New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 43

Page 767

✨ Land Sales and Weather Data



JULY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 767

from day of sale. In cases of Section 5, Block XIII., and light winds, and prevailed from S.E., frequent calms; on
Section 3, Block XIV., Moeraki, purchasers will have to pay 8th the barometer fell to 28.7, at 5 p.m., with calm or light
cost of transfer, £2 12s.
S.E. wind, and showery; very cold and frosty on 13th; hail
Plans and further information on application at this office.
on night of 13th. Maximum temperature in shade, 60.0;
J. P. MAITLAND,
minimum, 31.5. Mean temperature of dewpoint, 41.7; mean
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
humidity, 79.

R. B. GORE,
Observer.

Sale of Small Grazing Runs, Auckland Land District.

Rainfall for May, 1889.

Crown Lands Office,
Meteorological Office, Colonial Museum,
Auckland, 17th June, 1889.
THE following is the rainfall for the month of May,
IT is hereby notified that the lands enumerated in the
1889:—
Schedule hereunder will be offered by public auction as
small grazing runs, at this office, on Tuesday, the 16th July
next, at 11 a.m.

THOMAS HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.
PARISH OF WHANGAMARINO.

Station. Observer. Total Rain in Inches. Days of Rain. Maximum Fall and Date.
Auckland .. Govt. Observer 5.41 17
Te Aroha .. A. Menzies 2.30 9
Rotorua .. Dr. Ginders 2.43 7
Napier.. .. E. Lyndon 3.47 5
Waimarama, H.B. .. W. Davidson 3.26 6
Mt. Vernon, H.B. .. E. H. Wright 2.69 8
New Plymouth .. H. Trimble 3.19 20
Inglewood .. N. Trimble 2.23 16
Ngatimaru .. A. Hutchinson 2.20 14
Opunaki .. A. H. Moore 1.01 13
Hawera (Waipapa) .. J. Livingston 0.35 10
Wanganui .. W. L. Mount- 2.59 5
fort
Wanganui (centre .. S. H. Drew 2.34 10
of town)
Feilding .. S. Goodbehere 1.46 10
Palmerston North .. S. Brown 1.46 12
Manawatu Gorge .. J. Bourne 2.25 12
Masterton .. J. Conborne 1.65 7
Otahualo .. J. Bennett 2.33 10
Carterton .. H. Braithwaite 1.55 8
Featherston .. J. Stevenson.. 2.00 11
Dry River (near .. C. Phillips 1.65 8
Martinborough)
Summit .. M. Cronin 2.99 14
Upper Hutt .. J. B. Unsworth 1.17 4
Taita .. T. Mason 1.09 9
Petone.. .. Sir J. Hector 0.74 11
Wellington .. Govt. Observer 0.92 13
Wainuiomata .. Keeper 1.91 5
Wellington Reser- .. W. Edmonds 0.77 8
voir
Flaxbourne, Marl- .. W. Tatchell 1.08 3
borough
Cape Campbell.. .. Lighthouse 1.05 2
keeper
Farewell Spit .. Ditto 1.74 4
Lincoln, Canter- .. E. C. Buckley 1.36 7
bury
Dunedin .. Govt. Observer 0.90 13
Bealey.. .. J. Ryan 2.61 14
Dipton, South- .. R. MacLachlan
land
Section. Area. Upset Annual Rental
A. R. P. £ s. d.
440 2,385 0 0 19 17 6
441 4,407 0 0 36 14 6

Description of Land: Open land of poor quality, very
broken, situate on the north-east of Lake Waikare. There
are numerous small patches of stunted bush growing in the
gullies, also small quantities of flax. The land is well
watered and fairly accessible, but not fit for agricultural
purposes.

Goldfields Notices.

Agricultural Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 1st July, 1889.
IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has
been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned agricul-
tural lease cancelled, and that the ground is now open for
application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been
applied for :—
John Mathieson; Section 85, Block VIII., Shotover Dis-
trict, Otago Mining District. No. 1885c.
G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Mines.

