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"Cetanie is Depa's nephew, and a Chief of considerable influence in this neighbour. hood. We found him at home, and after the usual inquiries after news he began to make excuses for not coming to God's house. Upon being informed we were going to Quobelle's kraal, distant about ten miles,) he offered himself, accompanied by one of his men, as our guide. When I arrived at Quobelie's, I saw, for the first time, Depa's sister. Bete is a fine-looking old woman, with hair as white as snow; has the appearance of having been a tall stout woman, with European features; but she is so troubled with rheumatism that at present she cannot walk, and, in consequence of always sitting on the ground with her knees up, the sinews are so contracted that she cannot possibly bend the knee at all, and is therefore unable to rise. She requested me to cure her; and when I informed her that I feared it was too late, she begged me to try, saying, You can make iron soft, and how is it you cannot make my sinews soft She then asked for something to give a Caffre doctor: of course I stated that the dancing of a Caffre doctor would be of no avail. When she seemed unwilling to believe this, I proposed that she should get a doctor on the following terms :-that he should not be paid until the cure was effected, and then when she walked to me, I would pay the doctor five head of cattle; and that in case the doctor did not succeed be should pay me five head of cattle. When she said no one would agree to it, I embraced the opportunity of showing the folly of calling those doctors who knew they wrought no cures, and only laughed at those who paid them.

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"When I directed her to pray to God, she asked, Where does God live? How can I pray to him when I don't know where he is?' I inquired if her mother never talked to her about God; and, as though ashamed of her mother's negligence, she said, I was too young, when my mother died, to recollect.' I replied, That cannot be, as your son was a young man at the time of your mother's death.' Finding I knew this, she said, Why did she not? I am her child, and God is a person my mother knew. I think she had so much to do with law (meaning politics) that she forgot God. You are of the same generation you must call my mother up again. Why did God let her die? She appeared very attentive, while I talked to her about the Great Word. O! how painful to behold one so old, and the daughter of a European, thus as dark as midnight!

On my return home, I passed several kraals, and saw enough in this day's ride to convince me of the great necessity of praying for more labourers. I rode about forty miles, and yet have seen but part of one of the tribes connected with this station. It is true, the gospel is among them; but then such is the distance they have to come, and such their ignorance of the value of the gospel, that they seldom come, except those within three or four miles of the station. We do not expect to be able to carry it to every kraal: could we have it placed in every principal clan, and thus within a reasonable distance for the people, we should be thankful. I shall do all I can; but what is that, when compared to the demand their lost condition makes upon me? On the Sabbath, it is true we have upwards of four hundred hearers; and in our own neighbourhood a Sabbath is known; but at the distant parts of the tribes connected with this station, no worship is known on that holy day. They can be visited occasionally in the week days; but so many and so various are the duties devolving on a Missionary here, that he cannot be much from home without the station suffering loss. We have no Class-Leaders, Local Preachers, or Sunday-school Teachers to help; consequently all rests upon the Missionary and his assistant. The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few.'

12th. This morning I received a letter from brother Satchell, stating that the Zulas are returned to Natal. God has graciously answered our prayers. It appears they left home with the intention of making an attack on the Amapondas, but were directed to go a circuitous route, to conceal their intentions, in doing which they got into a strange country, and knew not what course to take. After consuming their cattle, and eating their shields, many died of hunger; and when reaching home in this helpless condition, some of their neighbours made an attack upon them, and destroyed a great number. It is supposed many thousands were lost either by hunger, or the attack made upon them. As I suppose brother Satchell has given you the particulars, I have mentioned it without going into detail.

