New Zealand Gazette – 1893 – No. 90

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



Nov. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1681

Rainfall for October, 1893.

THE following is the rainfall for the month of October, 1893:—

Station. Observer. Total Fall, in Inches. Days of Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date (for Previous Twenty-four Hours).
Kaitaia (Whangaroa Harbour) W. G. Puckey 5·60 15 1·63 on 22nd.
Pakaraka (Bay of Islands) Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. 5·21 8 1·24 on 29th.
Auckland Government Observer 1·07 10 0·38 on 23rd.
Cuvier Island (Hauraki Gulf) Lightkeeper 0·68 7 0·19 on 16th.
Tolago Bay A. Reeves 0·15 1 0·15 on 20th.
Omokoroa (Tauranga) L. A. Shadwell .. .. ..
Te Aroha C. R. Lusher 1·63 6 0·55 on 18th.
Rotorua Dr. Ginders 2·71 15 0·68 on 23rd.
Gisborne Archdeacon Williams 0·50 6 0·25 on 23rd.
Mahia Peninsula.. G. C. Ormond 0·29 2 0·28 on 23rd.
Matahiia (Gisborne) F. J. Kemp 1·38 6 0·49 on 22nd.
Patutahi (Poverty Bay) H. N. Watson 0·56 2 0·43 on 23rd.
Waipiro (Gisborne) S. Dodgshun 0·51 7 0·36 on 16th.
Te Aute (Hawke’s Bay) R. Tacou 0·38 4 0·22 on 31st.
Napier .. E. Lyndon 0·17 3 0·07 on 15th.
Te Kowhai J. H. Absolom 1·19 7 0·55 on 30th.
Mangakuri G. C. Williams 0·59 5 0·36 on 31st.
Erehwon (Hawke’s Bay) W. J. Birch 1·37 7 0·39 on 20th.
Onepoto (Lake Waikaremoana) F. R. Phillips .. .. ..
Waimarama (Hawke’s Bay) .. Thomas R. Moore 0·46 5 0·31 on 31st.
Mount Vernon (Hawke’s Bay) R. Harding 0·86 5 0·30 on 31st.
Gwavas (Hawke’s Bay) J. Nicoll 0·50 7 0·25 on 31st.
Inglewood Miss N. Trimble 6·63 14 1·46 on 22nd.
Ngatimaru Miss A. Hutchinson .. 4·91 13 1·07 on 22nd.
Kaimanuka (Upper Waitotara) E. F. Liffiton 5·46 .. ..
Stratford Miss Bobin 5·12 15 1·22 on 13th.
Opunake A. H. Moore 2·89 14 1·28 on 13th.
Manaia G. A. Hurley 2·20 6 0·70 on 20th.
Kaponga (Wanganui) F. F. S. Canning 2·09 10 0·94 on 19th.
Hawera (Waipapa) J. Livingston 1·74 11 0·67 on 21st.
Wanganui W. L. Mountfort 3·27 14 1·00 on 23rd.
Kaitoke (Wanganui) A. Wychodil 2·91 14 0·76 on 23rd.
Wanganui (No. 2 line) H. I. Jones 2·97 11 0·73 on 22nd.
Campbelltown H. Sanson 2·30 10 0·53 on 23rd.
Feilding S. Goodbehere 4·41 14 1·65 on 23rd.
Colyton (Feilding) R. L. Pudney 3·83 10 0·93 on 22nd.
Ormondville J. C. Westall 1·85 10 0·72 on 31st.
Woodville E. A. Haggen 3·43 13 0·77 on 22nd.
Palmerston North Captain S. Brown 4·40 11 1·04 on 23rd.
Ashurst Henry Barnes 4·14 12 0·77 on 17th.
Otaki .. M. H. Ayre 2·15 13 0·46 on 31st.
Kereru Miss Dunlop 1·86 10 0·34 on 23rd.
Ramatawa (Newman) W. H. Herbert 4·32 13 1·26 on 20th.
Pahiatua W. Tosswill 3·28 13 0·70 on 23rd.
Masterton B. Couborne 0·46 5 0·13 on 22nd.
Otahua J. Bennett 0·33 3 0·25 on 22nd.
Carterton H. Braithwaite 0·96 5 0·46 on 22nd.
Featherston H. C. Smith 3·30 3 1·15 on 31st.
Dry River (near Martinborough) C. Phillips 1·13 6 0·36 on 31st.
Summit (Rimutaka) M. Cronin 4·44 11 1·12 on 31st.
Upper Hutt T. Lewis 4·17 11 0·90 on 22nd and 31st.
Taita T. Mason 3·77 11 0·90 on 31st.
Petone Sir J. Hector 3·64 7 1·20 on 13th.
Wellington Government Observer 2·30 9 1·15 on 13th.
Pukerua.. W. Bell .. 2·58 8 0·79 on 21st.
Wainuiomata Reservoir Keeper 2·76 6 0·83 on 21st.
Wellington Reservoir W. Edmonds 1·50 10 0·59 on 13th.
Nelson Dr. Hudson 5·04 11 1·30 on 12th.
Flaxbourne W. Tatchell 0·77 4 0·54 on 13th.
Cape Campbell Lightkeeper 0·25 1 0·25 on 23rd.
Kaikoura Miss E. Collins 0·99 5 0·70 on 21st.
Kekerangu W. J. White 0·75 4 0·45 on 23rd.
The Brothers Lightkeeper 1·62 9 0·54 on 22nd.
Farewell Spit Lightkeeper 3·38 13 0·71 on 21st.
Highfield (Waiau) J. A. Northcote 1·12 5 0·64 on 13th.
Lincoln P. Marshall 0·56 6 0·23 on 27th.
Rhodes Convalescent Home, Port Hills, Christchurch Mrs. Macpherson 0·48 5 0·22 on 27th.
Almora (Riccarton) J. O. B. Beckett .. .. ..
Hororata (Selwyn) Hon. Sir J. Hall, M.H.R. 0·73 6 0·37 on 12th.
Kapunatiki (Rangitata) Hon. W. Rolleston, M.H.R. 0·65 7 0·17 on 27th and 30th.
Holnicote (Mount Peel, Canterbury) J. D. Acland 2·10 14 0·63 on 24th.
Peel Forest W. E. Barker 1·85 13 0·41 on 12th.
Drayton (Methven) E. Chapman 1·84 6 0·70 on 12th.
Pleasant Valley (Geraldine) .. Captain E. F. Temple 1·26 13 0·55 on 23rd.
Winchmore (Ashburton) R. W. Hart 0·96 4 0·56 on 12th.
Dunedin Government Observer 5·63 16 2·10 on 10th.
St. Bathan’s (Otago) J. Ewing 1·81 11 0·61 on 30th.
Kyeburn (Otago) .. R. W. Glendinning .. 1·24 9 0·39 on 30th.
Westport S. A. Leach 7·05 18 2·47 on 23rd.
Greymouth J. Conner 8·56 17 2·00 on 12th.
Balclutha C. C. Halliday 1·44 9 0·83 on 30th.
Bealey J. Ryan 5·67 13 1·92 on 21st.
Kauroo (Maheno) R. A. Chaffey 1·19 9 0·25 on 30th.
Dipton .. R. D. MacLachlan 4·10 8 1·27 on 29th.
Wyndham (Southland) W. H. Rodney 3·36 8 1·06 on 29th.
Invercargill J. L. Bush 2·36 10 0·65 on 29th.
Puysegur Point .. Lightkeeper 17·87 19 3·70 on 21st.*
Queenstown L. Hotop 1·56 7 0·61 on 30th.
Chatham Islands .. A. Shand .. .. ..

