Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.2- Appendix): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

APPENDIX. 337 Galapagos Islaxds (Chatham) to Charles Island. Fourteen Chronometers. Four Days. H. M. s. H. M. S. H. M. S- H. M. S. A 03 39,49 .. ... 39.49 N 03 41,69 ... ... 41,69 B 37,29 39.36 ... ... 39.36 C 39,11 .. ... 39,11 R 39.40 ... — .39,40 D 39,23 ,. ... 39.23 S 39.44 ... - 39.44 G 44,81 w 39.19 ts. 36,67 X 39,28 ... ... 39,i28 L 38,23 ... 38,23 z Mean. 39.52 ... • •• 39,52 . 39.48 ... ... 39,48 Preferred .. Oh. 03m. 39,5s. Places of obser\'ation : Chatham Island, as before. Charles Island, landing-place at the south-east part of Post Office Bay.. Charles Island (Galapagos) to Otaheite. , Thirteen Chronometers. Thirty-one Days. H. M. s. H. M. s. H. M. S. H. M. S. A 3 56 11,67 .. ... 11,67 3 56 14,19 ••• ... 14,19 B 07,07 R 14,91 ... ... 14,91 C 07,53 .. 07,53 S 11,35 ... ... 11,35 D 05,43 W 08,27 ... ... 08,27 H 14,04 .. 14,04 X 09,35 ... ... op,35 L 20,65 z 16,74 ... ... 16,74 N 14,57 .... 14.57 Mean . . 11,98 ... ... 12,26 Preferred . 3h. 56m. 12,3s. Places of obser\'ation Charles Island, as before. Otaheite, Point Venus. Otaheite to Bay of Islands, in New Zealand. Sixteen Chronometers. Twenty-eight days. H. SI. s. H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S. A 2 25 38,69 38,69 N 2 25 40,78 B 37,50 37,50 34.97 ••• ... 34,97 C 32,87 32,87 R 36,68 ... ... 36,68 D 35,11 35,11 S 28,83 G 33,99 33,99 V 27.99 H 35,66 35,66 w 32,83 .. ... 32,83 K 38,20 ... 38,20 X 28,89 L 27,70 z Mean .. 40,48 . 34,44 ••• ... 35,65 Preferred . 2h. 25m. 35,6s. Places of observ'ation : Otaheite, as before. Bay of Islands, Paihia Islet.