✨ Rainfall Statistics
APRIL 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 557
Rainfall for March, 1893.
THE following is the rainfall for the month of March, 1893:—
| Station. | Observer. | Total Fall, in Inches. | Days of Rain. | Maximum Fall, and Date (for Previous Twenty-four Hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakaraka (Bay of Islands) | Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. | 3·07 | 6 | 2·26 on 10th. |
| Auckland | Government Observer | 2·27 | 9 | 1·28 on 19th. |
| Cuvier Island (Hauraki Gulf) | Lightkeeper | 0·76 | 5 | 0·40 on 10th. |
| Omokoroa (Tauranga) | L. A. Shadwell | 3·80 | 5 | 1·85 on 9th. |
| Te Aroha | C. R. Lusher | 1·88 | 8 | 0·65 on 11th |
| Rotorua | Dr. Ginders | 3·83 | 9 | 2·39 on 11th. |
| Gisborne | Archdeacon Williams | 7·36 | 16 | 2·68 on 14th. |
| Mahia Peninsula.. | G. C. Ormond | 14·48 | 11 | 4·88 on 14th. |
| Matahia (Gisborne) | F. J. Kemp | 4·81 | 11 | 1·70 on 11th. |
| Patutahi (Poverty Bay) | H. N. Watson | 7·18 | 14 | 2·68 on 14th. |
| Waipiro (Gisborne) | S. Dodgshun | 4·90 | 9 | 1·94 on 29th. |
| Te Aute (Hawke’s Bay) | R. Tacou | 4·76 | 15 | 2·50 on 14th. |
| Napier | E. Lyndon | 7·49 | 8 | 4·50 on 13th. |
| Mangakuri | G. C. Williams | 4·7 | 11 | 1·58 on 14th. |
| Erehwon (Hawke’s Bay) | W. J. Birch | 3·8 | 8 | 1·21 on 11th. |
| Onepoto (Lake Waikaremoana) | F. R. Phillips | 12·14 | 9 | 2·80 on 14th. |
| Waimarama (Hawke’s Bay) | Thomas R. Moore | 4·53 | 15 | 1·63 on 13th. |
| Mount Vernon (Hawke’s Bay) | R. Harding | 3·27 | 16 | 1·50 on 11th. |
| Gwavas, Hawke’s Bay | J. Nicoll | 4·26 | 14 | 1·25 on 11th. |
| Inglewood | Miss N. Trimble | 8·73 | 10 | 6·07 on 11th. |
| Ngatimaru | Miss A. Hutchinson | 6·01 | 7 | 4·68 on 11th. |
| Stratford | Miss Bobin | 9·24 | 9 | 7·20 on 11th. |
| Opunake | A. H. Moore | 6·92 | 14 | 5·12 on 11th. |
| Manaia | G. A. Hurley | 9·09 | 5 | 6·35 on 11th. |
| Kaponga (Wanganui) | E. J. Ellerm | 12·25 | 7 | 10·00 on 11th. |
| Hawera (Waipapa) | J. Livingston | 9·88 | 10 | 7·80 on 11th. |
| Wanganui | W. L. Mountfort | 2·63 | 9 | 1·14 on 11th. |
| Kinkazan (Wanganui) | L. W. R. McBeth | 1·70 | 6 | 1·11 on 11th. |
| Feilding | S. Goodbehere | 2·83 | 11 | 1·55 on 11th. |
| Colyton (Feilding) | R. L. Pudney | 3·44 | 12 | 1·73 on 11th. |
| Ormondville | J. C. Westall | 4·56 | 15 | 1·73 on 11th. |
| Woodville | E. A. Haggen | 3·65 | 14 | 1·65 on 10th. |
| Palmerston North | Captain S. Brown | 3·10 | 12 | 1·21 on 11th and 14th. |
| Ashurst | Henry Barnes | 3·13 | 11 | 1·10 on 11th. |
| Otaki | M. H. Ayre | 4·00 | 8 | 3·30 on 10th. |
| Kereru | Miss Dunlop | 2·26 | 12 | 1·56 on 11th. |
| Ramatawa (Newman) | W. H. Herbert | 8·38 | 14 | 3·87 on 11th. |
| Pahiatua | W. Tosswill | 5·17 | 11 | 2·35 on 11th. |
| Masterton | B. Couborne | 7·07 | 5 | 4·25 on 11th. |
| Otahua | E. Bennett | 9·57 | 8 | 5·75 on 11th. |
| Carterton | H. Braithwaite | 8·42 | 8 | 5·60 on 11th. |