Reward of £10,000 offered for the Discovery of New Gold-
fields.—Amended Conditions.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 30th April, 1888.
REWARDS of £10,000 are offered for the discovery of new
goldfields, upon the amended conditions set forth
hereunder.
G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Mines.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
month of June, 1889. 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. Mean Temp. in shade. Min. Temp. in shade. Mean Temp. in shade. Solar Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation. Rainfall, in inches. Veloc. Wind, in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind.
1 30.434 60.0 47.0 53.5 105 34 .. 140 4 S.E.
2 30.145 57.0 42.0 49.5 101 32 .. 140 5 S.E.
3 30.093 53.0 45.5 49.2 88 38 .010 165 5 S.E.
4 29.885 52.0 47.0 49.5 66 45 .. 140 5 S.E.
5 29.737 52.0 45.6 48.8 80 37 .010 160 5 S.E.
6 29.694 53.0 44.5 48.7 100 39 .. 160 6 S.E.
7 29.591 52.0 45.0 48.5 84 39 .023 90 5 N.
8 28.987 55.0 49.0 52.0 84 42 .250 160 5 Calm
9 29.076 57.0 47.8 52.4 68 45 1.150 150 6 S.E.
10 29.279 56.5 49.0 52.7 100 40 .060 290 4 N.W.
11 29.331 58.5 47.5 53.0 100 40 .. 360 3 W.
12 29.743 56.0 39.0 47.5 99 31 .050 150 7 S.W.
13 30.203 49.0 31.5 40.2 80 26 .. 150 3 Calm
14 30.336 48.0 33.3 40.6 87 27 .170 70 5 S.W.
15 30.353 45.0 37.0 41.0 86 34 .. 140 5 S.E.
16 30.054 50.0 38.0 44.0 98 26 .030 100 4 S.E.
17 30.173 59.2 42.3 47.6 95 29 .. 100 4 S.E.
18 30.001 54.0 37.5 45.7 98 25 .. 100 5 N.E.
19 29.578 53.0 45.0 49.0 100 36 .200 200 6 N.
20 29.594 55.3 43.4 49.3 94 32 .030 150 5 S.
21 29.740 55.5 42.5 49.0 74 33 .. 10 6 N.
22 29.544 52.0 46.0 49.0 82 40 .080 100 6 Calm
23 29.611 52.0 45.3 48.6 67 38 .160 40 5 Calm
24 29.541 54.0 44.3 49.1 107 34 .050 55 7 Calm
25 29.798 50.0 38.0 44.0 88 29 .. 230 2 N.
26 29.696 53.3 42.3 47.8 95 30 .130 145 7 S.E.
27 29.930 48.0 42.0 45.0 74 34 .600 245 5 S.E.
28 30.045 47.0 42.0 44.5 67 32 .150 165 7 S.E.
29 29.940 54.3 46.0 50.1 72 38 .040 90 5 E.
30 29.923 55.5 41.9 48.7 82 29 .. 50 3 Calm
* 29.802 53.2 42.9 48.0 87.3 34.4 4.036 132 5.0 ..
† 29.895 .. .. 49.0 .. .. 5.090 .. .. ..
14 dys.
  • Means. † Same month previous years.

REMARKS.
A dull, wet, unpleasant month, with only a few fine days.
The maximum rain recorded on the 9th, 1.150in.; generally



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🗺️ Auction of Pastoral Licenses and Deferred-Payment Lands in Otago District (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
17 June 1889
Land sale, Payment, Transfer costs, Moeraki
  • J. P. Maitland, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🏛️ Meteorological Observations, Wellington, for the month of June, 1889 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Weather, Barometer, Temperature, Wind, Wellington, June 1889
  • R. B. Gore, Observer

🌾 Rainfall Statistics for May 1889 across various stations

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
17 June 1889
Rainfall, Statistics, May 1889, Weather stations, Meteorology
29 names identified
  • A. Menzies, Rainfall observer
  • Dr. Ginders (Doctor), Rainfall observer
  • E. Lyndon, Rainfall observer
  • W. Davidson, Rainfall observer
  • E. H. Wright, Rainfall observer
  • H. Trimble, Rainfall observer
  • N. Trimble, Rainfall observer
  • A. Hutchinson, Rainfall observer
  • A. H. Moore, Rainfall observer
  • J. Livingston, Rainfall observer
  • W. L. Mountfort, Rainfall observer
  • S. H. Drew, Rainfall observer
  • S. Goodbehere, Rainfall observer
  • S. Brown, Rainfall observer
  • J. Bourne, Rainfall observer
  • J. Conborne, Rainfall observer
  • J. Bennett, Rainfall observer
  • H. Braithwaite, Rainfall observer
  • J. Stevenson, Rainfall observer
  • C. Phillips, Rainfall observer
  • M. Cronin, Rainfall observer
  • J. B. Unsworth, Rainfall observer
  • T. Mason, Rainfall observer
  • Sir J. Hector (Sir), Rainfall observer
  • W. Edmonds, Rainfall observer
  • W. Tatchell, Rainfall observer
  • E. C. Buckley, Rainfall observer
  • J. Ryan, Rainfall observer
  • R. MacLachlan, Rainfall observer

  • Thomas Humphries, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Auction notice for Small Grazing Runs in Auckland Land District

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
17 June 1889
Land sale, Auction, Grazing Runs, Auckland, Whangamarino, Land description
  • Thomas Humphries, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🌾 Cancellation of Agricultural Lease in Shotover District

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
1 July 1889
Lease cancellation, Agricultural lease, Goldfields, Shotover District, Otago Mining District
  • John Mathieson, Agricultural lease cancelled

  • G. F. Richardson, Minister of Mines

🌾 Amended conditions for £10,000 reward for new goldfield discovery

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
30 April 1888
Goldfields discovery, Reward, Amended conditions
  • G. F. Richardson, Minister of Mines

🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington for June 1889

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Meteorology, Weather, Barometer, Temperature, Rainfall, Wellington, June 1889