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TABLE OF POSITIONS,--NEW ZEALAND.

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TABLE OF POSITIONS,--NEW ZEALAND.

FROM THE SURVEYS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS ACHERON AND PANDORA,--1848-55.

Note.-- The Longitudes of these positions have been adapted to the Meridian of Fort Macquarie, Sydney, New South Wales; assumed in 151 deg. 14' 0" East from Greenwich, on the authority of Lieut. Raper, R.N. See his discussion on Maritime Longitudes, and Tables of Maritime positions.

Place. Particular Spot. Latitude. South. Longitude East. Tides.
H.W.
F.&C.
Tides.
Range.
  NORTH ISLAND        
    deg. ' " deg. ' " h. m. feet.
Three Kings islands N.E. island, N.E. extreme 34 6 20 172 9 45 8 0 7
" " S.W. island, West extreme 34 9 30 172 1 30    
Cape Maria Van Piemen Cape Islet 34 28 30 172 38 40 8 0 7
North Cape Cape Islet 34 25 7 173 4 10 7 0 7
Parenga-renga harbour Kohau, or Coal point 34 30 40 173 1 20 7 54 7
Ohora river Repirepi point 34 49 45 173 9 50 8 48  
Awanui river Tekotiatia point 34 53 12 173 18 34 7 44 7
Cape Kara Kara Cape extreme 34 47 20 173 25 20    
Monganui harbour White's point 35 00 20 173 33 35 8 15 5 to 9
Stephenson island N.W. extreme 34 57 45 173 46 30    
Wangaroa harbour Peach island 35 1 44 173 46 44 8 15 7
Cavalli islands Great island N.E. extreme 34 59 30 173 58 30 8 0 7
Bay of Islands Motu Mea islet 35 17 0 174 7 2 7 15 4 to 9
11 11 Cape Brett 35 10 30 174 21 0    
Wangaruru harbour Grove point 35 23 20 174 21 40 7 10 5 to 9
Poor Knights islands North island, North point 35 28 30 174 44 30    
Tutukaka harbour North Head 35 37 54 174 33 55 7 0 5 to 9
Bream head Extreme 35 52 15 174 36 45    
Wangari harbour Lort point 35 50 45 174 31 30 7 0 5 to 9
Moko-Hinou islands North island, North extreme 35 54 40 175 7 5    
Great Barrier island Aguilles point 36 1 15 175 27 0    
" " Nagle cove 36 8 48 175 21 30 6 25 4 to 10
" " Cape Barrier, extreme 36 21 30 175 33 0    

* This important meridian appears to be yet open to further investigation; the late Admiral P. P. King, from numerous observations, considered it to be in 151 deg. 15' 25"; the late Captains Blackwood and Stanley for their surveys in Australia adopted 151 deg. 14' 50", as reduced from the longitude of Paramatta observatory given in the Nautical Almanac, which Captain Denham, for his present operations in the Pacific Ocean (1856), also employs. Captain J. L. Stokes, for the Acheron's surveys adopted 151 deg. 15' 30"; an analysis of documents in the Hydrographic Office, embracing observations made between the years 1788 and 1851, by numerous navigators and astronomers, places Fort Macquarie in 151 deg. 15' 5" E. Garden Island, the usual place of observation at present, lies 0 deg. 0' 47" E. of Fort Macquarie.

