✨ Road Board Elections, Meteorological Observations
MAY 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1077
Mauriceville Road District, County of Wairarapa North:
Charles Forsberg.
Frederick William Henry Kummer.
Eketahuna Road District, County of Wairarapa North:
No. 1 Subdivision—
William Timmins.
Frederick William Mead Dowsett.
No. 3 Subdivision—
Thomas Parsons.
No. 4 Subdivision—
Henry Vile.
Akitio Road District, County of Wairarapa North:
Francis Armstrong.
Ebenezer Grossett.
John Stewart Handyside.
Castlepoint Road District, County of Wairarapa North:
No. 1 Subdivision—
John A. Austin.
No. 2 Subdivision—
James Spinks Langdon.
No. 5 Subdivision—
Robert Wilson Harvey.
Featherston Road District, County of Wairarapa South:
No. 3 Subdivision—
Alfred Matthews.
No. 5 Subdivision—
Edwin Harrison.
No. 7 Subdivision—
William Barton.
No. 8 Subdivision—
Alexander D. McLeod.
Makara Road District, County of Hutt:
No. 2 Ward—
William Robert Trotter.
No. 5 Ward—
John Ernest Eagle.
Waitotara-Momohaki Road District, County of Patea:
James Kennedy.
John Crawshaw.
Charles Forde.
Wm. B. Fisher.
Motoroa Road District, County of Patea:
Roland Bennett.
Henry Percy Mitcalfe.
Whenuakura-Waitotara Road District, County of Patea:
No. 1 Ward—
William Wilson.
No. 2 Ward—
Duncan McDonald.
No. 4 Ward—
William Brewer.
Wairoa Road District, County of Patea:
John Hunter.
Oscar Symes.
Frederic Wilson.
Kohi Road District, County of Patea:
John Johnstone.
James McMeckin.
William Henry Watkins.
Patea West Road District, County of Patea:
Samuel Blake.
John Morrison.
Patrick McCarthy.
Arthur Wilford.
Patea East Road District, County of Patea:
Ernest Peppin Blake.
William Gower.
E. Rayney Jackson.
William Derrett, jun.
Elliot Road District, County of Taranaki:
John McKenzie.
James D. Sole.
Frederick Watson.
Mangorei Road District, County of Taranaki:
Matthew Carrick.
George Jordan.
Moa Road District, County of Taranaki:
E. D. Westmacott.
J. G. Harkness.
W. Sheridan.
G. Turner.
H. A. Haverbeir.
Okato Road District, County of Taranaki:
Charles Andrews.
John Carey.
Suburban North Road District, County of Waimea:
George Cummings.
Arthur Dodson.
Thomas Small.
Mount Peel Road District, County of Geraldine:
George James Dennistoun.
Charles George Tripp.
Robert Mackay.
Mandeville-Rangiora Road District, County of Ashley:
Joseph Stalker.
Joseph Byron Moody.
Frederick Horrell.
Springs Road District, County of Selwyn:
Thomas Quayle.
John Marshall.
John Avis Pannett.
Ellesmere Road District, County of Selwyn:
William Nixon.
Robert Lochhead.
Arthur Chamberlain.
Mount Somers Road District, County of Ashburton:
William Taylor Chapman.
Edward Herring.
David Syme.
Balmoral Road District, County of Bruce:
Waitahuna West Subdivision—
James Smith.
John Martin Smith.
William Smith.
Government Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1897. Altitude above the sea, 140ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.
From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.
