New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 11

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✨ Rainfall Data



Jan. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 301

Rainfall for December—continued.

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

SOUTH ISLAND.

(A.) NORTH ASPECT—CAPE CAMPBELL TO KAIKOURA.

Nelson .. .. .. .. Dr. Hudson .. .. 2·06 | 5 | 0·87 on 17th.
Stephens Island .. .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·99 | 5 | 0·60 on 18th and 20th.
The Brothers .. .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·53 | 5 | 0·58 on 17th.
Blenheim .. .. .. .. N. Prichard .. .. 1·96 | 5 | 0·73 on 21st.
Cape Campbell .. .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 2·12 | 6 | 1·05 on 16th.
Flaxbourne .. .. .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 1·24 | 7 | 0·33 on 16th.
Kekerangu .. .. .. .. W. J. White .. .. 1·72 | 7 | 0·60 on 24th.
Kaikoura .. .. .. .. Miss G. Collins .. .. 1·21 | 3 | 0·50 on 1st and 21st.

(B.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Farewell Spit .. .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·14 | 5 | 0·62 on 18th.
Pakawau .. .. .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 3·23 | 10 | 1·03 on 21st.
Westport .. .. .. .. H. S. Ewan .. .. 6·54 | 11 | 1·24 on 17th.
Ngahere .. .. .. .. J. Scott .. .. 5·81 | 14 | 1·10 on 16th.
Greymouth .. .. .. .. J. Conner .. .. 7·01 | 16 | 1·75 on 17th.
Hokitika .. .. .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 7·56 | 10 | 2·42 on 17th.
Bealey .. .. .. .. C. White .. .. 0·90 | 2 | 0·55 on 17th.
Dusky Sound .. .. .. .. R. Henry .. .. .. | .. | ..

(C.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS.

Waiau .. .. .. .. J. A. Northcote .. .. 0·25 | 1 | 0·25 on 12th.
Cheviot .. .. .. .. W. Anderson .. .. 0·23 | 5 | 0·14 on 31st.
Akaroa .. .. .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 1·92 | 5 | 1·20 on 18th.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. .. .. .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 0·61 | 4 | 0·30 on 18th.
Christchurch .. .. .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 0·62 | 5 | 0·32 on 18th.
Linwood .. .. .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 0·88 | 8 | 0·33 on 18th.
Lincoln .. .. .. .. C. O. Lillie .. .. 0·48 | 6 | 0·31 on 18th.
Southbridge .. .. .. .. J. McMillan .. .. 0·28 | 4 | 0·13 on 31st. [31st.
Hororata .. .. .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. 0·18 | 8 | 0·03 on 15th, 23rd, and
Kapunatiki .. .. .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. 0·81 | 8 | 0·56 on 18th.
Mt. Peel .. .. .. .. Miss L. A. D. Acland .. .. 1·32 | 12 | 0·32 on 23rd.
Peel Forest .. .. .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 1·87 | 10 | 0·54 on 18th.
Methven .. .. .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 0·54 | 6 | 0·14 on 1st.
Drayton (Methven) .. .. .. .. E. Chapman .. .. 0·60 | 6 | 0·23 on 1st.
Ashburton .. .. .. .. A. E. Hart .. .. 0·34 | 2 | 0·27 on 18th.
Timaru .. .. .. .. C. H. Inglis .. .. .. | .. | ..
Fairlie .. .. .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 0·39 | 8 | 0·16 on 30th.
Geraldine .. .. .. .. Captain E. F. Temple .. .. 0·87 | 9 | 0·43 on 18th.
Oamaru .. .. .. .. E. Menlove .. .. 1·10 | 8 | 0·52 on 20th.
Maheno .. .. .. .. R. A. Chaffey .. .. 0·64 | 8 | 0·19 on 21st.