"The hand of God is seen in this affair. Such a thing was never heard of, even by the old men of this country. The natives say, An army to lose itself, is a new thing: and it must have been done by the prayers of the Englishmen, who are always praying to be kept from war: and now we see God has answered, and, without fighting, the country has been spared.' I trust this we productive of good, as the people are ascribing it to God; and that they being delivered out of the hands of their enemies, will serve him without fear, in holzess and righteousness before him in all the days of their life. Whist the tives are ready to acknowledge it as an an. swer to our prayers, we cannot forget the thousands of pravers that are daily made for us in Britain. We sta say, · Brethren, pray for us Had the Zulas succeeded against the Amapondas, we should not have tac

"13th.-This morning the great chief's principal son came to hear the news: when I stated to him what I heard yesterday, he seemed filled with wonder; and when I asked him how we could account for it, he replied, It is Fixo' (God): we never knew an army lost before.' In the afternoon one of the principal counsellors cane, and when he heard the news, he replied, It is Fixo. Thus have we an opportunity given us of preaching to them the necessity of making his word their delight who has preserved them in a way never heard of before. Even the heathen are saying, 'The Lord hath done great things for them.'"'

OCTOBER.

8.

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.

[Where the place is not mentioned, Calcutta is to be understood.]

MARRIAGES.

At Simla, Montague Ainslie, Esq., Bengal Civil Service, to Mary Ann, the daughter of Colin Campbell, Esq., Superintending Surgeon at Kurnaul.

10. At Cuddalore, Lieut. H. Garnier, 4th Cavalry, to Catherine, third daughter of Lieut. Col. Maclean, Madras European Regiment.

13. At Bombay, Mr. W. Portlock, to Miss Francis H. Barnes.

14. At Ghazeepore, Lieut. C. Desborough, "the Buffs," to Mary, eldest daughter of Col. Cameron, of the Buffs.

15.

At Cawnpore, Mr. G. Reid, to Miss Matilda Dickson.

21. At Dinagepore, J. Flyter, Esq., 64th Regt. N. I. to Caroline Louisa, the youngest daughter of J. French, Esq., C. S.

27. At Kurnaul, Capt. Philip Francis Story, 9th Light Cavalry, to Anne, only daughter of Lieut. Col. Rich.

NOVEMBER.

1. At Bombay, Lieut. E. A. Farquharson, to Mrs. H. Morgan.

At Jubulpore, Manalon C. Ommanney, Esq., Civil Service, to Louisa Engleheart, second daughter of Lient. Col. Costley.

5. At Agra, Mr. Hugh Gibbon, to Miss Delia Claxton.

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14.

Mr. Charles Michel, to Miss Eleanora Henriques.

The Rev. John Charles Gottlob Knorp, Missionary at Benares, to Miss Anne West, of Islington.

15.

18.

Mr. A. Mendis, to Miss Anna Picachy.

Mr. Louis Peter Preyre, to Mrs. Isabella Ann Nois.

22. Capt. Henry Cunningham, Madras Cavalry, to Anna Maria, eldest daughter of Brigadier Bowen.

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4. At Cawnpore, the lady of Capt. Roberts, Horse Artillery, of a daughter.

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At Dinapore, the lady of Lieut. Knyvett, 64th Regt. N. 1. of a daughter.

At Simlah, the lady of Lieut. C. Codrington, 49th Regt. N. I. of a daughter.
Mrs. Robert Campbell, of a daughter.

At Kota, Rajputana, the lady of A. D. Johnson, Esq., of a daughter.
Mrs. W. S. Lambrick, of a son.

At Dinapore, the lady of Octavius Wray, Esq. Surgeon, of a son.
Mrs. Ed. Petersham Webb, of a daughter.

Mrs. George Clarke, of a daughter.

Mrs. E. Stewart, of a daughter.

At Bhaugulpore, the lady of J. Innes, Esq., M. D. of a daughter.

At Mymunsing, the lady of J. Dunbar, Esq., C. S. of a son.

25. At Ghazcepore, Mrs. Edward George, H. M.'s 3rd Buffs, of a daughter. Mrs. M. Cockburn, of a daughter.

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27. The lady of Capt. D. Ovenston, of the Barque Falcon, of a daughter.

At Dinapore, the lady of Capt. Hope Dick, 56th Regt. N. I. of a daughter.
Mr. C. V. Mayer, of a daughter.

