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JAN. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 121
Rainfall for December, 1893.
THE following is the rainfall for the month of December, 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 | 4·94 | 16 | 1·02 on 24th. |
| Pakaraka (Bay of Islands) | Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. | 8·09 | 10 | 3·60 on 29th. |
| Auckland | Government Observer | 4·65 | 17 | 1·32 on 21st. |
| Cuvier Island (Hauraki Gulf) | Lightkeeper | 6·53 | 10 | 4·10 on 5th. |
| Tolago Bay | A. Reeves | 6·44 | 7 | 2·00 on 23rd. |
| Omokoroa (Tauranga) | L. A. Shadwell | 12·78 | 17 | 3·03 on 21st. |
| Te Aroha | C. R. Lusher | 8·76 | 17 | 3·00 on 6th. |
| Rotorua | Dr. Ginders | 9·79 | 17 | 3·29 on 5th. |
| Gisborne | Archdeacon Williams | 7·01 | 16 | 2·53 on 5th. |
| Mahia Peninsula | G. C. Ormond | 7·32 | 19 | 2·13 on 5th. |
| Matahiia (Gisborne) | F. J. Kemp | 5·52 | 15 | 3·30 on 5th. |
| Patutahi (Poverty Bay) | H. N. Watson | 13·68 | 22 | 6·54 on 4th. |
| Waipiro (Gisborne) | S. Dodgshun | 6·64 | 14 | 1·67 on 4th. |
| Te Ante (Hawke's Bay) | I. Tadou | 14·25 | 18 | 4·40 on 5th. |
| Napier | E. Lyndon | 12·34 | 17 | 4·63 on 4th. |
| Te Kowhai (Patoka, Hawke's Bay) | J. H. Absolom | 7·14 | 16 | 2·27 on 5th. |
| Mangakuri | W. J. Birch | 6·09 | 17 | 1·83 on 4th. |
| Erehwon (Hawke's Bay) | F. R. Phillips | 9·38 | 19 | 2·56 on 4th. |
| Onepoto (Lake Waikaremoana) | Thomas R. Moore | 14·06 | 20 | 6·25 on 5th. |
| Waimarama (Hawke's Bay) | R. Harding | 5·68 | 19 | 1·08 on 1st. |
| Mount Vernon (Hawke's Bay) | J. Nicoll | 3·95 | 13 | 0·94 on 21st. |
| Gwavas (Hawke's Bay) | Miss N. Trimble | 4·46 | 11 | 1·61 on 25th. |
| Inglewood | Miss A. Hutchinson | 3·42 | 20 | 0·65 on 5th. |
| Ngatimaru | D. Wilkie | 5·85 | 18 | 1·25 on 1st. |
| Opuhi (Otakeho, Taranaki) | E. F. Liffiton | 3·24 | 17 | 0·87 on 25th. |
| Kaimanuka (Upper Waitotara) | Miss Robin | 2·67 | 10 | 0·64 on 25th. |
| Stratford | A. H. Moore | 4·06 | 16 | 0·80 on 20th. |
| Opunake | G. A. Hurley | 2·83 | 11 | 0·70 on 25th. |
| Manaia | F. F. S. Canning | 4·05 | 17 | 0·65 on 26th. |
| Kaponga (Wanganui) | J. L. Livingston | 3·42 | 14 | 0·65 on 3rd and 21st. |
| Hawera (Waipapa) | W. L. Mountfort | 3·80 | 13 | 0·70 on 4th and 25th. |
| Wanganui | A. Wychodil | 3·39 | 17 | 0·90 on 25th. |
| Kaitoke (Wanganui) | H. I. Jones | 3·44 | 16 | 1·12 on 25th. |
| Wanganui (No. 2 Line) | H. I. Jones | 3·57 | 19 | 1·78 on 1st. |
| Campbelltown | R. L. Pudney | 9·15 | 17 | 0·65 on 25th. |
| Feilding | S. Goodbehere | 5·07 | 14 | 0·64 on 3rd. |
| Colyton (Feilding) | R. L. Pudney | 3·07 | 16 | 0·90 on 3rd. |
| Ormondville | J. C. Westall | 3·69 | 11 | 0·30 on 20th. |
| Woodville | E. A. Haggen | 1·48 | 4 | 0·70 on 25th. |
| Palmerston North | Captain S. Brown | 1·56 | 24 | 0·70 on 26th. |
| Ashurst | Henry Barnes | 4·54 | 15 | 0·65 on 3rd and 21st. |
| Otaki | M. H. I. Ayre | 3·77 | 15 | 0·70 on 4th and 25th. |
| Kereru | Miss Dunlop | 3·51 | 13 | 0·90 on 25th. |
