OFFICIAL FORECAST FROM 9 a.m. THURSDAY.
(PRESS ASSOCIATION T-XJECBAU.) WELLINGTON, March 1. Wihd.—Strong to gate from south-east to east and north at places northward of the _—■st Cape and Raglan, strong southerly be tween Gastlepoint, 'laupo, and the .East Cape, strong from between north-east and nor—, and west after from, twelve to twenty hours el_.w_.ere. B_no__—__.—Further rise north of Napier, Taupo, and Raglan, fall at all other places. Sea.—Heavy on tho east . coast between Kaikoura and the East Cape, also north oi Auckland, increase on all western coast. Tides.—Generally high. Warning signals for easterly gales and a rising glass are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen and Tiritiri. S—-—3IS 0* THB FSBVIOUS 24 HO—IS. The pressure has continued to increase steadily in all of the country, with moderate to fre__T southerly winds, and rain has fallen on the east coast between Kai koura and tho Fast Cape. A low pressure from the w©_t will pass- eastward of the meridian of the East Cape late to-morrow. . R. A. EDWIN..
YESTERDAY EVENING'S REPORTS.