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2. Mrs. Alexander Ardwell, of a son.

The lady of Capt. Jos. Nash, of a son.

3. Mrs. Wale Byrn, of a daughter.

7. Mrs. Paul Martinelly, of a daughter.

At Lucknow, the lady of Capt. E. J. Watson, 59th Regt. N. I. of a daughter.
At Loodiana, the lady of Capt. Cox, of a daughter.

10. At Berhampore, Mrs. J. Concannon, of a daughter.

11. The lady of the late Capt. J. W. Rowe, Act. Fort Adjutant, of a daughter.

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Mrs. M. Kenyon, of a son.

The wife of the late Mr. John Agacy, of a daughter.
Mrs. F. Palmer, of a daughter.

At Midnapore, the wife of Mr. John Sinaes, of a son.
The lady of Capt. W. Boothby, of a daughter.

The lady of Capt. R. Boileau Pemberton, of a son.
Mrs. D'Cruz, of a son.

The lady of Lieut. Col. Swiney, of a son.

DEATHS.

Mr. J. M. Henriques, aged 42 years.

At Neemuch, Captain G. Cumine, 61st Regt. N. I.

At Bhossawar, Lieut. D. Robinson, 65th Regt. N. I.

At Delhi, Captain Patrick Grant Matheson, Commissary of Ordnance.

At Meerut, Eliza Mary, the lady of H. Torrens, Esq. S. C. aged 28 years.
At Meerut, Cornet C. Cunliffe, son of Col. Sir R. Cunliffe.

At Benares, the infant daughter of Lieut. G. E. Hollings.

At Buxar, the infant son of Lieut. G. M. Sherer, aged three weeks.

At Bhaugulpore, Lieut.-Col. Commandant J. J. Alldin, aged 59 years.

At Purnea, Mr. John Neville, aged 29 years and 4 months.

At Delhi, Thomas William Staines Collins, son of Thomas William and Elea-
nor Collins, aged 12 years and 6 months.

24. At Delhi, Amy Eveline, daughter of Thomas William and Eleanor Collins,
aged 3 years.

25. Mr. Joseph Straussenberg, aged 64 years and 7 months.

26. Mr. N. G. Fowler, H. C. Marine, aged 27 years and 9 months.

28. James Daniell, Esq. aged 50 years and 3 months.

30. At Boolundshuhur, George Mertins Bird, Esq. C. S. aged 27 years.
James Leighton, Esq. aged 22 years and 8 months.

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Nov.

3. The infant son of Mr. Lingham, aged 1 year and 6 months.

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Mr. Moises Assay, aged 50 years.

Mr. John Chalmers, of the Ship Palmira, aged 22 years.

Mr. Charles Futtle Donald, aged 16 years and 4 months.
Mr. Abraham Greenroode, Tide-waiter, aged 31 years.

Mr. C. Cordozo, aged 57 years and 11 months,

Mr. Thomas Noton.

Mr. Matthew D'Silva, aged 77 years.

John James, son of Mr. B. Heritage, aged 4 years and 9 month.
Mr. A. L. D'Abreo, aged 33 years and 9 months.

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Mrs. Francisca Isabella Jebb, aged 34 years and 10 months.
Mary Ann, wife of Mr. William Hunter, aged 24 years.
Master John Hastie Cock, aged 3 years and 2 months.
Mr. Freeborne, aged 38 years.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Mary, wife of H. Barrow, Esq. aged 44 years.
Mr. G. Baker, of the Ship Sir Edward Paget, aged 30 years.
At Berhampore, Mr. James Jones, aged 70 years.

At Berhampore, R. Mainwaring, Esq. fourth son of T. Mainwaring, Esq,

Civil Service.

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Miss Jane Barnes, aged 18 years.

Mr. Robert Wm. McCarthy, aged 46 years.

Captain James Troup, of the Jessie, aged 42 years.

At Dacca, James Thompson, Esq.

