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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 40
Rainfall for April, 1893.
THE following is the rainfall for the month of April, 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. | 5·11 | 8 | 1·49 on 19th. |
| Auckland .. | Government Observer | 3·79 | 14 | 1·04 on 18th. |
| Cuvier Island (Hauraki Gulf) | Lightkeeper | .. | .. | .. |
| Tolaga Bay .. | A. Reeves | 9·80 | 6 | 5·00 on 24th. |
| Omokoroa (Tauranga) .. | L. A. Shadwell | 13·11 | 12 | 2·81 on 23rd. |
| Te Aroha .. | C. R. Lusher | 4·32 | 16 | 0·65 on 24th. |
| Rotorua .. | Dr. Ginders | 12·24 | 14 | 3·23 on 22nd. |
| Gisborne .. | Archdeacon Williams | 3·22 | 15 | 0·81 on 26th. |
| Mahia Peninsula.. | G. C. Ormond | 4·71 | 15 | 1·13 on 26th. |
| Matahiia (Gisborne) .. | F. J. Kemp | .. | .. | .. |
| Patutahi (Poverty Bay) .. | H. N. Watson | 4·16 | 16 | 1·02 on 26th. |
| Waipiro (Gisborne) .. | S. Dodgshun | 12·37 | 12 | 3·80 on 24th. |
| Te Aute (Hawke’s Bay) .. | R. Tacou | .. | .. | .. |
| Napier .. | E. Lyndon | 3·70 | 16 | 0·85 on 23rd. |
| Mangakuri .. | G. C. Williams | 5·27 | 15 | 2·07 on 24th. |
| Erehwon (Hawke’s Bay) .. | W. J. Birch | 3·11 | 13 | 0·99 on 26th. |
| Onepoto (Lake Waikaremoana) | F. R. Phillips | 6·99 | 9 | 1·75 on 29th. |
| Waimarama (Hawke’s Bay) .. | Thomas R. Moore | 4·10 | 14 | 1·10 on 23rd. |
| Mount Vernon (Hawke’s Bay) | R. Harding | 4·96 | 16 | 1·90 on 24th. |
| Gwavas, Hawke’s Bay .. | J. Nicoll | 5·30 | 19 | 1·39 on 23rd. |
| Inglewood .. | Miss N. Trimble | 8·01 | 15 | 1·98 on 19th. |
| Ngatimaru .. | Miss A. Hutchinson .. | 4·52 | 13 | 0·92 on 19th. |
| Stratford .. | Miss Bobin | 5·86 | 17 | 1·49 on 10th. |
| Opunake .. | A. H. Moore | 2·30 | 19 | 0·43 on 26th. |
| Manaia .. | G. A. Hurley | 3·46 | 18 | 0·60 on 27th. |
| Kaponga (Wanganui) .. | E. J. Ellerm | 3·65 | 14 | 0·70 on 25th. |
| Hawera (Waipapa) .. | J. Livingston | 2·49 | 15 | 0·62 on 26th. |
| Wanganui .. | W. L. Mountfort | 2·91 | 14 | 0·54 on 24th. |
| Kinkazan (Wanganui) .. | L. W. R. McBeth | 2·10 | 12 | 0·31 on 10th. |
| Feilding .. | S. Goodbehere | 3·19 | 19 | 0·60 on 10th. |
| Colyton (Feilding) .. | R. L. Pudney | 3·54 | 18 | 0·54 on 10th. |
| Ormondville .. | J. C. Westall | 5·55 | 15 | 1·38 on 24th. |
| Woodville .. | E. A. Haggen | 5·20 | 19 | 0·89 on 9th. |
| Palmerston North .. | Captain S. Brown | 3·87 | 18 | 0·99 on 10th. |
| Ashurst .. | Henry Barnes | 4·18 | 19 | 1·12 on 10th. |
| Otaki .. | M. H. Ayre | 2·83 | 15 | 0·71 on 23rd. |
| Kereru .. | Miss Dunlop | 3·40 | 16 | 0·90 on 10th. |
| Ramatawa (Newman) .. | W. H. Herbert | 6·06 | 20 | 1·38 on 9th. |
| Pahiatua .. | W. Tosswill | 3·37 | 10 | 1·02 on 24th. |
| Masterton .. | B. Couborne | 3·88 | 13 | 0·71 on 23rd. |
| Otahuaa .. | E. Bennett | 4·37 | 13 | 1·42 on 24th. |
| Carterton .. | H. Braithwaite | 3·18 | 14 | 0·75 on 24th. |