| Date. | Barometer reduced, in and corrected, in Inches. | Max. Temp. in Shade. | Min. Temp. in Shade. | Mean Temp. in Shade. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Rainfall, in Inches. | Veloc. Wind, in Miles. | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30·154 | 63·0 | 50·0 | 56·5 | 110 | 41 | .. | 170 | 4 | N.W. |
| 2 | 30·168 | 66·3 | 51·0 | 58·6 | 118 | 40 | .. | 130 | 5 | S. |
| 3 | 30·060 | 65·0 | 50·0 | 57·5 | 112 | 39 | .. | 50 | 3 | N. |
| 4 | 29·890 | 66·0 | 56·0 | 61·0 | 119 | 49 | .. | 250 | 3 | N.W. |
| 5 | 29·944 | 67·5 | 53·5 | 60·5 | 113 | 46 | ·020 | 180 | 4 | S.E. |
| 6 | 29·968 | 64·5 | 44·5 | 54·5 | 116 | 35 | ·001 | 100 | 4 | N.W. |
| 7 | 29·761 | 64·0 | 57·0 | 60·5 | 115 | 49 | .. | 420 | 5 | N.W. |
| 8 | 29·546 | 63·5 | 58·5 | 61·0 | 105 | 50 | .. | 570 | 4 | N.W. |
| 9 | 29·228 | 63·5 | 52·8 | 58·1 | 106 | 45 | ·330 | 570 | 4 | W. |
| 10 | 29·806 | 62·5 | 47·5 | 55·0 | 109 | 38 | .. | 180 | 3 | N.W. |
| 11 | 29·900 | 65·0 | 59·0 | 62·0 | 103 | 45 | ·010 | 510 | 5 | N.W. |
| 12 | 30·005 | 65·5 | 60·0 | 62·7 | 102 | 56 | .. | 470 | 5 | N.W. |
| 13 | 30·055 | 66·0 | 60·0 | 63·0 | 122 | 55 | ·010 | 360 | 5 | N.W. |
| 14 | 30·010 | 65·0 | 59·5 | 62·2 | 130 | 52 | .. | 320 | 5 | N.W. |
| 15 | 29·664 | 64·0 | 54·0 | 59·0 | 90 | 48 | ·250 | 150 | 7 | S.E. |
| 16 | 29·750 | 60·0 | 48·9 | 54·4 | 65 | 39 | 3·060 | 640 | 8 | S.E. |
| 17 | 29·800 | 58·5 | 46·0 | 52·2 | 60 | 38 | 3·040 | 700 | 6 | S.E. |
| 18 | 30·050 | 50·0 | 46·9 | 48·4 | 68 | 38 | ·020 | 300 | 6 | S.E. |
| 19 | 30·181 | 53·0 | 48·0 | 50·5 | 101 | 35 | ·033 | 240 | 5 | S.E. |
| 20 | 30·125 | 56·5 | 40·3 | 48·4 | 113 | 31 | ·001 | 50 | 3 | E. |
| 21 | 29·927 | 65·0 | 49·0 | 57·0 | 106 | 35 | .. | 70 | 5 | N.W. |
| 22 | 29·947 | 61·0 | 52·0 | 56·5 | 113 | 38 | ·030 | 90 | 6 | S. |
| 23 | 30·130 | 58·0 | 49·0 | 53·5 | 98 | 41 | ·090 | 50 | 5 | S.E. |
| 24 | 30·090 | 55·0 | 40·0 | 47·5 | 90 | 29 | .. | 90 | 5 | N.E. |
| 25 | 30·030 | 58·5 | 45·0 | 51·7 | 109 | 34 | .. | 70 | 4 | S. |
| 26 | 30·090 | 59·3 | 44·5 | 51·9 | 111 | 34 | .. | 80 | 5 | Calm. |
| 27 | 30·137 | 57·5 | 43·8 | 50·6 | 106 | 29 | .. | 50 | 3 | N. |
| 28 | 30·104 | 62·5 | 54·5 | 58·5 | 112 | 41 | .. | 350 | 3 | N.W. |
| 29 | 30·403 | 62·3 | 51·0 | 56·6 | 109 | 42 | ·020 | 120 | 4 | S. |
| 30 | 30·366 | 58·3 | 43·0 | 50·6 | 106 | 34 | .. | 110 | 3 | N.E. |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| * | 29·976 | 61·5 | 50·5 | 56·0 | 104·5 | 40·8 | 6·915 | 248 | 4·5 | .. |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| † | 30·053 | .. | .. | 57·0 | .. | .. | 3·525 | .. | .. | .. |
- Means, &c. † Same month previous years.
NOTE.—Generally fine up to the 13th, with occasional showers of rain, and wind N.W. and frequently strong; wind changed to S.E. on night of the 14th, with rain; on the 15th, heavy rain during afternoon, and strong S.E. wind and heavy rain at night; on the 16th, strong S.E. gale with heavy rain all day and night, severe gale during night; 3·06 in. and 3·04 in. rain recorded on the 16th and 17th, causing floods; storm very severe, and continued windy up to the 18th; remainder of month fine. Maximum temperature in shade 67°·5, minimum 40°; mean temperature of dew-point, 48°; mean humidity, 74; fog on the 25th; brilliant meteor on the 3rd.