Meteorological Office, Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand. J. HECTOR, Director.

  • Also 3·35 on 29th


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79 names identified
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer at Kaitaia
  • Hon. H. Williams (M.L.C.), Observer at Pakaraka
  • 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
  • E. Lyndon, Observer at Napier
  • J. H. Absolom, Observer at Te Kowhai
  • 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
  • E. F. Liffiton, Observer at Kaimanuka
  • Miss Bobin, Observer at Stratford
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • G. A. Hurley, Observer at Manaia
  • F. F. S. Canning, Observer at Kaponga
  • J. Livingston, Observer at Hawera
  • W. L. Mountfort, Observer at Wanganui
  • A. Wychodil, Observer at Kaitoke
  • H. I. Jones, Observer at Wanganui (No. 2 line)
  • H. Sanson, Observer at Campbelltown
  • 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
  • J. Bennett, Observer at Otahua
  • 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 Wellington Reservoir
  • Dr. Hudson, Observer at Nelson
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Flaxbourne
  • Miss E. Collins, Observer at Kaikoura
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kekerangu
  • J. A. Northcote, Observer at Highfield
  • P. Marshall, Observer at Lincoln
  • Mrs. Macpherson, Observer at Rhodes Convalescent Home
  • J. O. B. Beckett, Observer at Almora
  • 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. Conner, Observer at Greymouth
  • C. C. Halliday, Observer at Balclutha
  • J. Ryan, Observer at Bealey
  • R. A. Chaffey, Observer at Kauroo
  • 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

  • J. Hector, Director