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Place Particular Spot Latitude. South Longitude. East Tides
H.W.
F. & C.
Tides.
Range.
  North Island. -continued.      
    deg. ' " deg. ' " h. m. feet.
Rodney point Extreme 36 17 40 174 51 0    
Kawau island Bon Accord harbour
Momono jetty
36 26 10 174 50 SO 6 30 4 to 10
Auckland harbour Depot point 36 50 5 174 49 10 7 5 7 to 11
Coromandel harbour Tuhuia island 36 48 35 175 24 50 7 0  
Castle hill Summit 36 48 25 175 35 0    
Cape Colville North point 36 23 20 175 22 0    
Cuvier island Highest peak 36 26 20 175 48 0    
Mercury islands East island; North cliff 36 37 10 175 58 20    
Mercury bay Huki-huki pah,
entrance of Mangrove river.
36 48 44 175 44 36 7 21 4 to 7
Alderman islands East island 36 56 15 176 7 10    
Kati-Kati river North head 37 27 0 176 0 30    
Mayor island Highest peak 37 16 0 176 15 15 7 45  
Tauranga harbour Monganui mount (apex) 37 3G 25 176 11 0 7 10 6
Astrolabe rocks Centre 37 30 45 176 26 45 7 30  
Motiti island North point 37 31 40 176 25 20    
Plate island Centre 37 38 15 176 S3 40    
Maketu Town point 37 43 0 176 28 30    
Motu Hora Highest peak 37 50 15 176 59 30    
Opotiki river Mission house 37 58 0 177 18 0 6 30 9
White island Summit 37 30 0 177 11 45 7 30  
Mount Edgecumbe East Summit 38 06 0 176 45 0    
Tekaha point Outer extreme 37 42 45 177 41 45 6 30 7
Runaway tape Extreme 37 30 30 178 0 30 9 16  
Hick's bay Motakawa, or Long point 37 32 20 178 21 15 9 0 7
East cape East Cape Islet 37 40 0 i78 36 5 8 55 7
Open bay North point 37 58 20 178 23 10    
Tolago bay Motu-Heka islet 38 20 50 178 21 10 8 50  
Gable end Foreland The white Gable 38 31 45 178 18 20 8 0  
Ariel rocks Centre 38 43 40 178 18 30 8 0  
Poverty bay Young Nick's head 38 45 0 177 59 25 6 5 5 to 6
Mahia, or
Terakako Peninsula.
Table cape (extreme) 39 6 0 178 1 o    
" " Portland island,
S. Extreme
39 17 40 177 53 5 7 45  
Hawke bay Ahuriri harbour,
McKain's hotel
39 28 44 176 54 0 7 50  
Cape Kidnappers Extreme 39 37 35 177 8 10   3

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TABLE OF POSITIONS.

Place Particular Spot Latitude.
South
Longitude.
East
Tides.
H.W.
F. & C
Tides.
Range
  NORTH ISLAND. continued      
    deg. ' " deg. ' " h. m. feet.
Cape Turnagain East extreme 40 22 0 176 45 40 7 0  
Castle point Extreme 40 54 30 176 13 13    
Flat point Extreme 41 10 50 176 1 30    
Cape Palliser Extreme 41 36 30 175 17 00 6 0  
Taourakira head Extreme 41 26 25 174 55 55    
Port Nicholson Pipitea point 41 16 40 174 47 53 4 30 2^ to 5
Cape Terawitti Extreme 41 17 15 174 38 15    
Mana island Summit at N.W. extreme 41 4 56 174 48 0 7 0  
Kapiti island Long point 40 50 0 174 58 25 9 0 6
" " Mahew islet 40 53 30 174 55 20    
Rangitiki river North entrance 40 17 30 175 14 45    
Manawatu river North entrance point 40 27 10 175 14 40 10 0 4 to 8
Wanganui river North Head 39 57 20 175 1 0 10 15 4 to 8
Waimate pah Summit - 35 35 40 174 10 0    
Cape Egmont Extreme 39 17 0 173 46 00 9 30  
Mount Egmont Summit (8,270 feet) 39 18 0 174 4 55    
New Plymouth Flag staff 39 3 35 174 4 58 9 30 6 to 14
Mokau river Entrance 38 42 30 174 37 45    
Albatross point North extreme 38 C 10 174 42 30    
Kawhia harbour South head 38 4 55 174 48 15 9 30 12
Gannct island Summit 37 57 0 174 34 0    
Aotea harbour South head 37 59 35 174 50 0 9 30 12 springs.
Whaingaroa harbour South entrance point 37 46 30 174 52 30 9 30  
Waikato river Maraitai village 37 24 20 174 47 20 9 30 7 to 12
Manukau harbour Paratutai (Northhead)
flag st.
37 3 0 174 32 10 10 0 7 to 13
" " Onehunga (South point) 36 56 15 174 48 00 10 50 5 to 14
Kaipara harbour North entrance head 36 24 20 174 7 0 10 55 8 to 11
" Watering place,
Wairoa branch
36 19 35 174 11 30 10 50 8 to 11
Monganui bluff The Bluff 35 46 20 173 34 42 9 45  
Hokianga river Flag staff at entrance 35 32 5 173 22 55 9 45 10
" Upper Mission Station 35 21 50 173 33 20 9 58  
Wangape North head 35 22 20 173 13 45 9 10  
Herekino South point 35 18 10 173 11 05 9 0  
Reef point Extreme 35 10 30 173 05 30 8 45 7

