New Zealand Gazette – 1893 – No. 49

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



JUNE 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 955

Rainfall for May, 1893.

THE following is the rainfall for the month of May, 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. 10·64 15 3·26 on 3rd.
Auckland Government Observer 3·73 23 1·23 on 31st.
Cuvier Island (Hauraki Gulf) Lightkeeper 8·23 6 1·77 on 26th.
Tolaga Bay A. Reeves 5·00 12 1·20 on 13th.
Omokoroa (Tauranga) L. A. Shadwell 9·50 14 3·60 on 4th.
Te Aroha C. R. Lusher 10·84 16 2·43 on 4th.
Rotorua Dr. Ginders 5·80 14 1·49 on 28th.
Gisborne Archdeacon Williams 3·77 11 1·29 on 26th.
Mahia Peninsula G. C. Ormond 12·00 14 4·47 on 4th.
Matahiia (Gisborne) F. J. Kemp 4·20 13 1·22 on 26th.
Patutahi (Poverty Bay) H. N. Watson 7·14 15 1·72 on 4th.
Waipiro (Gisborne) S. Dodgshun 5·21 14 1·36 on 26th.
Te Aute (Hawke's Bay) R. Tacou 4·50 14 1·25 on 26th.
Napier R. Lyndon 5·24 11 1·44 on 26th.
Mangakuri G. C. Williams 2·92 11 0·45 on 26th.
Erehwon (Hawke's Bay) W. J. Birch 7·63 4 3·88 on 29th.
Onepoto (Lake Waikaremoana) F. R. Phillips 3·19 14 0·75 on 6th.
Waimarama (Hawke's Bay) Thomas R. Moore 4·89 15 1·37 on 26th.
Mount Vernon (Hawke's Bay) R. Harding 5·89 17 1·63 on 26th.
Gwavas, Hawke's Bay J. Nicoll 10·56 19 1·77 on 23rd.
Inglewood Miss N. Trimble 9·60 17 2·27 on 5th.
Ngatimaru Miss A. Hutchinson 9·72 20 1·55 on 5th.
Stratford Miss Bobin 6·04 20 2·80 on 6th.
Opunake A. H. Moore 4·03 11 0·51 on 18th.
Manaia G. A. Hurley 3·05 15 2·50 on 5th.
Kaponga (Wanganui) E. J. Ellerm 4·38 14 1·09 on 24th.
Hawera (Waipapa) J. Livingston 2·50 14 0·63 on 23rd.
Wanganui W. L. Mountfort 1·88 13 0·30 on 7th and 24th.
Kinkazan (Wanganui) L. W. R. McBeth 2·15 15 0·44 on 7th.
Feilding S. Goodbehere 5·33 13 1·66 on 5th.
Colyton (Feilding) R. L. Pudney 3·25 17 0·66 on 6th.
Ormondville J. C. Westall 2·86 14 0·65 on 7th.
Woodville E. A. Haggen 2·43 13 0·57 on 7th.
Palmerston North Captain S. Brown 4·14 17 0·56 on 3rd.
Ashurst Henry Barnes 3·14 18 0·54 on 25th.
Otaki M. H. Ayre 7·08 22 1·28 on 4th.
Kereru Miss Dunlop 3·01 15 0·95 on 25th.
Ramatawa (Newman) W. H. Herbert 3·96 9 0·73 on 7th.
Pahiatua W. Tosswill 3·39 10 0·79 on 25th.
Masterton B. Couborne 2·97 11 0·90 on 25th.
Otahao E. Bennett 3·68 9 1·11 on 25th.
Carterton H. Braithwaite 3·43 10 1·05 on 25th.
Featherston H. C. Smith 7·34 17 1·12 on 7th.
Dry River (near Martinborough) C. Phillips 4·28 8 1·30 on 22nd.
Summit (Rimutaka) M. Cronin 3·90 14 1·47 on 25th.
Upper Hutt T. Lewis 3·23 17 0·77 on 25th.
Taita T. Mason 3·16 16 0·90 on 23rd.
Petone Sir J. Hector 3·41 13 0·87 on 23rd.
Wellington Government Observer 5·25 10 1·60 on 25th.
Pukerua W. Bell 3·22 14 0·87 on 25th.
Wainuiomata Reservoir W. Edmonds 4·64 11 1·87 on 4th.
Wellington Reservoir W. Tatchell 2·80 7 0·75 on 24th.
Flaxbourne Lightkeeper 3·54 8 1·04 on 25th.
Cape Campbell Miss E. Collins 6·20 9 2·96 on 4th.
Kaikoura W. J. White 2·89 11 0·96 on 4th.
Kekerangu Lightkeeper 4·74 16 3·15 on 4th.
The Brothers Lightkeeper 2·07 6 1·15 on 25th.
Farewell Spit Lightkeeper 1·04 9 0·38 on 4th.
Highfield (Waiau) J. A. Northcote 0·91 7 0·51 on 4th.
Lincoln P. Marshall 1·44 12 0·53 on 4th.
Rhodes Convalescent Home, Port Hills, Christchurch Mrs. Macpherson 1·91 9 0·83 on 1st.
Rangiora T. W. Rowe 1·52 7 0·49 on 4th.
Almorah (Riccarton) J. O. B. Beckett 1·32 10 0·40 on 4th.
Hororata (Selwyn) Hon. Sir J. Hall, M.H.R. 3·68 15 0·88 on 25th.
Kapunatiki (Rangitata) Hon. W. Rolleston, M.H.R. 3·52 10 1·00 on 25th.
Holnicote (Mount Peel, Canterbury) J. D. Acland 2·51 10 0·60 on 25th.
Peel Forest W. E. Barker 2·56 11 0·83 on 25th.
Drayton (Methven) E. Chapman 1·82 7 0·53 on 6th.
Pleasant Valley (Geraldine) Captain E. F. Temple 2·45 16 0·50 on 22nd.
Winchmore (Ashburton) R. W. Hart 2·15 17 1·08 on 8th.
Dunedin Government Observer 0·55 12 0·15 on 8th.
St. Bathan's (Otago) J. Ewing 6·60 12 2·38 on 30th.
Kyeburn (Otago) R. W. Glendinning 10·37 14 2·50 on 30th.
Westport S. A. Leach 1·75 8 0·48 on 30th.
Greymouth J. Connor 5·81 19 1·53 on 5th.
Balclutha C. C. Halliday 5·81 10 1·52 on 25th.
Bealey J. Ryan 1·54 6 0·54 on 22nd.
Maheno (Otago) R. A. Chaffey 2·21 10 0·78 on 30th.
Dipton R. D. MacLachlan 3·70 10 0·73 on 10th.
Wyndham (Southland) W. H. Rodney 3·42 8 1·15 on 8th.
Invercargill J. L. Bush 19·12 17 9·10 on 29th.
Puysegur Point Lightkeeper 2·06 7 1·03 on 8th.
Queenstown L. Hotop 1·04 8 0·53 on 4th.
Chatham Islands A. Shand 1·44 12 0·53 on 4th.