At Serampore, Mrs. A. King, aged 38 years.

Mr. W. Dawson, 3rd Officer of the ship Hashmy.

23. Captain Charles Dew, of the country service, aged 40 years.

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Shipping Entelligence.

ARRIVALS.

27. Nancy, (F.) C. Pieck, from Bordeaux 10th July.

Jessy and Vesper.

29. Euphrasia, (Brig,) J. F. Lenepreau, from Mauritius 18th September and
Madras 15th October.

Passengers.-Major J. Scott, Mr. J. Williamson, Mr. W. Henderson, and Mr.

J. Jackson.

Mary, (Brig,) J. Morton, from Madras 8th Sept. and Ennore 15th October.
Colonel Newall, Charles Kail, from Cochin 17th and Allepee 22nd September,
and Madras 16th October.

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Passenger from Madras:-Mr. C. S. Rodgers.

Kyle, (Barque,) T. Fletcher, from Glasgow 2nd July.

Passengers from Port Glasgow:-Mrs. P. Miller, Mr. J. Miller, Mr. James
Donaldson, Surgeon; and Mr. John Aitchinson.

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31.

Camella, (Barque,) D. W. Petrie, from Liverpool 25th April and Madras 6th

Horison, (F. Barque,) S. Barnard, from Marseille 29th May.

Hibernia, R. Gillies, from London 16th May, Cape 18th August, and Madras
15th October.

Passengers from London :-Mrs. McNaghten, Mrs. Indge, Mrs. S. Indge, Mrs.
Queros, Captain McNaghten, Captain Bremer, Mr. Steer and Dr. Bousfield, B. N.
Infantry, Mr. Queros, Mr. Cumer, Mr. Cave, Mr. Franklin, and Mr. Hughes, mer-
chants; 2 Master Queros, 2 ditto Indge, and 2 Miss Queros.

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Tauje, R. Richards, from Bombay 30th Sept. and Allepee 14th October.

1. Ferguson, Adam Young, from London 7th and Downs 11th July.
Coldstream, (Barque,) P. H. Burt, from London and Downs 20th June, and
Madras 13th October.

October.

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Samdany, P. Deverger, from Juddah 7th July, Bombay 1st, and Allepee 12th

Futta Salam, Nacoda, from Bombay 1st and Allepee 14th October.
Andromache, J. Andrew, from Madras 18th and Ennore 25th October.

Passengers from Madras :-Mrs. Torrens, Col. Torrens, Mr. John Tombs, Cadet,
and Master Torrens.

17.

George, J. H. Lovett, from Salem 29th July.

21. Quebeck Trader, (Barque,) J. L. Wood, from Bombay 20th October.

22.

Lawrence, (Barque,) H. Gill, from Liverpool 21st July.

Sophia, (Barque,) J. Rupson, from Singapore 16th and Penang 24th October.
Passengers from Singapore:-Mrs. Younghusband, Joseph Younghusband, Esq.
Merchant, and Mr. Stevens, Master Pilot.

23. Futty Rohoman, Abraim Nacoda, from Juddah 7th and Mocha 30th August,
and Penang 15th October.

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Duke of Roxburgh, J. Petrie, for Bombay.

Passengers. Mrs. L. M. DeSouza, L. M. DeSouza, Esq., and John Da Rocha,

26. Atwick, (Barque) H. McKay, for Penang and Singapore.

Cleveland, W. Morley, for Bombay.

28. Edina, (Barque,) J. Norris, for China.

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8. Elizabeth, (F.) J. Latapie, for Bourbon.

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Ruby, (Barque,) W. Warden, for Singapore and China.
Orontes, J. Currie, for Arracan.

Resolution, (Barque,) G. Jellicoe, for Arracan.

16. Fatima, G. Fethers, for Liverpool.

Anna, (Brig,) J. King, for Moulmein and Rangoon.