(D.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Macetown .. .. .. .. W. J. Stanford .. .. 0·95 | 6 | 0·40 on 30th.
Queenstown .. .. .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 0·99 | 3 | 0·46 on 22nd.
St. Bathan’s .. .. .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 0·61 | 7 | 0·23 on 30th.
Middlemarch .. .. .. .. D. Crawford .. .. .. | .. | ..
Gladbrook Station .. .. .. .. D. Crawford .. .. 1·29 | 7 | 0·36 on 30th.
Kokonga .. .. .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 0·96 | 8 | 0·35 on 21st.
Dunedin .. .. .. .. Government Observer .. .. 1·35 | 13 | 0·30 on 18th.
Kaitangata .. .. .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. 3·15 | 7 | 1·91 on 30th.
Balclutha .. .. .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 2·88 | 7 | 1·50 on 30th.
Naseby .. .. .. .. G. L. Stewart .. .. 0·81 | 7 | 0·33 on 18th.
Clyde .. .. .. .. L. D. Macgeorge .. .. 0·76 | 4 | 0·33 on 17th.
Wyndham .. .. .. .. W. H. Rodney .. .. 3·13 | 6 | 1·70 on 30th.
Dipton .. .. .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 2·90 | 6 | 1·60 on 30th.
Ratanui .. .. .. .. G. M. Draper .. .. 3·73 | 13 | 1·05 on 30th.
Invercargill .. .. .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. 2·33 | 10 | 0·92 on 31st.
Otatau .. .. .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 4·07 | 9 | 1·41 on 30th.
Nightcaps .. .. .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 3·67 | 8 | 2·00 on 29th.
Puysegur Point .. .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 19·00 | 16 | 8·30 on 30th.
Chatham Islands* .. .. .. .. A. Shand .. .. 0·68 | 5 | 0·25 on 22nd.

*Late returns—
October .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2·82 | 18 | 0·96 on 1st.
November .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2·35 | 20 | 1·18 on 16th.

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



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🏗️ Rainfall Data for December 1896 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, December 1896, South Island, Weather, Observers, Stations
47 names identified
  • Dr. Hudson, Observer at Nelson
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Flaxbourne
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kekerangu
  • G. Collins (Miss), Observer at Kaikoura
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer at Pakawau
  • H. S. Ewan, Observer at Westport
  • J. Scott, Observer at Ngahere
  • J. Conner, Observer at Greymouth
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
  • C. White, Observer at Bealey
  • R. Henry, Observer at Dusky Sound
  • J. A. Northcote, Observer at Waiau
  • W. Anderson, Observer at Cheviot
  • Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
  • M. L. Higgins (Miss), Observer at Port Hills (Christchurch)
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer at Christchurch
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer at Linwood
  • C. O. Lillie, Observer at Lincoln
  • J. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • J. Hall (Hon. Sir, K.C.M.G.), Observer at Hororata
  • W. Rolleston (Hon.), Observer at Kapunatiki
  • L. A. D. Acland (Miss), Observer at Mt. Peel
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • H. G. Baker, Observer at Methven
  • E. Chapman, Observer at Drayton (Methven)
  • A. E. Hart, Observer at Ashburton
  • C. H. Inglis, Observer at Timaru
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer at Fairlie
  • E. F. Temple (Captain), Observer at Geraldine
  • E. Menlove, Observer at Oamaru
  • R. A. Chaffey, Observer at Maheno
  • W. J. Stanford, Observer at Macetown
  • L. Hotop, Observer at Queenstown
  • J. Ewing, Observer at St. Bathan’s
  • D. Crawford, Observer at Middlemarch and Gladbrook Station
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • W. M. Shore, Observer at Kaitangata
  • C. C. Halliday, Observer at Balclutha
  • G. L. Stewart, Observer at Naseby
  • L. D. Macgeorge, Observer at Clyde
  • W. H. Rodney, Observer at Wyndham
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • G. M. Draper, Observer at Ratanui
  • J. L. Bush, Observer at Invercargill
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer at Otatau
  • J. Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands

  • J. Hector, Director