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Waitangi, Chatham Islands.—Light showers, but small total rainfall, the maximum recorded on 3rd, 70 in.; prevailing S.W. and W. winds, and strong on 8th, otherwise moderate; fog on 2nd.
GENERAL REMARKS.—Fine weather throughout, rain below average and temperature above; barometric pressure high. Winds moderate from N.W. and S.W. Thunder at times. On 6th smart shock of earthquake reported at Castle Hill, Canterbury, at 6.45 p.m.; also on 14th, same place, at 11 p.m., slight; and 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, in Nelson District.

NOTES FOR JUNE, 1881.

Auckland.—Very wet weather with high winds or gales at beginning and middle of month, chiefly from E. and W.; fog on 6th, 20th, 21st, 29th, 30th, and 31st; maximum rain on 19th, 1.700 in.; thunder on 12th; prevailing winds E., S., and S.W.
Wellington.—Fine bright S.E. weather up to night of 5th, when barometer commenced to fall and rain came on, continued showery with falling barometer to 11th, 29.12 in. on that date; heavy rain and strong gale on 11th from S.E. and S.W., and cold; 2.90 in. rain recorded on 12th; next few days fine bright weather; from 18th to 26th showery and unpleasant from N.W. and S.W.; on night of 25th severe gale from S.W. with heavy rain, sleet, and hail, snow on hills; fine for remainder of month; prevailing S.E. and N.W. winds.
Lincoln.—Wet unpleasant weather early part and towards end of month; fine during middle and last few days; maximum rain on 11th, 3.73 in.; prevailing N., N.E., and S.W. winds, and moderate, except on 4th and 5th from N.E. and 11th from S.W., when it blew strong; fog on 20th and 21st; snow on 26th.
Dunedin.—Showery unpleasant month with high winds prevailing from S.W.; very stormy from 24th to 27th; heavy fall of snow on 25th; maximum rain recorded on 11th, 86 in.; total rainfall moderate; fog on 5th, 6th, 9th, and 23rd.
GENERAL REMARKS.—This has been a wet stormy month throughout; rainfall considerably over the average. A rather severe earthquake was experienced on 26th about 5.25 a.m., followed by slight movements up to morning of 27th; another shock was felt on 29th, but slight.

The interchange of weather signals with Australia was commenced this month. Four well-marked atmospheric depressions or storm- centres passed over New Zealand, all of which were three to five days previously also experienced in Australia. On the 3rd a storm-centre, with high temperature, passed north of New Zealand, bringing easterly winds and rain in that part of the colony. This reverse state of the pressure, with the barometer higher in the south than in the north, continued till the 11th, when a steep depression passed the south of New Zealand, and the combined influence of these caused excessive rainfall all over the colony, terminating the long-continued summer drought. On the 18th a centre passed south, with strong N.W. gales and high temperature, and on the 24th the centre of a steep depression passed over Cook Strait, bringing S.E. gales, with snow in the South Island.

J. HECTOR.

Private Advertisements.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

T HE Partnership hitherto existing under the style
of "W. and M. Leahy" has this day been dissolved
by mutual consent; and the business will in future
be carried on by J. W. Leahy, who will pay all
liabilities incurred by the late firm, and receive all
accounts owing to the same.

Witness—Geo. S. Sellers.
MICHAEL J. LEAHY.
JOHN W. LEAHY.
Wellington, 13th September, 1881.
737

APPLICATION FOR PATENT.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 12th September, 1881.

PATENT for Ink-grinding.

JAMES LAWRIE GRANT, Engineer, and THOMAS
MUIR GRANT, Surveyor, of Dunedin and Wellington,
respectively, in the Colony of New Zealand, have
deposited at this office a specification of the said
invention, and I have appointed Friday, the 20th
day of January next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
at this office, to hear the said application and all
objections thereto; and I require all persons having
an interest in opposing the grant of such Letters
Patent to leave, on or before the 16th day of January
next, at this office, particulars in writing of their
objections to the said application, otherwise they will
be precluded from urging the same.
739
W. S. REID,
Patent Officer.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
CANTERBURY DISTRICT.

WASON versus MARTIN.

I, ANDREW ROBY BLOXAM, Sheriff of the Canter-
bury District, do hereby give notice that, under
a writ of fieri facias, duly issued out of the Supreme
Court of New Zealand, at Christchurch, at the suit
of John Cathcart Wason, of Barrhill, in the Pro-
vincial District of Canterbury, Farmer, I have taken
into execution the fee-simple of JOHN MARTIN, of
Barrhill, aforesaid Farmer, in all that piece or parcel
of land situated in the County of Ashburton, contain-
ing 2 roods, be the same a little more or less, with the
appurtenances thereto, being the Lot numbered 15 on
the plan deposited in the Land Transfer Office as
No. 144 (part of Rural Section 25318); and I hereby
give notice that I intend to cause the said land to be
sold by Messieurs H. Matson and Company, at their
sale-rooms, situate in Cashel Street, in the City of
Christchurch, on Saturday, the 5th day of Novem-
ber, 1881, at two o'clock in the afternoon, unless
the debt and costs be sooner paid.

The Solicitor for the Execution Creditor is Mr.
Leonard Harper, of Hereford Street, Christchurch.
Dated this 21st day of September, 1881.
731
A. R. BLOXAM,
Sheriff of the Canterbury District.

COOK COUNTY.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
road has been taken over as a County Road, in
terms of section 88 of "The Public Works Act,
1876:"—

All that portion of road from the line of main
road at Waerengaahika to the Repongaere Ford, on
the Waipara River.

ANDREW GRAHAM,
Chairman, Cook County Council.
Gisborne, 13th August, 1881.
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