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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 64
4th Month. April, 1881. 30 Days. — The Moon's Changes
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4th Month. April, 1881. 30 Days.
The Moon's Changes.
- First Quarter, 7th, 3.33 a.m.
- Full Moon, 14th, 11.29 p.m.
- Last Quarter, 21st, 9.17 p.m.
- New Moon, 28th, 10.3 p.m.
- Apogee, 7th, 1 p.m.
- Perigee, 20th, 11 a.m.
| Auckland (North Island). | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| max. | min. | Ex. range. | |
| Barometer | 30.357 | 29.630 | .727 |
| Temperature | 69.9 | 54.5 | 35.4 |
| Radiation | 136.6 | 31.4 | 78.2 |
| Rainfall | 1.315 inches. 15 days. | ||
| Prevailing winds | S.W., W. & N.W. | ||
| Dunedin (South Island). | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| max. | min. | Ex. range. | |
| Barometer | 30.599 | 29.058 | 1.541 |
| Temperature | 59.9 | 45.1 | 33.0 |
| Radiation | 103.0 | 30.0 | 42.0 |
| Rainfall | 1.776 inches. 11 days. | ||
| Prevailing winds | S.W. and N.E. | ||
| F | 1 | Venus in conj. with Moon |
| S | 2 | Richard Cobden died, 1865. Orakau Redoubt attacked, 1864 |
| S | 3 | 5th Sunday in Lent. (1) General Cameron arrived, 1861 |
| M | 4 | Supreme Court Sittings open |
| Tu | 5 | University boat race, Cambridge won by 3½ lengths, 1870 |
| W | 6 | Old Lady Day. Battle of Badajoz, 1812 |
| th | 7 | Prince Leopold born, 1853 |
| F | 8 | Cyclone at Auckland, 1862. (6) Cession of Fiji announced, 1874 |
| S | 9 | |
| S | 10 | Palm Sunday. T. Nelson & Sons' establishment burnt, 1878 |
| M | 11 | G. A. Selwyn, 1st Bishop of New Zealand, died, 1878, aged 69 |
| Tu | 12 | Dublin Exhibition, 1853. Lord Rodney's victory, 1782 |
| W | 13 | Penal Settlement founded at Norfolk Island, 1790 |
| th | 14 | Princess Beatrice born, 1857. President Lincoln shot, 1865 |
| F | 15 | Good Friday. Bank Holiday. Auckland lighted with gas, 1865 |
| S | 16 | Bank Holiday. Gov. King arrived at Sydney, 1800 |
| S. | 17 | Easter Sunday. |
| M | 18 | Easter Monday. Bank Holiday |
| Tu | 19 | Bank Holiday. American War of Independence, 1775 |
| W | 20 | Spanish Armada destroyed, 1588. Napoleon III. born, 1808 |
| th | 21 | |
| F | 22 | First South Australia Parliament opened, 1857 |
| S | 23 | St. George. Bank Holiday. (24) Russia & Turkey war, 1877 |
| S | 24 | Low Sunday. Mars in conj. with Moon. Shakespere died, 1616 |
| M | 25 | St. Mark Princess Alice Maud Mary born, 1843 |
| Tu | 26 | Mercury in conj. with Moon |
| W | 27 | Jupiter in conj. with Moon. Capt. Flinders entd. Pt. Philip, 1802 |
| th | 28 | |
| F | 29 | Capt. Cook landed at Botany Bay, 1770 |
| S | 30 | First marriage at Pt. Philip, 1837. (27) Macready, actor, died, 1873 |