on p81 of Zetetic etc, Rowbotham writes "If the Earth is a globe, it is evident that Winter and Summer, and long an short days, will be of the same character and duration corresponding latitudes, in the southern as in the northern hemisphere. But we find that in many respects there is a marked difference; for instance, in New Zealand, where the latitude is the about the same as in England, a remarkable difference exists int he length of day and night. In the Cook's Strait Almanack, for 1848, it is stated, "At Welington, New Zealand, December 21, sun risies 4h 31m, and sets at 7h 29m, the day being 14 hours 58 minutes. June 21st, Sun rises at 7h 29m, and sets at 4h 31m, the day being 9 hours and 2 minutes. In England, the longest day is 16h 34m and the shortest day in 7h 45m. Thus the longest day in NZ is 1h and 36m shorter than the longest day in england, and the shortest day in NZ is 1 hour and 17 m longer than the shortest day in England"
My post is that this assertion by Rowbotham is NOT supported by information I quoted in my first post on this topic.