NUMBER 2 BARNARD ISLAND.
On the West Point of the Island, with Fox’s Needle C, with index error applied: 44 8 8 S.
LOW ISLES, TRINITY BAY.
On the North Point of North Low Islet, with Fox’s Needle C, with index error applied: 42 22 4 S.
LIZARD ISLAND.
On the West side of the Island, by Robinson’s
Needle, A1: 39 32 9 S.
On the West side of the Island, by Robinson’s
Needle, A2: 39 31 8 S.
Mean: 39 32 3 S.
NUMBER 5, CLAREMONT ISLE.
On the North side of the Island, by Robinson’s Needle, A1: 38 11 9 S.
CAPE YORK.
In Evans Bay, by Robinson’s Needle, A1:
33 10 2 S.
In Evans Bay, with Fox’s Needle C, with index
error applied: 33 8 4 S.
Mean: 33 9 3 S.
PORT ESSINGTON.
In Proa Bay, 1 mile west of Settlement, with Fox’s Needle C, with index error applied: 35 14 6 S. On board the ship, at anchor at Port Essington, same needle corrected for local attraction and index error: 33 48 0 S.
Note: The observations on board the ship at this station are the nearest to the truth, there being much ironstone strewed over the country about the observation spot onshore.
PORT JACKSON.
Garden Island, by Robinson’s Needle, A1, March 1849: 62 44 2 S.
MORETON BAY.
On the North-west side of Moreton Island, by Robinson’s Needle, A1: 55 21 3 S.
CORAL HAVEN, LOUISIADE ARCHIPELAGO.
On a patch of Coral near Pig Island, by Robinson’s Needle, A1: 32 35 2 S. On a patch of Coral near Pig Island, by Fox’s Needle, with index error applied: 32 33 0 S. Mean: 32 34 1 S.
DUCHATEAU ISLANDS, LOUISIADE ARCHIPELAGO.
On the Middle Island, by Robinson’s Needle,
A1: 32 48 6 S.
On the Middle Island, by Fox’s Needle B, with
index error applied: 32 56 4 S.
Mean: 32 52 5 S.
CAPE YORK.
In Evans Bay, by Robinson’s Needle, A1: 33 22 4 S.
BRAMBLE CAY, SOUTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA.
By Fox’s Needle B, with index error applied: 31 49 2 S.
GARDEN ISLAND, PORT JACKSON.
By Fox’s Needle A, corrected for index error
etc.: 62 44 9 S.
By Fox’s Needle B, corrected for index error
etc.: 62 44 9 S.
By Fox’s Needle C, corrected for index error
etc.: 62 44 9 S.
BAY OF ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND.
Near Kororareka Bay, by Fox’s Needle A, corrected
for index error: 59 37 6 S.
Near Kororareka Bay, by Fox’s Needle B, corrected
for index error: 59 44 2 S.
Near Kororareka Bay, by Fox’s Needle C, corrected
for index error: 59 28 1 S.
Mean: 59 36 6 S.
EAST FALKLAND ISLAND.
Near the Chaplain’s House at Stanley, by Fox’s Needle A, corrected for index error: 52 19 6 S. Near the Chaplain’s House at Stanley, by Fox’s Needle B, corrected for index error: 51 43 3 S. Near the Chaplain’s House at Stanley, by Fox’s Needle C, corrected for index error: 50 58 8 S. Mean: 51 40 6 S.