NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the "Town and Country Police Ordinance, 1862," (Section 5, Sub-section 25), enacts that "Any person guilty of carrying any Firearms, Sword, Dirk, Dagger, or other offensive weapon, within any town or public place in the Province of Otago, without permission of the local authority, is liable to be fined in the sum of £20."

Sailors are therefore cautioned against carrying their sheath knives in towns or public places within the said Province.

WM. THOMSON,
Harbour Master.
Harbour Office, Port Chalmers,
7th October, 1874.

THE chestnut Horse advertised by me last month is not claimed before Monday the 19th instant, he will be sold at the Glenore Pound on that day at noon.

THOS. MURRAY,
Poundkeeper, Glenore.
Glenore, 9th October, 1874.

IMPOUNDED on the 4th day of October, 1874, by Sergeant Bullen,

One bay mare, black points, small star scar on near rump, shod all round; no visible brands;
Owner unknown; for wandering at large in the streets of Queenstown, for which Twenty Shillings driving expenses are claimed, and in default of being released, the above mare will be sold at the Public Pound at Hayes Lake, on Friday, the 30th day of October, 1874, at twelve o'clock noon.

W. T. MARSHALL,
Poundkeeper of the Shotover Pound.

IMPOUNDED on the 12th day of October, 1874, by John McDermid, Sawyer's Bay,

One dark strawberry cow, with white stripe on back, branded like a triangle in circle on left loin.
Owner unknown; for trespassing on Mr. McDermid's ground, Sawyer's Bay, for which two pounds ten shillings damages is claimed, five shillings trespass, and in default of being released the above cow will be sold at the Public Pound at Port Chalmers on Friday, the 23rd day of October, 1874, at twelve o'clock noon.

THOMAS BRIBNER,
Poundkeeper of the Port Chalmers Pound.

ABSTRACTS from previous Gazette of Impounding Notices

Friday, 23rd October, at Noon.
Three cows, 1 bull, 2 calves, 2 steers, 1 heifer, will be sold at Clyde Pound.
One heifer will be sold at Shotover Pound.
Two horses and a mare will be sold at Balclutha Pound.

OTAGO RAILWAYS

TIME TABLE FOR OCTOBER, 1874.

Trains will leave the undermentioned Stations as follows:

PORT CHALMERS.

Leave Dunedin

• 6.30 a.m.
• 8.15 a.m.
• 10.30 a.m.*
• 12.30 p.m.†
• 2.30 p.m.*
• 4.45 p.m.
• 6.30 p.m.

Leave Port Chalmers

• 7.15 a.m.
• 9.10 a.m.
• 11.30 a.m.*
• 1.30 p.m.†
• 3.30 p.m.*
• 5.30 p.m.
• 7.15 p.m.

• These trains stop at Pelichet Bay only.
  † These trains stop at Pelichet Bay and Burke's only.

SUNDAY TRAINS.

Leave Dunedin

• 9.30 a.m.
• 2.30 p.m.
• 4.0 p.m.

Leave Port Chalmers

• 10.10 a.m.
• 3.15 p.m.
• 5.0 p.m.

Return Tickets, 2s. 6d.

GREEN ISLAND.

Leave Dunedin

• 7.30 a.m.
• 9.5 a.m.
• 1.30 p.m.
• 4.15 p.m.
• 5.20 p.m.

Leave Green Island

• 8.30 a.m.
• 9.40 a.m.
• 3.0 p.m.
• 4.45 p.m.
• 5.50 p.m.

WM. CONYERS,
General Manager.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT DUNEDIN FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 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 ... 29.496
• Maximum for month on the 14th ... 29.856
• Minimum for month on the 29th ... 29.212
• Extreme range ... 0.644

Temperature in Shade...

• Fahrenheit
• Mean maximum temperature ... 50.8
• Mean minimum temperature ... 37.4
• Approximate temperature for the month ... 44.1
• Mean daily range of temperature ... 13.3
• Extreme maximum temperature on 26th ... 60
• Extreme minimum temperature on 21st ... 32
• Extreme range of temperature for month ... 28.0

Exposed Thermometers...

• Mean solar radiation ... 104
• Maximum solar radiation on 11th ... 128
• Mean terrestrial radiation ... 32
• Minimum terrestrial radiation on 15th ... 23
• Mean daily range between the extreme temperature of night and day ... 72

Hygrometrical...

• Mean elastic force of vapour ... .234 in.
• Mean temperature of the dew point (computed from wet and dry bulbs) ... 3.36 Fah.
• Mean degrees of moisture ... 80.6

Rain...

• Total rainfall ... 5.454 inches
• Number of days on which rain fell ... 19 days
• Maximum rainfall in any 24 hours on the 29th ... 1.300 inches

Wind...

• No. of days on which it blew from each point:
  • N 1, NE 5, E 0, SE 3, S 5, SW 8, W 6, NW 4,
  • Calm 5.
• Average daily velocity for month ... 134 miles
• Maximum velocity for month, on 29th ... 378 miles
• Mean amount of cloud for month: 0, clear sky; 10, overcast ... 6.5

Remarks...

• Weather during the month very wet. Wintry on 3rd, 20th, and 21st. Fog on 18th.

(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.

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.