New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 46

Page 711

✨ Post Office Changes, Weather Data

JUNE 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 711

Designation of Post and Telephone Office changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 17th June, 1891.

T T is hereby notified for general information that the designation of the Post and Telephone Office in the Wellington Postal District, known as Newtown, will, from the 1st proximo, be changed to

WELLINGTON SOUTH.

By order of the Postmaster-General.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

A SEPARATE Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette is now published fortnightly, containing all notices concerning patents and trade-marks required by law to be gazetted; also, particulars of lapsed applications for patents, expired letters patent, and other information useful to inventors, manufacturers, and others. The Supplement will be issued free to subscribers to the Gazette, and to others on payment of a special subscription of ten shillings per annum, payable in advance to the Government Printer.

Geo. DIDS BURY,
Government Printer.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of May, 1891. Altitude above the sea, 140ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

Date.	Barometer reduced, in inches.	Max. 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	29.857	57.5	46.0	51.7	106	36	...	200	4	N.W.
2	29.769	60.0	52.0	56.0	103	42	...	350	3	N.
3	29.945	64.0	40.0	52.0	120	36	.280	160	6	S.E.
4	30.112	56.0	41.0	48.5	98	32	.020	150	4	S.E.
5	30.254	56.0	46.3	51.1	103	39	...	110	4	Calm
6	30.434	58.0	41.0	49.5	113	33	...	45	2	Calm
7	30.456	61.3	47.0	54.1	103	38	...	145	3	N.E.
8	30.367	61.5	52.0	56.7	110	46	...	305	4	N.W.
9	30.198	61.0	54.3	57.6	106	47	.020	395	4	N.W.
10	30.120	60.3	55.3	57.8	88	50	.030	465	5	N.W.
11	29.866	62.5	56.5	59.5	105	50	.400	610	8	N.W.
12	29.960	61.0	55.0	58.0	103	48	.220	555	4	N.
13	30.481	65.0	44.0	54.5	115	37	.020	190	5	S.E.
14	30.444	59.5	41.0	50.2	89	31	.040	60	2	Calm
15	29.990	59.0	43.3	51.1	98	35	...	80	6	N.E.
16	29.832	56.5	49.5	53.0	81	41	.350	160	5	S.E.
17	30.275	54.0	44.0	49.0	94	33	.020	115	3	Calm
18	30.389	59.0	39.0	49.0	102	30	...	85	2	N.E.
19	30.171	58.3	43.0	50.6	99	35	...	210	4	N.W.
20	29.774	59.0	51.0	55.0	100	40	.020	290	5	Calm
21	29.937	56.0	40.0	48.0	98	34	.370	210	6	S.
22	30.072	49.0	37.0	43.0	89	28	.060	115	5	S.
23	30.334	52.0	40.0	46.0	90	31	...	90	5	Calm
24	30.239	57.0	45.0	51.0	100	35	...	105	4	N.W.
25	30.364	58.0	47.2	52.6	105	37	...	145	5	N.E.
26	30.226	58.0	47.0	52.5	103	36	...	145	4	N.W.
27	30.434	59.0	45.0	52.0	100	38	.200	155	5	S.E.
28	30.436	56.0	38.0	47.0	88	29	.010	60	2	Calm
29	30.231	57.3	43.0	50.1	96	35	...	135	5	N.W.
30	30.334	57.0	44.0	50.5	100	35	.010	110	4	S.E.
31	30.044	57.3	46.0	51.6	96	39	.005	160	5	N.W.
*	30.172	58.2	45.6	51.9	100	37.2	2.075	200	4.2	...
+	29.930	...	...	52.0	...	...	4.984	...	...	...

Means. † Same month previous years.

REMARKS.--Generally showery weather, with intervals of fine; maximum rainfall on the 11th, .40in; prevailing N.W. wind, and strong from that quarter on 1st, and from 8th to 11th; some pleasant weather towards end of month. Maximum temperature in shade, 65; minimum, 37. Mean temperature of dewpoint, 47.5; mean humidity, 85. Eclipse of moon on 25th, at 4 a.m.

R. B. GORE, Observer.

Rainfall for May, 1891.

Meteorological Office.

THE following is the rainfall for the month of May, 1891:

