Feb. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 239

Rainfall Return for 1895.

Station. Observer. Total Fall, in Inches. Days of Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date (for any Twenty-four Hours).

NORTH ISLAND.

(A.) North-east Aspect—North Cape to East Cape.
Parengarenga .. .. .. A. R. Crane .. .. 45.12 130 1.85 on 13th Jan.
Pakaraka .. .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 60.74 143 4.95 on 19th Aug.
Auckland .. .. .. Government Observer .. 44.15 204 1.62 on 22nd May.
Cuvier Island* .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 26.41 114 1.55 on 30th March.
Te Aroha .. .. .. P. Snewin .. .. 59.09 135 3.19 on 22nd May.
Katikati .. .. .. L. A. Shadwell .. .. 65.05 137 3.00 on 29th March.
Rotorua .. .. .. Dr. Ginders .. .. 66.23 172 2.92 on 12th June.

(B.) North-west Aspect—Cape Maria van Diemen to Cape Egmont.
Kaitaia .. .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 69.58 170 2.00 on 8th Jan.
Okaihau .. .. .. H. C. Burleigh .. .. 75.89 204 4.46 on 19th Aug.
Raglan† .. .. .. H. V. Rutherford .. .. 65.96 169 4.17 on 4th Feb.
New Plymouth .. .. .. E. Veale .. .. 67.88 185 4.65 on 5th Feb.
Inglewood .. .. .. Miss N. Trimble .. .. 102.98 201 4.95 on 5th Feb.
Ngatimaru .. .. .. Miss A. Hutchinson .. .. 84.24 192 3.95 on 5th Feb.

(C.) South-west Aspect—Cape Egmont to Cape Terawhiti.
Opuhi .. .. .. D. Wilkie .. .. 51.08 163 2.36 on 6th Feb.
Upper Waitotara .. .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 65.93 190 2.44 on 15th April.
Stratford .. .. .. Miss Bobin .. .. 70.05 206 3.28 on 6th Nov.
Opunake .. .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 43.27 205 2.01 on 5th Jan.
Manuia .. .. .. G. A. Hurley .. .. 51.12 121 2.75 on 5th Jan.
Hawera .. .. .. J. Livingston .. .. 48.90 165 2.80 on 6th Nov.
Kaponga .. .. .. F. S. Canning .. .. 58.15 131 2.80 on 5th Nov.
Wanganui .. .. .. H. S. Seager .. .. 46.49 147 3.70 on 15th April.
Kaitoke .. .. .. A. Wychodil .. .. 40.65 165 3.60 on 15th April.
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. .. .. H. I. Jones .. .. 46.75 148 3.50 on 15th April.
Campbelltown .. .. .. H. Sanson .. .. 45.25 119 4.04 on 15th April.
Feilding .. .. .. S. Goodbehere .. .. 39.28 185 3.44 on 15th April.
Erehwon .. .. .. W. J. Birch .. .. 45.11 155 2.34 on 30th March.
Ruanui .. .. .. J. F. Studholme .. .. 52.58 237 1.85 on 6th Feb.
Colyton .. .. .. R. L. Pudney .. .. 46.91 167 5.85 on 15th April.
Ashurst .. .. .. H. Barnes .. .. 50.68 180 5.00 on 15th April.
Palmerston North† .. .. .. Captain Brown .. .. 44.35 172 6.34 on 15th April.
Otaki .. .. .. M. H. Ayre .. .. 34.87 174 1.26 on 26th May.
Pukerua† .. .. .. W. Bell .. .. 35.57 143 1.75 on 11th June.

(D.) South-east Aspect—East Cape to Cape Palliser.
Wairoa .. .. .. S. Dodgshun .. .. 59.86 129 4.80 on 27th April.
Tolago Bay .. .. .. A. Reeves .. .. 48.66 45 4.30 on 27th April.
Gisborne .. .. .. W. H. Williams .. .. 48.14 139 4.17 on 27th Nov.
Matahiia .. .. .. F. J. Kemp .. .. 51.20 88 4.88 on 27th April.
Patutahi .. .. .. H. N. Watson .. .. 45.60 130 3.46 on 27th April.
Waikaremoana .. .. .. A. Mills .. .. 71.28 137 5.99 on 27th Nov.
Rakamoana .. .. .. J. Moore .. .. 66.59 163 4.56 on 27th Nov.
Petane .. .. .. W. H. Smith .. .. 45.04 120 4.20 on 27th Nov.
Napier .. .. .. E. Lyndon .. .. 33.97 79 2.42 on 26th Nov.
Hastings .. .. .. J. N. Williams .. .. 33.80 93 2.48 on 30th March.
Te Aute .. .. .. R. Tacou .. .. 41.40 140 3.02 on 26th Nov.
Maraekakaho .. .. .. A. Lockie .. .. 39.88 128 3.24 on 27th Nov.
Te Kowhai .. .. .. J. H. Absolom .. .. 64.94 115 4.35 on 27th Nov.
Mangakuri .. .. .. G. C. Williams .. .. 39.35 98 3.50 on 26th Nov.
Tutira Lake .. .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. .. 63.75 126 7.24 on 27th April.
Gwavas .. .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. 47.28 169 3.25 on 25th Sept.
Mount Vernon .. .. .. R. Harding .. .. 37.09 150 3.23 on 26th Nov.
Waimarama .. .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. .. 39.97 128 3.52 on 25th Nov.
Ormondville .. .. .. J. C. Westall .. .. 54.48 161 3.08 on 3rd Jan.
Pahiatua .. .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. 59.57 188 7.05 on 15th April.
Newman .. .. .. W. H. Herbert .. .. 73.02 206 6.77 on 15th April.
Otahua .. .. .. E. Bennett .. .. 41.46 141 4.64 on 15th April.
Masterton .. .. .. B. Couborne .. .. 43.60 123 4.23 on 15th April.
Carterton .. .. .. H. Braithwaite .. .. 41.07 133 3.65 on 15th April.
Featherston .. .. .. H. C. Smith .. .. 47.79 119 3.54 on 15th April.
Summit .. .. .. M. Cronin .. .. 81.11 197 4.45 on 15th April.
Upper Hutt .. .. .. M. Maher .. .. 66.60 116 4.50 on 15th April.
Taita .. .. .. T. Mason .. .. 61.54 174 4.37 on 15th April.
Wainuiomata .. .. .. J. Quaintance .. .. 89.77 138 12.60 on 15th April.
Petone .. .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 50.64 170 2.20 on 15th April.
Wellington .. .. .. Government Observer .. .. 61.47 185 4.95 on 15th April.
Karori .. .. .. W. Edmonds .. .. 49.55 169 3.64 on 15th April.

• Ten months only. † Eleven months only.