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Place. Particular Spot. Latitude. Longitude. Tides
H. W.
F.& C
Tides.
Range.
  MIDDLE ISLAND        
    deg. ' " deg. ' " h. m. feet.
Cape Campbell Extreme 41 43 0 174 18 30 6 0  
Waipapa point Extreme 42 10 15 173 58 30    
Kaikora peninsula Eastern extreme head 42 26 30 173 43 30 5 30  
Amuri bluff Extreme of bluff 42 34 20 173 32 30    
Waiau-ua river Entrance 42 47 10 173 23 10    
Sail rock Centre 42 58 40 173 14 30    
Pegasus bay Motunau,
or Table island
43 4 00 173 5 0 4 0  
" " Double corner,(landing place) 43 8 35 172 50 0    
Port Cooper Lyttleton Custom house 43 36 42 172 44 17 4 20 6 to 8
Pigeon bay Settlement cove 43 40 41 172 54 8    
Banks peninsula East head 43 46 30 173 09 0 3 45  
Akaroa barbour Observation head 43 49 34 172 58 17 3 24 6 to 8
Hakatere, or
Ashburton river.
North entrance point 44 4 50 171 49 30    
Rangitata,
or Alford river.
South entrance point 44 11 0 171 34 45    
Timaru Old whaling station 44 23 50 171 18 30    
Waihao river Entrance 41 47 15 171 12 35    
Waitangi river North entrance head 44 51 50 171 12 10    
Moerangi bay Look-out bluff 45 16 15 170 53 50    
" Whalers home point 45 22 30 170 54 0 3 0  
Waikouaiti bay Jones Head summit 45 37 20 170 43 0    
Otago barbour Tairoa head 45 46 55 170 44 58    
5, Koputai bay,
South point
45 49 18 170 39 10 3 30 4 to 8
Cape Saunders Extreme 45 52 40 170 46 30 2 45  
Taieri island East point 46 3 45 170 14 40    
Quoin point Extreme 46 9 30 170 13 0    
Molyneux bay Landing place 46 24 05 169 48 49 3 0 4 to 8
Nugget point Extreme 46 26 15 169 52 0    
Long point Extreme 46 35 0 169 36 15    
Chasland's mistake Extreme 46 39 00 169 21 30    
Brothers point Outer islet 46 40 15 169 13 35    
Slope point Extrem 46 41 0 169 2 30    
Ruapuke island Observation,
or N.E. head
46 46 42 168 33 55 1 0 4 to 8
Bluff harbour Burial point 46 36 71 168 21 55 1 18 4 to 8

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TABLE OF POSITIONS.