Station.	Observer.	Total Fall in Inches.	Days of Rain.	Maximum Fall and Date.
Pakaraka (Bay of Islands)	H. Williams	5.02	11	2.33 on 15th.
Auckland	Govt. Observer	3.41	15	1.05 on 12th.
Cuvier Island	Lightkeeper	2.22	8	0.55 on 15th.
Omokoroa (Tauranga)	L. A. Shadwell	4.26	7	1.27 on 15th.
Te Aroha	P. Snewin	4.84	8	1.77 on 15th.
Rotorua	Dr. Ginders	4.37	10	2.15 on 12th.
Gisborne	Archd. Williams	2.85	15	0.61 on 22nd.
Mahia Peninsula	G. C. Ormond	6.27	12	1.40 on 22nd.
Matahiia (Gisborne)	F. J. Kemp	6.37	11	4.24 on 16th.
Papatu Station (Poverty Bay)	H. N. Watson	2.66	13	0.52 on 18th and 22nd.
Waipiro	S. Dodgshun	5.59	14	3.18 on 16th.
Napier	E. Lyndon	1.73	7	0.54 on 16th.
One poto	F. R. Phillips	...	...	...
Waimarama, H.B.	W. Davidson	3.02	14	0.81 on 21st.
Mt. Vernon, H.B.	E. H. Wright	1.85	9	1.25 on 16th.
Gwawas, H.B.	J. Nicoll	2.72	13	1.34 on 16th.
Inglewood	Miss N. Trimble	6.17	21	2.80 on 12th.
Ngatimaru	Miss A. Hutchinson	3.62	12	1.93 on 12th.
Opunaki	A. H. Moore	3.39	13	1.85 on 12th.
Manaia	G. A. Hurley	2.08	11	0.53 on 3rd and 12th.
Kaponga	E. J. Ellerm	5.25	10	1.90 on 11th.
Hawera (Waipapa)	J. Livingston	2.76	12	1.36 on 12th.
Wanganui	W.L. Mountfort	1.81	9	1.09 on 12th.
Feilding	S. Goodbehere	1.77	14	0.90 on 12th.
Palmerston North	Capt. S. Brown	2.03	12	0.93 on 12th.
Ashurst	Claude Francis	2.01	10	1.01 on 12th.
Manawatu Gorge	J. Bourne	...	...	...
Masterton	B. Couborne	1.82	11	0.50 on 16th.
Otahuaio	J. Bennett	2.00	11	0.62 on 21st.
Carterton	H. Braithwaite	1.22	8	0.44 on 16th.
Featherston	H. C. Smith	1.46	8	0.40 on 16th.
Dry River (near Martinborough)	C. Phillips	0.83	9	0.46 on 23rd.
Summit	M. Cronin	3.49	15	0.80 on 21st.
Upper Hutt	T. Lewis	2.90	9	1.00 on 31st.
Taita	T. Mason	2.29	16	0.70 on 21st.
Petone	Sir J. Hector	1.73	15	0.33 on 11th.
Wellington	Govt. Observer	2.07	17	0.40 on 11th.
Wainuiomata	Keeper	4.24	13	1.17 on 21st.
Wellington Reservoir	W. Edmonds	1.66	12	0.41 on 21st.
Flaxbourne	W. Tatchell	3.28	7	1.12 on 16th.
Cape Campbell	Lightkeeper	1.66	4	0.62 on 12th.
Kaikoura	Miss E. Collins	2.26	9	0.60 on 13th.
The Brothers	Lightkeeper	...	...	...
Farewell Spit	Lightkeeper	2.51	6	1.43 on 11th.
Lincoln	E. Wilkinson	1.67	6	1.25 on 21st.
Rangiora	T. W. Rowe	1.18	6	0.60 on 21st.
Hororata	Sir J. Hall, M.H.R.	1.35	6	0.77 on 20th.
Kapunatiki	Hon.W. Rolleston, M.H.R.	0.87	3	0.80 on 21st.
Methven	E. Chapman	1.18	5	0.64 on 21st.
Winchmore (Ashburton)	R. W. Hart	1.57	5	1.14 on 21st.
Dunedin	Govt. Observer	1.89	12	0.55 on 3rd.
Greymouth	J. Conner	1.98	9	0.40 on 3rd and 11th.
Milford Sound	W. J. Mullin	26.34	16	11.73 on 10th.
Balclutha	J. A. Algie	0.84	10	0.19 on 20th.
Bealey	J. Ryan	1.47	5	1.06 on 11th.
Maheno (Otago)	R. A. Chaffey	0.25	1	0.25 on 21st.
Dipton	R. D. MacLachlan	2.14	13	0.81 on 10th.
Invercargill	J. L. Bush	6.25	12	1.00 on 12th.
Puysegur Point	Lightkeeper	26.92	25	5.50 on 10th.
Queenstown	L. Hotop	2.57	7	1.95 on 10th.
Chatham Islands	A. Shand	...	...	...

J. HECTOR, Director.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1891, No 46

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🚂 Post and Telephone Office Designation Change

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated17 June 1891
KeywordsPost Office, Designation Change, Wellington South
👩‍💼 Officials

W. Gray, Secretary

📰 Supplement to New Zealand Gazette

Domain📰 NZ Gazette
Dated17 June 1891
KeywordsSupplement, Patents, Trade-marks, Government Printer
👩‍💼 Officials

Geo. Didsbury, Government Printer

🏥 Meteorological Observations for May 1891

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated17 June 1891
KeywordsWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

R. B. Gore, Observer

🏥 Rainfall Data for May 1891

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated17 June 1891
KeywordsRainfall, Weather, Observers, New Zealand
👩‍💼 Officials

J. Hector, Director

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