Meteorological Office, Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.

J. HECTOR, Director.



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74 names identified
  • Hon. H. Williams (M.L.C.), Observer at Pakaraka
  • A. Reeves, Observer at Tolaga Bay
  • L. A. Shadwell, Observer at Omokoroa
  • C. R. Lusher, Observer at Te Aroha
  • Dr. Ginders, Observer at Rotorua
  • Archdeacon Williams, Observer at Gisborne
  • G. C. Ormond, Observer at Mahia Peninsula
  • F. J. Kemp, Observer at Matahiia
  • H. N. Watson, Observer at Patutahi
  • S. Dodgshun, Observer at Waipiro
  • R. Tacou, Observer at Te Aute
  • R. Lyndon, Observer at Napier
  • G. C. Williams, Observer at Mangakuri
  • W. J. Birch, Observer at Erehwon
  • F. R. Phillips, Observer at Onepoto
  • Thomas R. Moore, Observer at Waimarama
  • R. Harding, Observer at Mount Vernon
  • J. Nicoll, Observer at Gwavas
  • Miss N. Trimble, Observer at Inglewood
  • Miss A. Hutchinson, Observer at Ngatimaru
  • Miss Bobin, Observer at Stratford
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • G. A. Hurley, Observer at Manaia
  • E. J. Ellerm, Observer at Kaponga
  • J. Livingston, Observer at Hawera
  • W. L. Mountfort, Observer at Wanganui
  • L. W. R. McBeth, Observer at Kinkazan
  • S. Goodbehere, Observer at Feilding
  • R. L. Pudney, Observer at Colyton
  • J. C. Westall, Observer at Ormondville
  • E. A. Haggen, Observer at Woodville
  • Captain S. Brown, Observer at Palmerston North
  • Henry Barnes, Observer at Ashurst
  • M. H. Ayre, Observer at Otaki
  • Miss Dunlop, Observer at Kereru
  • W. H. Herbert, Observer at Ramatawa
  • W. Tosswill, Observer at Pahiatua
  • B. Couborne, Observer at Masterton
  • E. Bennett, Observer at Otahao
  • H. Braithwaite, Observer at Carterton
  • H. C. Smith, Observer at Featherston
  • C. Phillips, Observer at Dry River
  • M. Cronin, Observer at Summit
  • T. Lewis, Observer at Upper Hutt
  • T. Mason, Observer at Taita
  • Sir J. Hector, Observer at Petone
  • W. Bell, Observer at Pukerua
  • W. Edmonds, Observer at Wainuiomata Reservoir
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Wellington Reservoir
  • Miss E. Collins, Observer at Cape Campbell
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kaikoura
  • R. A. Chaffey, Observer at Maheno
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • W. H. Rodney, Observer at Wyndham
  • J. L. Bush, Observer at Invercargill
  • L. Hotop, Observer at Queenstown
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands
  • P. Marshall, Observer at Lincoln
  • Mrs. Macpherson, Observer at Rhodes Convalescent Home
  • T. W. Rowe, Observer at Rangiora
  • J. O. B. Beckett, Observer at Almorah
  • Hon. Sir J. Hall (M.H.R.), Observer at Hororata
  • Hon. W. Rolleston (M.H.R.), Observer at Kapunatiki
  • J. D. Acland, Observer at Holnicote
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • E. Chapman, Observer at Drayton
  • Captain E. F. Temple, Observer at Pleasant Valley
  • R. W. Hart, Observer at Winchmore
  • J. Ewing, Observer at St. Bathan's
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kyeburn
  • S. A. Leach, Observer at Westport
  • J. Connor, Observer at Greymouth
  • C. C. Halliday, Observer at Balclutha
  • J. Ryan, Observer at Bealey

  • J. Hector, Director, Meteorological Office