| Featherston .. | H. C. Smith | 4·75 | 11 | 0·90 on 24th. |
| Dry River (near Martinborough) | C. Phillips | 3·00 | 15 | 0·91 on 24th. |
| Summit (Rimutaka) .. | M. Cronin | 6·96 | 14 | 1·50 on 24th. |
| Upper Hutt .. | T. Lewis | 2·70 | 8 | 0·70 on 10th. |
| Taita .. | T. Mason | 3·24 | 15 | 0·67 on 29th. |
| Petone .. | Sir J. Hector | 3·93 | 15 | 0·48 on 28th. |
| Wellington .. | Government Observer | 3·91 | 16 | 0·92 on 20th. |
| Pukerua.. | W. Bell .. | 1·61 | 14 | 0·30 on 20th. |
| Wainuiomata Reservoir .. | Keeper | 3·82 | 14 | 1·07 on 29th. |
| Wellington Reservoir .. | W. Edmonds | 4·12 | 15 | 0·83 on 20th. |
| Flaxbourne .. | W. Tatchell | 3·32 | 11 | 1·60 on 29th. |
| Cape Campbell .. | Lightkeeper | 2·62 | 10 | 0·52 on 21st. |
| Kaikoura .. | Miss E. Collins | 4·37 | 12 | 1·69 on 29th. |
| Kekerangu .. | W. J. White | 4·49 | 14 | 1·06 on 23rd. |
| The Brothers .. | Lightkeeper | 3·86 | 4 | 3·25 on 11th. |
| Farewell Spit .. | Lightkeeper | 2·90 | 11 | 0·85 on 19th. |
| Highfield (Waiau) .. | J. A. Northcote | 3·73 | 7 | 1·12 on 28th. |
| Lincoln .. | P. Marshall | 3·93 | 13 | 1·24 on 29th. |
| Rhodes Convalescent Home, Port Hills, Christchurch | Mrs. Macpherson | 2·65 | 14 | 0·53 on 29th. |
| Rangiora .. | T. W. Rowe | 4·03 | 15 | 1·01 on 29th. |
| Almorah (Riccarton) .. | J. O. B. Beckett | 3·24 | 9 | 0·76 on 27th. |
| Hororata (Selwyn) .. | Hon Sir J. Hall, M.H.R. | 3·80 | 9 | 1·13 on 29th. |
| Kapunatiki (Rangitata) .. | Hon. W. Rolleston, M.H.R. | 2·95 | 15 | 0·58 on 29th. |
| Holnicote (Mount Peel, Canterbury) | J. D. Acland | 4·29 | 15 | 0·82 on 21st. |
| Peel Forest .. | W. E. Barker | 7·07 | 16 | 1·59 on 28th. |
| Drayton (Methven) .. | E. Chapman | 5·01 | 13 | 1·17 on 29th. |
| Pleasant Valley (Geraldine) .. | Captain E. F. Temple | 5·58 | 16 | 1·40 on 28th. |
| Winchmore (Ashburton) .. | R. W. Hart | 3·82 | 11 | 1·09 on 29th. |
| Dunedin .. | Government Observer | 3·04 | 15 | 0·74 on 21st. |
| St. Bathan’s (Otago) .. | J. Ewing | 1·19 | 11 | 0·27 on 10th. |
| Kyeburn (Otago) .. | R. W. Glendinning .. | 0·77 | 10 | 0·31 on 10th. |
| Westport .. | S. A. Leach | 3·98 | 14 | 0·87 on 10th. |
| Greymouth .. | J. Conner | 5·63 | 11 | 1·30 on 6th. |
| Balclutha .. | C. C. Halliday | 0·52 | 4 | 0·14 on 13th and 27th. |
| Bealey .. | J. Ryan | 3·34 | 12 | 0·72 on 18th and 21st. |
| Maheno (Otago) .. | R. A. Chaffey | 2·43 | 12 | 0·54 on 19th. |
| Dipton .. | R. D. MacLachlan | 1·35 | 4 | 0·72 on 9th. |
| Wyndham (Southland) .. | W. H. Rodney | 1·33 | 6 | 0·33 on 11th. |
| Invercargill .. | J. L. Bush | 1·50 | 8 | 0·50 on 10th. |
| Puysegur Point .. | Lightkeeper | 4·78 | 8 | 1·50 on 13th. |
| Queenstown .. | L. Hotop | 0·13 | 3 | 0·09 on 15th. |
| Chatham Islands .. | A. Shand | .. | .. | .. |
Meteorological Office, Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.
J. HECTOR, Director.
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