=overcast) … 5·0

Evaporation :

Total … 2·205 inches

Number of days on which the wind blew from each point :—

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.

1 2 9 4 0 13 2 0 0

REMARKS.

The weather during the month was not marked by any noticeable peculiarities. There were a considerable number of still and very fine days. The rainfall was below the average, although not unusually small for August. Taking the three months of June, July, and August of the present year and comparing them with same months of the five previous years the following results are obtained :—