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IMMIGRATION MONEY.—Assisted Immigrants by the undernamed Ships are requested to forward to John Logan, Immigration Agent, Dunedin, the amount of their Passage Money. Proceedings will be taken to recover in all cases of non-payment without further notice.

William Davie ... 1869
England ... "
Asterope ... "
James Nicol Fleming ... "
Timaru ... "
Otago ... "
City of Dunedin ... "
Queen Bee ... 1870
Christian M’Ausland ... "
Warrior Queen ... "
William Lindsay ... "
Jessie Readman ... "
Achilles ... "
Edward P. Bouverie ... "
Leucadia ... "
William Davie ... "
Peter Denny ... "
James Nicol Fleming ... "
May Queen ... "
Otago ... "
Robert Henderson ... "
Christian M’Ausland ... 1871
City of Dunedin ... "
Warrior Queen ... "
Agnes Muir ... "
Jessie Readman ... "
Carrick Castle ... "
Wild Deer ... "
William Davie ... "
Shun Lee ... "
Otago ... "
James Nicol Fleming ... "

27th August, 1872.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS taken at DUNEDIN, for the Month of AUGUST, 1872,
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 29.746 inches
Highest pressure (on 20th) ... 30.343
Lowest pressure (on 11th) ... 29.141
Range for month ... 1.202

Temperature in Shade.
Approx. mean temperature for month 42.8 Fall.
Mean maximum temperature ... 49.2
Mean minimum temperature ... 36.3
Mean daily range of temperature ... 12.8
Highest maxim. temperature (on 23rd) 56.0
Lowest minim. temperature (on 15th) 27.0
Extreme range for the month ... 29.0
Mean temp. of evaporation ... 39.5

Solar Radiation.
Maximum (on 20th) ... 105
Mean for Month ... 83

Terrestrial Radiation.
Minimum (on 15th) ... 20
Mean for month ... 28

Mean degree of humidity (Saturation = 100) ... 75.9
Mean elast. force of vapour ... .203 inches.
Mean temp. of dew point ... 35.6 Fah.

Total rainfall on 13 days ... 3.618 inches.
Greatest rainfall in one day (on 29th) ... 1.380
Mean amount of sky covered (overcast, = 10) ... 6.0

Wind: Mean velocity per day for month 180 miles.
Greatest velocity observed for 24 hours (on 18th) ... 435

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 1 1 0 3 6 7 0 12

REMARKS.—Snow fell on 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th. Fog on 24th.

NOTE.—The results of all the self-registering instruments were recorded on the dates above given, and therefore occurred during the preceding 24 hours.

HENRY SKEY.

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OTEPOPO DISTRICT ROAD BOARD.—The undermentioned persons have been duly elected under the “Otago Roads Ordinance 1871” and the “Otago Roads Ordinance Amendment Ordinance 1872” as members of the Otepopo District Road Board, for the several subdivisions following:—

Subdivision of Sydney ... Alexander Aitchison
William Craig
Peter Russell

Subdivision of Copmanhurst ... Angus Ross, of Herbert
Alexander M’Donald
Dugald M’Ewing.

Subdivision of Allday ... Ernest Frederic Diehl
Arthur Sheild
Adam Anderson.

Subdivision of Chelsea ... Robert Thompson
John M’Lennan
Francis Bromley.

T. W. PARKER,
Returning Officer.

2nd September, 1872.

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ROAD BOARD ELECTIONS, BALCLUTHA,
30th August, 1872.—I have the honor to report, for the information of the Government, the election of the following gentlemen for the respective Districts and Subdivisions of Districts, under the “Otago Roads Ordinance 1871” and “Amendments Ordinance 1872.”

ROBERT GRIGOR,
Returning Officer.

MATAU DISTRICT.

North Molyneux Subdivision ... David Maitland
Peter Smith
Crawford Anderson

Inch Clutha Subdivision ... John Darling
Thomas M’Donald
William Ferguson

KAITANGATA DISTRICT.

Wangaloa Subdivision ... Thomas Johnston
William Aitcheson
James Grey

Coombe Hay Subdivision ... Robert Chapman
William Poppelwell
William Dunn

CLUTHA DISTRICT.

Warepa Subdivision ... Henry Hogg
John Sandilands
James B. Porteous

Stream Head Subdivision ... Robert Campbell
Thomas Ord

POMAHAKA DISTRICT.

Te Houka Subdivision ... William Alex. Tolmie
Duncan M’Neil
Henry Robson

Ashley Downs Subdivision ... John Gibson
Donald Allan Tolmie
Campbell Thomson

CLINTON DISTRICT.

Popotunoa Subdivision ... James Logan
George Steele
David Wallace