R. B. GORE, Observer.
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Results of Road Board Elections
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🏘️ Provincial & Local GovernmentRoad Boards, Elections, Local Government, Counties, Members, Wairarapa North, Wairarapa South, Hutt, Patea, Taranaki, Waimea, Geraldine, Ashley, Selwyn, Ashburton, Bruce
74 names identified
- Charles Forsberg, Elected to Mauriceville Road District
- Frederick William Henry Kummer, Elected to Mauriceville Road District
- William Timmins, Elected to Eketahuna Road District, No. 1 Subdivision
- Frederick William Mead Dowsett, Elected to Eketahuna Road District, No. 1 Subdivision
- Thomas Parsons, Elected to Eketahuna Road District, No. 3 Subdivision
- Henry Vile, Elected to Eketahuna Road District, No. 4 Subdivision
- Francis Armstrong, Elected to Akitio Road District
- Ebenezer Grossett, Elected to Akitio Road District
- John Stewart Handyside, Elected to Akitio Road District
- John A. Austin, Elected to Castlepoint Road District, No. 1 Subdivision
- James Spinks Langdon, Elected to Castlepoint Road District, No. 2 Subdivision
- Robert Wilson Harvey, Elected to Castlepoint Road District, No. 5 Subdivision
- Alfred Matthews, Elected to Featherston Road District, No. 3 Subdivision
- Edwin Harrison, Elected to Featherston Road District, No. 5 Subdivision
- William Barton, Elected to Featherston Road District, No. 7 Subdivision
- Alexander D. McLeod, Elected to Featherston Road District, No. 8 Subdivision
- William Robert Trotter, Elected to Makara Road District, No. 2 Ward
- John Ernest Eagle, Elected to Makara Road District, No. 5 Ward
- James Kennedy, Elected to Waitotara-Momohaki Road District
- John Crawshaw, Elected to Waitotara-Momohaki Road District
- Charles Forde, Elected to Waitotara-Momohaki Road District
- Wm. B. Fisher, Elected to Waitotara-Momohaki Road District
- Roland Bennett, Elected to Motoroa Road District
- Henry Percy Mitcalfe, Elected to Motoroa Road District
- William Wilson, Elected to Whenuakura-Waitotara Road District, No. 1 Ward
- Duncan McDonald, Elected to Whenuakura-Waitotara Road District, No. 2 Ward
- William Brewer, Elected to Whenuakura-Waitotara Road District, No. 4 Ward
- John Hunter, Elected to Wairoa Road District
- Oscar Symes, Elected to Wairoa Road District
- Frederic Wilson, Elected to Wairoa Road District
- John Johnstone, Elected to Kohi Road District
- James McMeckin, Elected to Kohi Road District
- William Henry Watkins, Elected to Kohi Road District
- Samuel Blake, Elected to Patea West Road District
- John Morrison, Elected to Patea West Road District
- Patrick McCarthy, Elected to Patea West Road District
- Arthur Wilford, Elected to Patea West Road District
- Ernest Peppin Blake, Elected to Patea East Road District
- William Gower, Elected to Patea East Road District
- E. Rayney Jackson, Elected to Patea East Road District
- William Derrett (junior), Elected to Patea East Road District
- John McKenzie, Elected to Elliot Road District
- James D. Sole, Elected to Elliot Road District
- Frederick Watson, Elected to Elliot Road District
- Matthew Carrick, Elected to Mangorei Road District
- George Jordan, Elected to Mangorei Road District
- E. D. Westmacott, Elected to Moa Road District
- J. G. Harkness, Elected to Moa Road District
- W. Sheridan, Elected to Moa Road District
- G. Turner, Elected to Moa Road District
- H. A. Haverbeir, Elected to Moa Road District
- Charles Andrews, Elected to Okato Road District
- John Carey, Elected to Okato Road District
- George Cummings, Elected to Suburban North Road District
- Arthur Dodson, Elected to Suburban North Road District
- Thomas Small, Elected to Suburban North Road District
- George James Dennistoun, Elected to Mount Peel Road District
- Charles George Tripp, Elected to Mount Peel Road District
- Robert Mackay, Elected to Mount Peel Road District
- Joseph Stalker, Elected to Mandeville-Rangiora Road District
- Joseph Byron Moody, Elected to Mandeville-Rangiora Road District
- Frederick Horrell, Elected to Mandeville-Rangiora Road District
- Thomas Quayle, Elected to Springs Road District
- John Marshall, Elected to Springs Road District
- John Avis Pannett, Elected to Springs Road District
- William Nixon, Elected to Ellesmere Road District
- Robert Lochhead, Elected to Ellesmere Road District
- Arthur Chamberlain, Elected to Ellesmere Road District
- William Taylor Chapman, Elected to Mount Somers Road District
- Edward Herring, Elected to Mount Somers Road District
- David Syme, Elected to Mount Somers Road District
- James Smith, Elected to Balmoral Road District, Waitahuna West Subdivision
- John Martin Smith, Elected to Balmoral Road District, Waitahuna West Subdivision
- William Smith, Elected to Balmoral Road District, Waitahuna West Subdivision
🎓 Meteorological Observations for April 1897
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceMeteorology, Weather, Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington, Government Observatory
- R. B. Gore, Observer