| Ramatawa (Newman) | B. Couborne | 4·20 | 15 | 0·90 on 25th. |
| Pahiatua | J. Bennett | 3·62 | 13 | 1·12 on 25th. |
| Masterton | H. Braithwaite | 6·95 | 21 | 1·78 on 1st. |
| Otahua | H. C. Smith | 2·96 | 14 | 0·65 on 25th. |
| Carterton | O. Phillips | 9·84 | 21 | 2·09 on 4th. |
| Featherston | M. Cronin | 3·25 | 5 | 0·70 on 15th. |
| Dry River (near Martinborough) | T. Lewis | 3·99 | 19 | 1·41 on 1st. |
| Summit (Rimutaka) | T. Mason | 4·37 | 16 | 1·59 on 1st. |
| Upper Hutt | Sir J. Hector | 4·87 | 18 | 1·14 on 1st. |
| Taita | Government Observer | 2·89 | 18 | 1·14 on 1st. |
| Petone | W. Bell | 3·08 | 19 | 1·08 on 1st. |
| Wellington | Keeper | 5·98 | 13 | 1·70 on 1st. |
| Pukerua | W. Edmonds | 2·49 | 12 | 0·87 on 1st. |
| Wainuiomata Reservoir | Dr. Hudson | 2·20 | 11 | 1·30 on 5th. |
| Wellington Reservoir | W. Tatchell | 9·51 | 11 | 3·50 on 4th. |
| Nelson | Lightkeeper | 4·61 | 8 | 1·15 on 4th. |
| Flaxbourne | Miss E. Collins | 7·76 | 11 | 3·50 on 4th. |
| Cape Campbell | W. J. White | 8·43 | 13 | 2·81 on 4th. |
| Kaikoura | Lightkeeper | 2·47 | 10 | 1·22 on 1st. |
| Kekerangu | Lightkeeper | 3·24 | 12 | 1·62 on 1st. |
| The Brothers | Lightkeeper | 1·98 | 11 | 0·79 on 27th. |
| Farewell Spit | Lightkeeper | 1·91 | 12 | 0·64 on 21st. |
| Highfield (Waiau) | J. A. Northcote | 2·00 | 12 | 0·75 on 27th. |
| Lincoln | P. Marshall | 1·47 | 10 | 0·44 on 3rd. |
| Windsor Park (Christchurch) | W. Menlove | 1·96 | 13 | 0·46 on 3rd. |
| Rhodes Convalescent Home, Port Hills, Christchurch | Mrs. Macpherson | 5·18 | 17 | 1·05 on 3rd. |
| Almora (Riccarton) | J. O. B. Beckett | 4·29 | 17 | 0·87 on 3rd. |
| Hororata (Selwyn) | Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. | 3·04 | 12 | 0·52 on 3rd. |
| Kapurati (Rangitata) | J. D. Acland | 2·89 | 19 | 1·06 on 3rd. |
| Holnicote (Mount Peel, Canterbury) | W. E. Barker | 4·83 | 17 | 1·55 on 21st. |
| Peel Forest | E. Chapman | 3·10 | 14 | 0·71 on 22nd. |
| Drayton (Methven) | Captain E. F. Temple | 1·00 | 14 | 0·26 on 21st. |
| Pleasant Valley (Geraldine) | R. W. Hart | 7·10 | 14 | 2·06 on 1st. |
| Winchmore (Ashburton) | Government Observer | 3·15 | 13 | 0·63 on 1st. |
| Dunedin | J. Ewing | 2·65 | 5 | 1·27 on 21st. |
| St. Bathan's (Otago) | R. W. Glendinning | 2·37 | 13 | 0·44 on 20th. |
| Kyeburn (Otago) | S. A. Leach | 1·98 | 12 | 0·60 on 22nd. |
| Westport | J. Conner | 3·14 | 12 | 0·68 on 10th. |
| Greymouth | C. C. Halliday | 2·99 | 11 | 0·57 on 10th. |
| Balclutha | J. Ryan | 3·41 | 12 | 1·09 on 9th. |
| Besley | E. A. Chaffey | 9·68 | 16 | 4·70 on 13th. |
| Kauroo (Maheno) | R. D. MacLachlan | 0·92 | 5 | 0·36 on 13th. |
| Dipton | W. H. Rodney | 3·10 | 16 | 1·12 on 6th. |
| Wyndham (Southland) | J. L. Bush | 3·51 | 17 | 1·55 on 21st. |
| Invercargill | Lightkeeper | 9·68 | 16 | 4·70 on 13th. |
| Puysegur Point | L. Hotop | 0·92 | 5 | 0·36 on 13th. |
| Queenstown | A. Shand | 3·10 | 16 | 1·12 on 6th. |
| Chatham Islands |
Meteorological Office, Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand. J. HECTOR, Director.