| Featherston | H. C. Smith | 8·26 | 9 | 6·52 on 11th. |
| Dry River (near Martinborough) | C. Phillips | 6·91 | 7 | 4·10 on 11th. |
| Summit (Rimutaka) | M. Cronin | 10·33 | 15 | 5·02 on 11th. |
| Upper Hutt | T. Lewis | 7·13 | 4 | 4·75 on 11th. |
| Taita | T. Mason | 9·48 | 9 | 6·95 on 11th. |
| Petone | Sir J. Hector | 7·32 | 9 | 5·93 on 11th. |
| Wellington | Government Observer | 7·21 | 13 | 5·70 on 11th. |
| Pukerua.. | W. Bell | 7·39 | 8 | 5·64 on 11th. |
| Wainuiomata Reservoir | Keeper | 13·17 | 8 | 8·40 on 11th. |
| Wellington Reservoir | W. Edmonds | 9·99 | 11 | 8·50 on 11th. |
| Flaxbourne | W. Tatchell | 6·64 | 9 | 4·42 on 11th. |
| Cape Campbell | Lightkeeper | 5·09 | 5 | 3·81 on 11th. |
| Kaikoura | Miss E. Collins | 6·77 | 9 | 4·27 on 11th. |
| Kekerangu | W. J. White | 5·31 | 8 | 3·00 on 11th. |
| The Brothers | Lightkeeper | .. | .. | .. |
| Farewell Spit | Lightkeeper | 4·02 | 7 | 2·63 on 11th. |
| Highfield (Waiau) | J. A. Northcote | 5·03 | 9 | 3·28 on 11th. |
| Lincoln | P. Marshall | 2·09 | 8 | 0·83 on 5th. |
| Rhodes Convalescent Home, Port Hills, Christchurch | Mrs. Macpherson | 1·99 | 8 | 0·70 on 5th. |
| Rangiora | T. W. Rowe | 2·47 | 13 | 0·76 on 26th. |
| Almorah (Riccarton) | J. O. B. Beckett | 1·73 | 9 | 0·69 on 13th. |
| Hororata (Selwyn) | Hon Sir J. Hall, M.H.R. | 1·76 | 11 | 0·36 on 13th. |
| Kapunatiki (Rangitata) | Hon. W. Rolleston, M.H.R. | 1·39 | 12 | 0·45 on 23rd. |
| Holnicote (Mount Peel, Canterbury) | J. D. Acland | 2·73 | 13 | 0·44 on 26th. |
| Peel Forest | W. E. Barker | 3·85 | 12 | 0·89 on 11th. |
| Drayton (Methven) | E. Chapman | 2·74 | 10 | 0·74 on 10th. |
| Pleasant Valley (Geraldine) | Captain E. F. Temple | 2·73 | 11 | 0·60 on 11th. |
| Winchmore (Ashburton) | R. W. Hart | 1·88 | 8 | 0·40 on 26th. |
| Dunedin | Government Observer | 3·28 | 16 | 0·71 on 17th. |
| St. Bathan’s (Otago) | J. Ewing | 2·51 | 15 | 0·66 on 23rd. |
| Kyeburn (Otago) | R. W. Glendinning | 2·71 | 17 | 1·05 on 17th. |
| Westport | S. A. Leach | 4·00 | 11 | 1·37 on 4th. |
| Greymouth | J. Conner | 3·53 | 7 | 0·85 on 1st. |
| Balclutha | C. C. Halliday | 1·32 | 12 | 0·48 on 17th. |
| Bealey | J. Ryan | 1·01 | 7 | 0·76 on 4th. |
| Maheno (Otago) | R. A. Chaffey | 1·13 | 9 | 0·37 on 17th. |
| Dipton | R. D. MacLachlan | 2·10 | 9 | 0·48 on 17th. |
| Wyndham (Southland) | W. H. Rodney | 3·20 | 15 | 0·35 on 17th. |
| Invercargill | J. L. Bush | 1·66 | 10 | 1·05 on 1st. |
| Puysegur Point | Lightkeeper | 11·54 | 16 | 1·87 on 22nd. |
| Queenstown | L. Hotop | 0·45 | 5 | 0·21 on 21st. |
| Chatham Islands | A. Shand | 3·42 | 16 | 0·65 on 4th. |
Meteorological Office, Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand. J. HECTOR, Director.
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- J. Hector, Director, Meteorological Office, Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand