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✨ Meteorological Data and Land Transfer Notices

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 45

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the months of April and May, 1888. Altitude above the sea, 140 feet. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.

Date	Barometer reduced and corrected, in inches	Temp. in Shade	Rainfall, in inches	Velocity of Wind in miles, Twenty-four Hours previously	Direction of Wind, 9.30 a.m.	Remarks
	Max.	Min.	Mean	Max.	Min.	Mean
				Temp.	Temp.	Temp.
------	------	------	------	-------	-------	-------
April
1	29.965	63.3	53.0	58.1	120	50
2	29.816	61.0	53.5	57.2	123	46
3	29.956	65.0	57.0	61.0	122	51
4	29.946	67.9	53.3	60.6	125	50
5	30.148	62.3	46.3	54.3	112	42
6	30.163	61.0	45.5	53.2	113	39
7	30.367	66.3	50.0	58.1	119	40
8	30.074	60.3	53.0	56.6	120	48
9	30.233	64.0	52.0	58.0	112	47
10	30.071	60.5	48.0	54.2	120	42
11	29.977	60.0	52.0	56.0	110	49
12	30.268	60.0	49.0	54.5	114	42
13	30.112	65.0	53.8	59.4	122	49
14	29.940	59.8	56.7	58.2	82	54
15	29.477	64.3	49.8	57.0	117	47
16	29.734	53.8	45.2	49.0	82	40
17	29.730	60.0	45.0	52.5	110	43
18	30.047	63.7	50.0	56.8	121	43
19	30.117	54.8	42.8	48.8	67	35
20	30.197	60.8	52.7	56.7	106	46
21	30.330	65.0	49.0	57.0	119	43
22	30.049	62.0	50.0	56.0	118	44
23	29.969	64.6	52.0	58.3	115	46
24	29.880	61.2	53.8	57.5	113	49
25	30.047	53.8	45.4	49.6	90	43
26	30.456	48.2	44.8	46.5	93	40
27	30.575	51.2	43.2	47.2	108	37
28	30.388	58.0	43.0	50.5	115	35
29	30.029	56.0	46.0	51.0	110	39
30	30.280	54.6	43.8	49.2	107	37

| May | | | | | | | | 1 | 30.045| 58.8 | 50.5 | 54.6 | 101 | 46 | ... | 2 | 30.247| 62.0 | 48.8 | 55.4 | 105 | 43 | 3 | 30.545| 56.2 | 41.4 | 48.8 | 110 | 34 | ... | 4 | 30.654| 60.3 | 42.0 | 51.1 | 109 | 37 | ... | 5 | 30.551| 63.8 | 55.1 | 59.4 | 111 | 35 | ... | 6 | 30.444| 59.0 | 47.0 | 53.0 | 116 | 38 | 7 | 30.484| 63.0 | 46.5 | 54.7 | 107 | 38 | ... | 8 | 30.385| 64.0 | 55.0 | 59.5 | 100 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 30.238| 62.3 | 54.3 | 58.3 | 109 | 39 | ... | 10 | 30.281| 64.0 | 49.0 | 56.5 | 110 | 44 | ... | 11 | 30.211| 63.3 | 56.5 | 59.9 | 116 | 40 | 12 | 30.176| 59.0 | 52.5 | 55.7 | 102 | 50 | 13 | 29.954| 66.0 | 53.0 | 59.5 | 118 | 51 | ... | 14 | 30.126| 60.3 | 54.6 | 57.4 | 103 | 49 | 15 | 30.161| 60.0 | 53.5 | 56.7 | 104 | 48 | ... | 16 | 30.074| 59.0 | 53.5 | 56.2 | 98 | 17 | 29.995| 57.0 | 47.5 | 52.2 | 97 | 44 | ... | 18 | 29.882| 55.0 | 49.8 | 52.4 | 105 | 45 | 6.5 | 19 | 29.932| 56.6 | 49.0 | 52.8 | 100 | 42 | ... | 20 | 29.866| 57.0 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 85 | 21 | 29.877| 59.0 | 52.0 | 55.5 | 102 | 47 | ... | 22 | 29.809| 59.0 | 48.0 | 53.5 | 109 | 38 | ... | 23 | 29.957| 58.0 | 49.9 | 53.9 | 102 | 39 | 24 | 29.940| 53.0 | 47.7 | 50.3 | 103 | 37 | ... | 25 | 29.887| 53.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 79 | 26 | 29.937| 55.8 | 49.8 | 52.8 | 101 | 41 | 27 | 29.638| 58.0 | 47.0 | 52.5 | 115 | 46 | ... | 28 | 29.536| 58.0 | 49.9 | 54.0 | 104 | 43 | ... | 29 | 29.760| 54.0 | 45.8 | 49.9 | 92 | 30 | 29.998| 49.0 | 42.5 | 45.7 | 83 | 33 | ... | 31 | 30.145| 49.0 | 40.5 | 44.7 | 96 | | | | | |
| 80 | 4 | N.E. | |
| .040 | 50 | 4 | S.E. | |
| 180 | 3 | S.W. | |
| 60 | ... | S.W. | |
| 0 | ... | N.W. | |
| .160 | 4 | ... | N.W. | |
| 95 | 2 | N.W. | |
| ... | ... | N. | |
| 85 | ... | N.W. | |
| 150 | ... | N.W. | |
| .040 | 0 | 5 | S.E. | |
| .030 | 40 | 0.090 | S.W. | |
| 149 | ... | N.W. | |
| .290 | 14 | ... | S.W. | |
| 65 | ... | S.E. | |
| 49 | .110 | 65 | 5 | S.W. | |
| 50 | ... | N. to S. | |
| ... | ... | S.W. | |
| 55 | 5 | N.E. | |
| 40 | 1.00 | 70 | ... | S.W. | |
| 35 | ... | S.W. | |
| 35 | ... | N.W. | |
| .830 | 65 | 0.83 | S.W. | |
| 70 | ... | S.W. | |
| 35 | .050 | 65 | ... | N.W. | |
| .270 | 35 | 2 | S.W. | |
| 25 | ... | N.E. | |
| 150 | ... | S.W. | |
| 38 | 1.10 | 95 | 7 | S. | |
| 105 | ... | S. to S.W.| |
| 33 | .050 | 145 | 2 | C. | |

30.089 58.4 46.8 52.6 98.2 40.2
29.930 ... 52.0 ... ... 14 days

REMARKS.

April.—Fine weather up to 12th, but strong winds from N.W.; from 13th to 17th, showery, 1.06in. rain recorded on 16th, the maximum for the month; fine from 18th to 24th, when rain set in and continued to 27th, light winds; fine remainder of month. Maximum temperature in shade, 67.9; minimum, 42.8; mean temperature of dewpoint, 49.4; mean humidity, 82. Earthquake on 3rd, at 6.50 a.m., smart, and on 21st, at 6.55 a.m., slight.

May.—Very fine weather up to the 11th, and light N.W. wind or calm; showery from 12th to 19th, and light winds or calm; strong N.W. on 20th and 21st, but fine up to 25th; showery from 26th to end of month, and strong S.W. wind on 28th and 29th; maximum rain on 29th, 0.83in. On the whole a pleasant month; fog on six days. Maximum temperature in shade, 66.0; minimum, 35.5; mean temperature of dewpoint, 47.2; mean humidity, 82. Earthquake on 3rd, at 2.15 a.m., and 6.4 a.m., slight; 4th, at 5 a.m., slight; and two shocks, sharp, at 8.25 a.m. Meteor on 4th, at night, brilliant; halo round moon on 29th, distinct and brilliant colours.

R. B. GORE,
Observer.

Land Transfer Act Notices.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of The Land Transfer Act, 1885, unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within one calendar month after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

JOSEPH CORNISH HELMORE.—13 acres 2 roods 2 perches, part Rural Section 319, Block XV., Rangiora Survey District. Unoccupied.
FREDERICK SELZ.—2 roods 1 perch, Lots 11 and 70, Township of Winchester, part Rural Section 4930, Block XIV., Geraldine Survey District. Occupied by Mrs. J. Philp and A. W. Ensor.
HENRY VERNON ANSON.—7 acres 3 roods, part Rural Section 81, Borough of Rangiora. Occupied by William Kennedy.
WILLIAM DEXTER and ANN TAYLOR.—13 perches, part Lot 163, Christchurch Town Reserves. Occupied by A. A. Simpson.
JOHN JACKSON.—1 rood 13 perches, Lot 223, plan 1, Borough of Timaru, part Rural Section 7555. Occupied by F. W. Stubbs and Thomas Shattock.
THOMAS GEORGE WARE.—20 acres, Rural Section 11115, Block IV., Okain's Survey District. Occupied by Applicant.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 13th day of August, 1888, at the Lands Registry Office, Christchurch.

J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.

JOHN RUTHERFORD BLAIR and RICHARD MIDDLETON SIMPSON.—Part of Section 6 on plan of Reclamation in City of Wellington, known as “Sir George Grey’s Reclamation.” Unoccupied.
WALTER WOODS JOHNSTON.—118 acres 2 roods, part of Section 35, Karori District. In occupation of Charles John Johnston.
EVIE KENNEDY.—9 acres 2 roods, part of Section 158, left bank Wanganui River. In occupation of Frederick Cowper.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 15th day of August, 1888, at the Lands Registry Office, Wellington.

THOS. HALL,
Deputy District Land Registrar.

WHEREAS a declaration of loss of certificate of title, Vol. ix., folio 194, to the BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES, for Town Allotments 202, 203, 204, and 205, Gisborne, has been lodged with me, and application made for issue of a provisional certificate of title: Now, notice is hereby given of my intention to issue a provisional certificate accordingly, after the expiration of fourteen days from the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated this 14th day of August, 1888, at the Lands Registry Office, Napier.

EDWIN BAMFORD,
District Land Registrar.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1888, No 45

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April and May 1888

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsMeteorology, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington, April 1888, May 1888
👩‍💼 Officials

R. B. Gore, Observer

🗺️ Land Transfer Act Notices for Christchurch

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated13 August 1888
KeywordsLand Transfer, Property, Christchurch, Rangiora, Winchester, Timaru, Okain's Survey District
👱🏽 Names

13 names identified

Joseph Cornish Helmore, Land Transfer Notice
Frederick Selz, Land Transfer Notice
J. Philp (Mrs.), Occupant of property
A. W. Ensor, Occupant of property
Henry Vernon Anson, Land Transfer Notice
William Kennedy, Occupant of property
William Dexter, Land Transfer Notice
Ann Taylor, Land Transfer Notice
A. A. Simpson, Occupant of property
John Jackson, Land Transfer Notice
F. W. Stubbs, Occupant of property
Thomas Shattock, Occupant of property
Thomas George Ware, Land Transfer Notice

👩‍💼 Officials

J. M. Batham, District Land Registrar

🗺️ Land Transfer Act Notices for Wellington

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated15 August 1888
KeywordsLand Transfer, Property, Wellington, Karori, Wanganui River
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

John Rutherford Blair, Land Transfer Notice
Richard Middleton Simpson, Land Transfer Notice
Walter Woods Johnston, Land Transfer Notice
Charles John Johnston, Occupant of property
Evie Kennedy, Land Transfer Notice
Frederick Cowper, Occupant of property

👩‍💼 Officials

Thos. Hall, Deputy District Land Registrar

🗺️ Notice of Intention to Issue Provisional Certificate of Title

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated14 August 1888
KeywordsProvisional Certificate of Title, Bank of New South Wales, Gisborne
👩‍💼 Officials

Edwin Bamford, District Land Registrar

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