18. Sultana, C. D. Rice, for Bombay.

23. Eamont, (Barque,) N. Bartshall, for Rangoon.

Passengers per Exmouth for London.-The Hon'ble Mrs. Sinclair, Mrs. Corrie,
Mrs. Millet and child, Mrs. Clarkson, Mrs. Rundle and child, Mrs. Watson, Mrs.
Ellerton, Mrs. Smith, Misses Corrie and Archdeacon Corrie, Mr. Millet, Capt. Run.
dle, Capt. Watson, Lieut. Halliday, Mr. Pinto, Mr. Wish, Mr. Smith, A. Beattie,
Esq., two Master Tullohs, Miss Belli.

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Meteorological Register, kept at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, for the Month of October. 1931.

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Observations made at Max. Temp.and Dryness, Minimum Pressure
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29,966 80, 80,780,3 N. E.,024 84,5 87,384,8

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N. E. 3,20 2,90
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,936 85, 87,5 85, N. E.,896 82,5 82, 80,5 N. w.,874 82, 31,280,3 N. w.',886 81,481, 80,
,948 80,4 79,379,3 CM.,994 84,287,8 84,5 N. E.,952 85, 88,6,85, N. ,894 $6,291,286,8 N. E.,876 86, 90,5 85,7 N. E.,890 84,3 85,7 84, N. E.
,974 79,8 78,7 78,7 N. E.,030 85, 87,283,8 N. E.,008 85,3 86,6 84,2 N. E.,936 85,1 88, 84,
E. ,934 85,36,7 83,5 E. ,938 83,4 84,3 82,2
30,036 80,5 79,279,2 N. E.,072 80,580, 79, E. ,03281,2,80,478,5 E.,960 82,4 82, 80,7 N. E.,976 82,3 32, 80,5 E. ,982 81,780, 79,6 N. E.
29,960 77,4 76,376, Nb.E,010 78,777, 75,8 Eb.N,992 78,7 76,5 76,2 N, E.,952 79, 77,476,8 Eb.N,944 78,7 77, 76,5 N. E.,950 77,5 76,4 76, Nb. E
,956 76,6 74,674,6 N. E.,992 77,875,876, N. E.,968 77,3 75,3 76,1 N. E.,926 77,675,776, N. E.,924 77,4 75,7 76, N. E.,934 76,774,6,75,
,958 76,7 75,4 75,4 N. E.,016 78,879,878,6 CM.,986 79,8,81,8 81,5 s. E.,952 80,5 82,9 80,8 s. E.,952 80,1 30,5 79,8 s. E.,950 79,7 79,2,79,
,956 76,9 76, 75,5 CM.,000 79,381,779,8 CM.,970 80,4 85,5 82,1 S.,926 81,486, 83, S.
,920,81,281,580,7 s. ,924 80,380,180,
,934 78,3 77,3 77,3 CM.,972 81, 84,5 82, N. E.,936 82, 86,8 83, N. E.,884 83,4 87, 84,5 N. E.,870 83,186,9,84,4 N. E.,882 81,885,6 83,7 N. E.
,968 78,377, 76,6 N. w.,028 82,186, 83,6 N. ,996 83,5 88, 84,2 N. E.,936 84,3 88,5 85,5 N. ,916 84,5 89,9,86, N. E.,924 82,7 85,8 83,7
,972 78, 76,776,5 N. E..030 83,8 86.2 84, N. E.,002 84,389, 85,5 N. E.,926 84,7,90,2 85,7 N. E.,900 85,290, 86, N. E..916 84,4 86,5 84,7, N. E.
,920 77,4 76, 76, N. E.,974 82,88 583,7 N.
,950 84,5 88,
