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

S38 APPENDIX. Bay of Islands in New Zealand to Sydney. Fifteen Chronometers. Nineteen Days. H. M. S. H. M. S. A 1 31 33,50 33,50 B 27,63 C 33.64 33,64 D 31,84 31,84 G 27,41 H 23,94 K 44,60 L 32,09 32,09 H. M. 1 31 Preferred. N O R S w X z Mean Hi. 31m. 31,5s S. H. M. S. 32,52 ... ... 32,52 29,29 ... ... 29,29 30,69 ... ... 30,69 30,17 ... ... 30,17 28,52 ... ... 28,52 26,82 32,36 ... ... 32,36 . 31,00 ... ... 31.46 Places of observation New Zealand, as before. Sydney, Fort Macquarrie. From Macquarrie Fort to the Observatory at Paramatta, by three Chronometers,* Oh. 00m. 52,0s. (Paramatta west of Fort). Sydney to Hobart Town. Fifteen Chronometers. Eleven Days. H. o M. S. H. M. S. 15 29,40 29,40 ... 26,30 A B 26,30 C 34,31 D G K L N 35,28 30,96 29,86 30,96 29,86 30,91 30,91 30,83 30,83 M. 15 o R S V w X 30,41 z 32,31 S. H. M. S. 29,25 29,25 26,17 32,01 32,01 38,84 25,48 30,41 32,31 Preferred. Mean ... 30,82 Oh. 15m. 30,2s. 30,22 Places of observation Sydney, as before. Hobart Town, east side of Sullivan Cove, in a small battery close to the water. * These three Chronometers were carried by water to and from the Observatory on the same day.