Place. Particular Spot. Latitude.
South.
Longitude.
East.
Tides
H W.
F.&C.
Tides.
Range.
  MIDDLE ISLAND. continued      
    deg. ' " deg. ' " h. m. feet.
Centre island South end 46 28 50 167 52 15 12 15  
Tewaewaes bay Mid-bay reef 46 16 50 167 28 0    
Solander island Summit 46 36 0 166 55 0    
Green islets Outer islet 46 15 0 166 48 0    
Windsor point Extreme 46 12 50 166 39 15 11 15  
Preservation inlet Cuttle cove 46 4 30 166 40 38 11 20 4 to 8
Table rock   46 6 10 166 31 50    
Chalky inlet Little island,
North port
45 59 2 166 35 45 11 5 4 to 8
Cape Providence Extreme 46 1 00 166 28 30 11 15  
West cape Extreme 45 54 20 166 26 30    
Dusky Bay, or Sound Five Fingers point 45 44 15 166 27 45 11 15  
" " Duck cove,
Observation rock
45 43 42 166 39 37 10 50 6 to 10
Breaksea island North-East point 45 34 45 166 38 45 11 15  
Daggs sound Observation head,
North arm
45 23 07 166 52 30 11 30 4 to 8
Doubtful inlet February point 45 16 45 167 6 15    
Thompson sound Head of Deas cove 45 11 43 166 58 10 11 30 4 to 8
Nancy sound Heel cove,
head of lst reach
45 11 10 167 6 10    
Caswell sound Green point islet 45 1 43 167 18 15    
George sound Anchorage cove,
North shore.
44 55 20 167 26 50    
Bligh sound Bounty cove 44 52 56 167 32 20 10 45 4 to 8
Milford sound Anita bay 44 35 00 167 47 10    
" " Freshwater basin 44 40 20 167 55 41 9 15 4 to 8
Awarua River Entrance 44 24 0 167 58 0    
Cascade point North extreme 44 00 30 168 24 30    
Jackson bay Huts in
S. W. corner
43 58 35 168 37 41    
Open-bay islets S.W. islet--
centre
43 51 40 168 53 45    
Arnott point Extreme 43 45 0 169 10 5    
Mount Cook Highest peak
(13,200)
43 36 30 170 12 10    
Abut bead Extreme 43 12 45 170 9 0    
Bold head Extreme 42 51 0 170 42 15    
Grey river Entrance 42 28 30 171 11 15    
Perpendicular point Centre cliff 42 8 0 171 19 0    
Cape Foulwind Extreme 41 45 30 171 34 SO    
ti Three Steeples
(northern)
41 43 20 171 S5 15    

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Place. Particular Spot. Latitude
South
Longitude
East
Tides
H.W.
F. & C.
Tides.
Range
  MIDDLE ISLAND continued      
    deg. ' " deg. ' " h. m. feet.
Buller, or
Kawatiri river
Entrance 41 46 15 171 45 0    
Rocks point Extreme 40 58 30 172 6 15    
Wanganui inlet Entrance 40 34 45 172 33 0    
Cape Farewell Extreme 40 29 50 172 42 10 9 20 6 to 14
Farewell spit Bush end,
extreme of spit
40 33 20 173 2 0    
Massacre bay Tasman corner,
Abel head
40 31 52 172 45 10 8 45 6 to 13
" Motu Pipi river,
West ent:
40 50 05 172 51 38 9 50 6 to 14
Astrolabe road Adele island,
N.E. point
40 58 55 173 5 20    
Nelson haven Magazine on Boulder bank 41 15 35 173 16 58 9 50 6 to 14
Croisilles harbour Shingle point
on north shore
41 3 15 173 43 20    
Stephens island North end 40 40 0 174 1 30    
D'Urville island, Port Hardy;
Wooding point,
East arm
40 40 35 173 55 0 9 55 6 to 8
Rangitoto roadstead Beach near anchorage 40 17 50 173 58 10    
Pelorus sound Sentinel rock,
off entrance
40 63 05 174 10 10    
" Ohingaroa bay--beach 41 14 22 173 51 38 10 0 3 to 11
" " Kopi bay, central
head on south side.
40 54 42 173 57 40 9 35  
Guards bay Titirangi bay,
cliff at head.
41 1 0 174 9 30    
Cape Lambert Extreme 40 59 30 174 15 0    
Fort Gore Head of Melville cove 41 1 55 174 12 18 9 00 6 to 8
Cape Jackson Extreme 40 59 50 174 20 0    
Queen Charlotte sound Motuara island So:
Summit
41 05 48 174 17 30 8 50 6 to 8
Tory channel White rocks,
Jacksons bay
41 12 45 174 18 20 8 15 6 to 8
Brothers islets North islet
(235 feet)
41 6 25 174 27 45    
Wellington head Summit (2,190 feet) 41 11 15 174 23 15    
Port Underwood Bell's cove,
Flag point
41 20 28 174 9 20 6 10 6 to 8
Wairau river Entrance, north side 41 30 0 174 4 50    
White bluff Summit of No:
extme. (890 ft.)
41 33 30 174 10 10    

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TABLE OF POSITIONS.--MAGNETIC OBSERVATIONS.

