One hundred and ninety-three acres, more or less, situate in the Lyttelton District, commencing at a point on the road north-west of section No. 13,558, the same being the westernmost corner of that section; following that road south-westerly a distance of fifteen chains to the road forming the north-eastern boundary of section No. 5286; thence south-easterly along that road to the south-western corner of section No. 12,126; following northerly along the western boundary of that section a distance of twenty-two chains eighty links to the south-eastern boundary of section No. 12,125; following the south-eastern, south-western, and north-western boundaries of that section distances respectively of fifteen chains eighty links, five chains and forty-one chains to the road running through the last-mentioned section; thence north-westerly following that road to the easternmost corner of Reserve No. 1086, in red; following the south-eastern boundary of said Reserve to the easternmost corner of section No. 13,558; and from thence returning south-westerly and north-westerly along the south-eastern and south-western boundaries of that section to the commencing point.

Six hundred and forty acres, more or less, situate in the Waitangi District, on run No. 69, being a rectangular block of land one hundred and thirty-eight chains sixty links from east to west, and forty-six chains twenty links from north to south, and situate about one and a half miles west of the north branch of the River Waihao, so as to include a quartz reef.

Six hundred and forty acres, more or less, situate on run No. 21 in the Ashley District, commencing at a point on the eastern bank of the River Ashley, the same being about one and a half miles north of Mr. Lee’s hut; thence following a line bearing S. 57 E. (mag.), a distance of forty chains; thence at a right angle north-easterly a distance of one hundred and sixty chains; thence north-westerly again at a right angle a distance of forty chains; thence south-westerly following a line parallel to the south-eastern boundary, a distance of about one hundred and forty chains to the river bank before-mentioned; and from thence returning along the same to the commencing point.

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

Latitude 43 deg. 32 min. 16 sec. S.; Longitude 172 deg. 38 min. 59 sec. E.

Height above sea, 21 feet; distance from sea, 5 miles.

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

Mean atmospheric pressure for month ... 29·904 inches

Highest pressure (on 17th) ... 30·342 "

Lowest pressure (on 5th) ... 29·406 "

Temperature in Shade:

Approx. mean temperature for month ... 50·3 Fah.

Mean of highest daily temperature ... 60·8 Fah.

Mean of lowest daily temperature ... 39·8 "

Highest in month (on 21st) ... 71·2 "

Lowest in month (on 12th) ... 30·4 "

Mean daily range ... 20·7 "

Solar Radiation:

Mean ... 122·9 "

Highest in month (on 25th) ... 144·8 "

Terrestrial Radiation:

Mean ... 26·9 "

Lowest in month (on 12th) ... 17·2 "

Hygrometer: (deductions)

Mean temperature of evaporation ... 45·9 "

Mean temperature of dew point ... 41·3 "

Mean tension of vapour ... 0·260 inches

Mean humidity, (Saturation = 100) ... 72

Mean weight of a cubic foot of air ... 542·9 grains

Mean weight of vapour in a cubic foot of air ... 3·0 "

Mean weight required to saturate a cubic foot of air ... 1·2 "

Rain:

Total rainfall on 7 days ... 0·553 inches

Greatest rainfall on one day, registered at 9·30 a.m. for previous 24 hours (on 28th) ... 0·279 "

Wind:

Mean velocity in miles per day ... 147 miles

Greatest velocity in miles per day, registered at 9·30 a.m. for previous 24 hours, (on 1st) ... 283 "

Cloud:

Mean amount at 9·30 a.m. (0=clear) (10=overcast) ... 4·0

Evaporation:

Total ... 3·443 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 3 11 1 1 11 1 1 0