Otago Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 624

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✨ Provincial Boundaries and Meteorological Data

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NEW ZEALAND.

OTAGO
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

Vol. XIII. DUNEDIN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1869. No. 624.
[WITH SUPPLEMENT.]

(From the New Zealand Gazette, 14th August, 1869, No. 44.)

BOUNDARIES of the Petty Sessions Districts, as Proclaimed in the New Zealand Gazette, of 14th August, 1869:—

Clutha District.

Comprises all that area bounded towards the north by the Waipahi and Pomahaka Rivers, from where the said Waipahi River crosses the Main South Road to the junction of Rankle Burn with the said Pomahaka River, and thence by the Ranges to the junction of Blackcleugh Burn with the Clutha River; thence towards the east by the said Clutha River to the mouth of the Crook Burn; thence again towards the north by the said Crook Burn to its source; thence again towards the east by a straight line to the source of Lovell’s Creek, and by the said Lovell’s Creek and the Wangaloa Creek to the ocean; thence towards the south by the ocean to Chasland’s Mistake; and thence towards the west by a straight line to Black Horn, a straight line thence to Bleak Hill, a straight line thence to the Cairn, and thence by the Ranges and the Kaiwera Creek to the commencing point.

Tokomairiro District.

Comprises all that area bounded towards the north-west by the boundary of the North Tokomairiro and West Taieri Hundreds, from the eastern boundary of the Clutha District, hereinbefore defined, to the Waipori River; thence towards the east by the said Waipori River and the Taieri River to the ocean; thence towards the south by the ocean to the north of the Wangaloa Creek; and thence towards the west by the eastern boundary of the Clutha District, hereinbefore defined, to the commencing point.

Provinces of Otago and Southland.

Mataura District

Comprises all that area bounded towards the north by the Waikaia District; towards the east by the eastern watershed of the Waikaka River to the Main South Road, thence by the Kaiwera Creek and the Ranges to the Cairn, thence by a straight line to Bleak Hill, thence by a straight line to Black Horn, and thence by a straight line to the ocean at Chasland’s Mistake; thence towards the south by the ocean, thence towards the west by the Invercargill District and the Taringatura Downs District to the commencing point.

Forsyth Goring,
Clerk to the Executive Council.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS taken at Dunedin, for the Month of July, 1869.

At 9 a.m. daily.
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 ... 29.965 inches
Highest pressure (on 14th) ... 30.304
Lowest pressure (on 7th) ... 29.558
Range for month ... .746

Temperature in Shade.

Approx. mean temperature for month ... 42.7 Fah.
Mean maximum temperature ... 48.2
Mean minimum temperature ... 37.1
Mean daily range of temperature ... 11.6
Highest maximum temperature (on 8th) ... 58.0
Lowest minimum temperature (on 3rd) ... 32.0
Extreme range for the month ... 26.0
Mean temp. of evaporation ... 39.3

Solar Radiation.

Maximum (on 29th) ... 105
Minimum (on 1st) ... 53
Mean for month ... 83

Terrestrial Radiation.

Maximum (on 20th) ... 32

VUW Te Waharoa — Otago Provincial Gazette 1869, No 624

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🏛️ Proclamation of Petty Sessions Districts Boundaries

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsBoundaries, Petty Sessions Districts, Clutha, Tokomairiro, Mataura, Otago, Southland
👩‍💼 Officials

Forsyth Goring, Clerk to the Executive Council

🎓 Meteorological Observations for July 1869

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsMeteorology, Weather Data, Barometer, Temperature, Solar Radiation, Terrestrial Radiation, Dunedin

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