Place. Particular Spot. Latitude.
South.
Longitude.
East.
H. W.
F.&C
Tides.
Range.
  SOUTH, OR STEWART ISLAND      
    deg. ' " deg. ' " h. m. feet.
Black rock point Extreme 46 41 0 167 53 30    
Port William Howell's house 46 50 30 168 6 30 12 45 4 to 3
Patersons inlet Head of Glory cove 46 58 30 168 10 50 1 10 4 to 8
Port Adventure White beach,
South end
47 3 52 168 11 53 12 20 4 to 8
Lords river lst cove within
entrance
47 7 11 168 9 34 1 20  
Port Pegasus Cove abreast
Anchorage island
47 11 40 167 41 47 11 50 4 to 8
South Cape S.W. extreme,
Stewarts island
47 17 0 167 29 40 12 0 7
Traps rocks South reef,
centre
47 32 45 167 52 45 12 0  
" North reef, centre 47 22 35 167 55 45    
Wedge island Centre 47 13 30 167 25 0 12 0  
Mason bay Outer Ernest
island; So: cove
46 57 9 167 42 5 11 10 4 to 8
Codfish island N.W. extreme        

SNARES ISLANDS.

Snares Islands S.W island 48 6 43 166 28 40    

MAGNETIC OBSERVATIONS.

Place. Year. Variation East. Dip. Year.
NORTH ISLAND.        
    deg. ' deg. '  
Three Kings Islands 1852 14 55    
Parengarenga harbour -- 13 30    
Cape Kara Kara -- 13 15    
Wangeroa harbour 1854 14 10 58 27 4 1851
Bay of islands 1819 14 20    
Wangaruru harbour -- 14 25    
Wangari harbour -- 14 20    
Great Barrier island 1848 13 33    
Auckland harbour -- 14 18    
Tauranga 1853 15 0    
Maketu 1854 14 45    

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NEW ZEALAND.--MAGNETIC OBSERVATIONS.

Place. Year. Variation East. Dip. Year.
  NORTH ISLAND --continued    
Motu Hora 1853 14 45    
Opotiki 1854 14 46    
Cape Runaway -- 14 47    
Hicks bay -- 14 47 59 40 8 1854
Poverty bay -- 14 49    
Ahuriri 1855 16 0    
Port Nicholson 1849 15 0 64 52 1850
Mana island -- 15 6    
Kapiti island -- 14 52    
New Plymouth -- 14 45    
  MIDDLE ISLAND.    
Port Underwood 1849 13 54 65 12 1851
Queen Charlotte sound.
Motuara
-- 14 05 64 48 1850
Pelorus sound 1853 16 10 64 58 1853
Nelson haven 1850 15 09 65 04 1850
Port Cooper 1849 14 53    
Akaroa harbour 1850 15 24 66 17 1850
Otago harbour -- 15 40 68 54 1850
Bluff harbour 1849 16 16    
Ruapuke island 1850 16 1    
Preservation inlet 1851 15 31    
Chalky inlet -- 15 16    
Dusky bay or sound -- 15 34 69 47 1851
Thompson sound -- 15 28    
Bligh sound -- 15 13    
Milford Haven -- 15 9 68 26 1851
Jackson bay -- 15 10    
Massacre Bay 1850 15 18    
  SOUTH ISLAND.      
Port William 1850 16 6 70 23 1850
Port Adventure -- 16 12 70 22 1850
Port Pegasus -- 16 41 70 39 1850
Mason bay -- 16 30    
Snares Islands. 1855 18 0    

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