western boundary of Wairuna Hundred, sixteen thousand two hundred (16,200) links; thence by a line due west along the southern boundary of Block VII., Waipahi District, seventeen thousand (17,000) links; thence by a line due north along the eastern boundary of Block XIII., Waipahi District, seven thousand three hundred (7,800) links; thence by a line due west through the said Block XIII., to the Waipahi River, twelve thousand eight hundred (12,800) links; thence along that River in a south-westerly direction, nineteen thousand one hundred (19,100) links; thence along that river in a south-easterly direction, seven hundred and ninety thousand (790,000) links to Run ninety (90); thence along the north-western boundary of Run ninety (90) to the starting point, thirty-eight thousand five hundred (38,500) links, be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, a Member of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at Wellington, this second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

DANIEL POLLEN.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT DUNEDIN FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1874, AT 9 A.M.

Lat. 45 deg. 52 min. 11 sec. S. Long. 170 deg. 31 min. 7 sec. E. Height above sea level, 500 feet.

Barometer—

Mean for month ... 29.651 inches.
Maximum for month on the 4th ... 30.278
Minimum for month on the 7th ... 29.013
Extreme range ... 1.265

Temperature in Shade—

Mean maximum temperature ... 49.6 Fah.
Mean minimum temperature ... 37.5
Approximate temperature for the month ... 43.6
Mean daily range of temperature ... 12.
Extreme maximum temperature on 8th ... 57.
Extreme minimum temperature on 17th ... 30.
Extreme range of temperature for month ... 27.
Mean temperature of evaporation ... 41.1

Exposed Thermometers—

Mean solar radiation ... 98.
Maximum solar radiation on 28th ... 118.
Mean terrestrial radiation ... 32.
Minimum terrestrial radiation on 4th ... 23.
Mean daily range between the extreme temperature of night and day ... 66.

Hygrometrical—

Mean elastic force of vapour ... .234 in.
Mean temperature of the dew point ... 38.2 Fah.
Mean degree of moisture (saturation being 100) ... 80.6

Rain—

Total rainfall ... 1.277 inches.
Number of days on which rain fell ... 8 days.
Maximum rainfall in any 24 hours on the 21th ... 0.720 inches.

Wind—

No. of days on which it blew from each point—
N 1, N E 6, E 0, S E 0, S 1, S W 3, W 4, N W 0, calm 16.
Average daily velocity for month ... 152 miles.
Maximum velocity for month, on 20th ... 500 miles.
Mean amount of cloud for month ... 4.3 to 10

Remarks—

High Winds on 24th from N.E. Snow fell on 4th. Fog on 1st. Weather generally dry and fine.

(Signed) HENRY SKEY, Observer.

NOTE—In this Abstract the results are inserted for the day on which they are recorded, although occurring during the preceding twenty-four hours.

TIME TABLE for the Green Island Section of the DUNEDIN AND CLUTHA RAILWAY.

LEAVE DUNEDIN— | LEAVE GREEN ISLAND—
7.40 a.m. | 8.40 a.m.
1.30 p.m. | 3 p.m.
5 p.m. | 5.30 p.m.

ALL TRAINS STOP AT CAVERSHAM STATION.

FARES—

Between Dunedin and Green Island:
Single.
Return.
1st Class, 1s. 6d. ... 2s. 0d.
2nd Class, 1s. 0d. ... 1s. 6d.

Between Dunedin and Caversham:
Single.
Return.
1st Class, 6d. ... 9d.
2nd Class, 4d. ... 6d.

Between Caversham and Green Island:
Single.
Return.
1st Class ... 1s. 0d. 1st Class ... 1s. 6d.
2nd Class ... 0s. 9d. 2nd Class ... 1s. 0d.

DUNEDIN:

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by Coulls & Culling, of Rattray-street, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.