85, N.,910 84,989,3,86, N.,900 85,289,4 85,8 N. E.,912 84, 85,7 83,3 CM.
,910 79,7 76, 75,8 N.
956 85, 90,280,5 N. E.,880 85,190,7 86,6 N. E.,880 85,4 90,7 86,3 Nb.E,886 84, 85,8 83,5
,966 84, 87, 34,4 N.
,992 80,2 79, 79, CM.,062 83,784, 83,5 s. E,040 83,6 84,281,4 ,988 81,780,479,6 N. E.,988 80,779, 78,7 E.,996 79,278, 77,4 E.
,970 76,4 75, 74,8 N. E.,020 78,477, 76,7 Eb. N,996 79, 77,878,3 E. ,940 80,2 79,2 79, s. E.,936 80,3 78,5 78,7 s. E.,940 79, 78. 78,2 s. E.2,20 2,05
,984 79, 78,5 78,3 E.,964 80,481,280,2 s. E.,912 82, 81,781,2 s. E.,900 80,679,5 80,4 S. E..910 79,4 77,878,
,920 77,5 76,3 76,5 E.
E. 0,64 0,60
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,942,78, 77, 77,3 N. E.,014 80,282,280,7 E.,990 81,5 86,284, E.,932 81,280,8 82, N. E.,918 80,7 80,7 80,7 N. E.,926 79,678, 77,6 N. E. 1,100,10
,968 79, 78, 78,6 CM.,026 83,786,785,4 006 84,4 87,3 84,7 s. E.,946 81,7 81,5 80,8 s. E.,932 81, 80, 80,4 CM.,932 80,579,880,3 CM.
,928 77,6,76,476,5 E. ,988 81,383,882,2 956 82, 85,6 83,7 s. E.,860 82,686, 84, ,850 82,7 $6, 84,7 N. E.,964 82, 83,4 83, N. E.
,884 77,9 77, 77,3 N. w.,936 81, 81,4 79,2 N.,908 81,882,781,5 N. w. ,852 82,7 84, 82,4 N.W.,846 83, 85, 82,7 N. w.,850 81,782,381,7 N. w. 0,8410,78
,914 77,5 78, 77,6 N. E.,968 81,3 83,4 81,7 N. E.,936 82,6 86,7 84, N. E.,880 83,4 88,2 86,2 N. E.,866 83,55,8 85, N. E.,892 82,684,5 83,7 w.
,914 77,6 77,877,5 N. E.,964 81,483, 81,2 Nb.E,942 82,4 85,2 83,8 N. E.,870 S3, 86, 84,5 N. E.,870 82,786,2 84,7 N. ,866 81,7 84, 83,2 Nb.E 0,96 0,86
,940 78,577,5 77,5 N b.E,000 81,5 82.8 81, N. E.,962 82,786,283,5 N. ,930 81, 84,582,5 E. ,920 81,180,3 79,8 N. E..916 80,7 79,8 79,6 N. E. 1,00 0,94
012 78,377, 76,8 Nb.E,990 80, 77,8 77, E.
,960 78,5 77, 77.4
,950 80,380. 79,3 E. ,942 79,8 78.7 78,5 950 79,5 77,6 77,6 N. E. 1,06,1,00
30,014 77,6 76,176,8 CM.,060 81, 82,380,7 E.,026 82,284,283,5 N. E.,966 80, 80,679,4 N. ,956 79,0 78,278,1 N. E.,960 79, 77,3 77,1 CM. 0,12 0,12
29,978 78,77,577,
,130 80,5 82,5 81,2 N. E.,084 82, 83, 82,7 N. ,050 77,874,776,4 E. ,050 77,0 75,7 76,2 N. E.,044 77, 75,275,8 N. E.
30,032 76,675,5 75,8 N. E.,118 76,8 75,5 75,8 E.,086 78,779,5 79,2 E. ,050 79,5'80, 80,2 E. ,048 79,379, 78,8 8. E..054 78,
,11278,7 78,278, Eb.N,084 79,480, 79,4 sb.w,02280,382,581,4 8. ,018 80,280,680, 8. E.,018 79,3
,098 79,380, 79,5 s. E.,052 79,377,3 78,4 sb.w.990 80,7 83,482, .994 80,381,580,7 s.,000 79, 79,578,5 s. E. 0,36 0,30

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