METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS taken at

Dunedin, for the month of December, 1865.
Lat. 45° 52' 11" S.; Long. 170° 31' 7" E.; altitude above sea, 550 feet.

BAROMETER, REDUCED TO 32 FAH. AND SEA LEVEL.

Mean atmospheric pressure for month : 29.813 inches
Highest pressure (on 17th) : 30.202 "
Lowest pressure (on 22nd) : 29.310 "
Range for month : 0.891 "

TEMPERATURE IN SHADE.

Approximate mean temperature for month : 55.8° Fah.
Mean maximum temperature : 63.9 "
Mean minimum temperature : 46.7 "
Mean daily range of temperature : 17.2 "
Highest maximum temperature : 79.0 "
Lowest minimum temperature : 38.0 "
Extreme range for the month : 41.0 "

SOLAR RADIATION.

Maximum (on 17th) : 109
Minimum (registered on 1st) : 64
Mean for month : 92

TERRESTRIAL RADIATION.

Maximum (on 15th) : 59
Minimum (on 6th) : 33
Mean for month : 43

Mean degree of humidity (Saturation = 100) : 71.6
From the 9.30, 4.30 observations : 71.6
Mean elastic force of vapour : 0.303 inches
Mean temperature of dew point : 45°·1 Fah.
Total rain fall on 19 days : 2.365 inches
Mean amount of sky covered (overcast = 10) : 5

WIND.

Mean velocity per day for month : 150 miles
Greatest velocity observed for 24 hours : 365

REMARKS.

Thunder Storms occurred on 12th, 21st, 29th, and 30th.
Lunar Halo on 28th.
Fog prevailed on 18th, 19th, 20th, and 24th.

Henry Skey.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Otago and Southland District.

In the matter of the Petition of Edward Dooley,
of Dunstan Creek, in the Province of Otago,
Tentmaker, a Debtor; and in the matter of the
“Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862.”

NOTICE is hereby given, that his Honor Mr.
Justice Chapman has appointed Monday, the
fifth day of February next, at the hour of ten o’clock
in the forenoon, at the Supreme Court House,
Dunedin, for hearing the matters of the above-
mentioned Petition.

Dated this thirteenth day of January, 1866.

Haggitt & Haggitt,
Solicitors for the said Petitioner.

8s.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Otago and Southland District.

In the matter of the Petition of John Stewart,
of Tokomairiro, Settler; and in the matter of the
“Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862.”

NOTICE is given that the Judge has appointed
Monday, the fifth day of February next, for
the hearing of the said Petition.

Dated the sixteenth day of February, 1866.

MacGregor & Harvey,
Solicitors for the said Petitioner.

5s.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Otago and Southland District.

In the matter of the “Debtors and Creditors Act,
1862 and 1865,” and in the matter of the
several petitions of Robert M’Skimming, of
Dunedin, in the Province of Otago, Drayman;
George White, of Anderson’s Bay, near
Dunedin aforesaid, Brickmaker; Francis Lindeman,
of Dunedin aforesaid, Furniture Broker;
Daniel White, late of Hokitika, but now of Dunedin
aforesaid, Hotelkeeper; Edward M’Nulty,
of Kirtle Burn, in the Province of Otago, late
Storekeeper and Publican, now out of business;
and Joseph Reid, of Dunedin aforesaid, Commission
Agent.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Court has
appointed Monday, the fifth day of February,
1866, at the hour of ten o’clock in the forenoon,
at the Supreme Court House, Dunedin, for the hearing
of the above petitions.

Dated this 15th day of January, 1866.

Edward Francis Ward,
Solicitor for the above-named Petitioner.

12s.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Otago and Southland District.

In the matter of the several Petitions of the following
Debtors, namely, Ralph Donkin, of Dunedin, in
the Province of Otago, Civil Engineer; Thomas
Brenchley, of Dunedin aforesaid, Lighter
Agent; and Abraham Charles Rees, of
Dunedin aforesaid, Tobacconist; and in the
matter of the “Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862.”

NOTICE is hereby given that, under and in pursuance
of the provisions of the said Act, Monday,
the fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-six, has been appointed for the hearing of
the above Petitions.

Dated the sixteenth day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-six.

Wilson, Kidston, & Stamper,
Solicitors for the said Petitioners.
Temple Chambers, Princes-street, Dunedin.

11s.

(From the New Zealand Gazette, December 22, 1865, No. 49.)

Registrars of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Otago), appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 13th December, 1865.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint the following gentlemen to be Registrars
of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths, and Marriages,
for the respective districts set opposite their names, as
defined in Proclamation of 30th November, 1865, and
published in New Zealand Gazette, No. 48, of 11th
December, 1865:

• John Gillies, Dunedin;
• John J. Joyce, Port Chalmers;
• Lowther Broad, the Arrow;
• Thomas Windle Parker, Oamaru;
• James Waddle, East Taieri;
• Francis Franks, Waikouaiti;
• John S. Worthington, Wakatipu;
• Hugh McLeod, Warepa;
• Robert Sinclair Gardner, West Taieri;
• *James C. Thomson, Manuherikia;
• +Richard Edwin Field, Gabriels;
• John Nugent Wood, Nokomai;
• Henry Stratford, Dunstan;
• John S. Hickson, Blackstone;
• Charles Broad, Hamilton;
• John Mackay, Waitahuna;
• Charles Vincent Brewer, North Molyneux;
• Alexander Ayson, Tokomairiro;
• Henry Norman, Wanaka.

These appointments to take effect from 1st February, 1866.

E. W. Stafford.

• Thomson. By mistake for Edward.

• Field. By mistake in the original.

Printed under the Authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by Daniel Campbell, of Dunedin, New Zealand,
Printer to the said Provincial Government for the time being.