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83 names identified
- W. G. Puckey, Observer at Kaitaia
- H. Williams (Honourable, M.L.C.), Observer at Pakaraka
- A. Reeves, Observer at Tolago Bay
- L. A. Shadwell, Observer at Omokoroa
- C. R. Lusher, Observer at Te Aroha
- Ginders (Doctor), Observer at Rotorua
- Williams (Archdeacon), 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
- I. Tadou, Observer at Te Ante
- E. Lyndon, Observer at Napier
- J. H. Absolom, Observer at Te Kowhai
- W. J. Birch, Observer at Mangakuri
- F. R. Phillips, Observer at Erehwon
- Thomas R. Moore, Observer at Onepoto
- R. Harding, Observer at Waimarama
- J. Nicoll, Observer at Mount Vernon
- N. Trimble (Miss), Observer at Gwavas
- A. Hutchinson (Miss), Observer at Inglewood
- D. Wilkie, Observer at Ngatimaru
- E. F. Liffiton, Observer at Opuhi
- Robin (Miss), Observer at Kaimanuka
- A. H. Moore, Observer at Stratford
- G. A. Hurley, Observer at Opunake
- F. F. S. Canning, Observer at Manaia
- J. L. Livingston, Observer at Kaponga
- W. L. Mountfort, Observer at Hawera
- A. Wychodil, Observer at Wanganui
- H. I. Jones, Observer at Kaitoke and Wanganui (No. 2 Line)
- R. L. Pudney, Observer at Campbelltown and Colyton
- S. Goodbehere, Observer at Feilding
- J. C. Westall, Observer at Ormondville
- E. A. Haggen, Observer at Woodville
- Brown (Captain), Observer at Palmerston North
- Henry Barnes, Observer at Ashurst
- M. H. I. Ayre, Observer at Otaki
- Dunlop (Miss), Observer at Kereru
- B. Couborne, Observer at Ramatawa
- J. Bennett, Observer at Pahiatua
- H. Braithwaite, Observer at Masterton
- H. C. Smith, Observer at Otahua
- O. Phillips, Observer at Carterton
- M. Cronin, Observer at Featherston
- T. Lewis, Observer at Dry River
- T. Mason, Observer at Summit
- Hector (Sir), Observer at Upper Hutt
- W. Bell, Observer at Petone
- Keeper, Observer at Wellington
- W. Edmonds, Observer at Pukerua
- Hudson (Doctor), Observer at Wainuiomata Reservoir
- W. Tatchell, Observer at Wellington Reservoir
- Lightkeeper, Observer at Nelson
- E. Collins (Miss), Observer at Flaxbourne
- W. J. White, Observer at Cape Campbell
- Lightkeeper, Observer at Kaikoura and The Brothers
- Lightkeeper, Observer at Kekerangu
- Lightkeeper, Observer at Farewell Spit
- J. A. Northcote, Observer at Highfield
- P. Marshall, Observer at Lincoln
- W. Menlove, Observer at Windsor Park
- Macpherson (Mrs.), Observer at Rhodes Convalescent Home
- J. O. B. Beckett, Observer at Almora
- Hall (Honourable, Sir, K.C.M.G.), Observer at Hororata
- J. D. Acland, Observer at Kapurati
- W. E. Barker, Observer at Holnicote
- E. Chapman, Observer at Peel Forest
- Temple (Captain), Observer at Drayton
- R. W. Hart, Observer at Pleasant Valley
- Lightkeeper, Observer at Dunedin
- R. W. Glendinning, Observer at St. Bathan's
- S. A. Leach, Observer at Kyeburn
- J. Conner, Observer at Westport
- C. C. Halliday, Observer at Greymouth
- J. Ryan, Observer at Balclutha
- E. A. Chaffey, Observer at Besley
- R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Kauroo
- W. H. Rodney, Observer at Dipton
- J. L. Bush, Observer at Wyndham
- Lightkeeper, Observer at Invercargill
- L. Hotop, Observer at Puysegur Point
- A. Shand, Observer at Queenstown
- J. Hector, Director