New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 37

Page 877

✨ Rainfall Statistics



May 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 877

Rainfall for April, 1898.

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

NORTH ISLAND.

(A.) NORTH-EAST ASPECT—NORTH CAPE TO EAST CAPE.

Parengarenga .. .. A. R. Crane .. .. 2·16 11 0·54 on 30th .. 8·85 31
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 1·49 12 0·55 on 29th .. 11·84 38
Parua Bay .. .. D. Davidson .. .. 0·97 8 0·33 on 22nd .. 7·91 32
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. .. .. .. 5·69 16
Cuvier Island* .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. 10·15 32
Tauranga .. .. R. O. Stewart .. .. 0·98 11 0·27 on 18th .. 14·48 42
Athenree (Tauranga) .. Captain Stewart .. .. 1·54 15 0·35 on 27th .. 9·89 29
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Ginders .. .. 2·62 11 0·83 on 5th ..

(B.) NORTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN TO CAPE EGMONT.

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 2·27 7 0·73 on 4th .. 6·93 21
Paihia (Russell) .. .. Captain Burleigh .. .. 1·23 9 0·50 on 4th .. .. ..
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 4·08 10 1·18 on 21st .. 14·06 36
Raglan .. .. H. V. Rutherfurd .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Te Kopua (Waikato) .. Rev. H. Young .. .. 1·71 4 1·02 on 21st .. 7·63 19
New Plymouth .. .. E. Veale .. .. 3·35 9 1·05 on 22nd .. 13·77 37
Upper Mongorei .. .. Mrs. Brown .. .. 9·13 12 2·06 on 5th .. 26·15 44
Inglewood .. .. Miss E. Trimble .. .. 9·37 10 2·58 on 5th .. 27·38 37
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 5·36 7 2·74 on 25th .. 21·30 30

(C.) SOUTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE EGMONT TO CAPE TERAWHITI.

Mangaraka (Waitara) .. D. Wilkie .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Upper Waitotara .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 3·09 12 1·15 on 22nd .. 12·41 41
Omata Valley .. .. C. Forde .. .. 2·05 10 0·88 on 22nd .. 8·28 37
Stratford .. .. Miss Robin .. .. 5·50 10 1·80 on 5th .. 17·22 37
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 2·67 9 0·58 on 18th .. 8·15 33
Manaiā .. .. G. A. Hurley .. .. 1·76 4 0·67 on 18th .. 8·87 22
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. .. 1·13 8 0·34 on 21st .. 7·42 30
Kaponga .. .. C. Maclean .. .. 3·15 7 1·24 on 4th .. 10·84 26
Aramoho (Wanganui) .. J. T. Stewart .. .. 1·79 14 0·60 on 22nd .. 6·45 30
Wanganui .. .. H. F. Seager .. .. 2·12 7 0·63 on 22nd .. 6·71 23
Kaitoke .. .. A. Wychodil .. .. 1·57 10 0·48 on 22nd .. 5·37 32
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. H. I. Jones .. .. 1·63 10 0·62 on 22nd .. 6·40 32
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. G. T. Murray .. .. 5·14 13 1·79 on 22nd .. 17·13 44
Parapara School (Wanganui) .. J. Katterns Manning .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Campbelltown .. .. H. Sanson .. .. 1·72 6 0·60 on 17th .. 7·68 28
Feilding .. .. S. Goodbehere .. .. 1·68 12 0·51 on 21st .. 6·36 37
Te Kumu .. .. G. S. Fulton .. .. 2·59 7 1·03 on 18th .. 7·78 27
Hunterville .. .. G. L. Cook .. .. 1·72 9 0·63 on 22nd .. 7·96 40
Erehwon .. .. Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. .. 1·55 6 0·62 on 18th .. 5·92 37
Ruanui .. .. J. F. Studholme .. .. 2·42 7 1·13 on 18th .. 8·23 33
West Waitapu .. .. J. Gurflee .. .. 1·75 8 0·75 on 22nd .. 6·96 38
Ashurst .. .. H. Barnes .. .. 1·68 7 0·55 on 22nd .. 6·85 35
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 1·67 10 0·44 on 22nd .. 6·58 30
Palmerston North .. .. C. J. Monro .. .. 1·55 12 0·46 on 22nd .. 8·11 39
State Farm (Levin) .. O. J. Blaine .. .. 2·11 11 0·74 on 18th .. 7·95 37
Otaki .. .. M. H. Ayre .. .. 2·44 13 0·75 on 17th .. 7·80 35
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. .. 2·05 6 0·79 on 17th .. 9·07 22
Pukerua .. .. W. Bell .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

(D.) SOUTH-EAST ASPECT—EAST CAPE TO CAPE PALLISER.

Waipiro .. .. J. S. Dodgshun .. .. 1·95 10 1·32 on 16th .. 13·23 27
Matahiia .. .. F. J. Kemp .. .. 2·64 8 1·20 on 16th .. 15·04 22
Tolago Bay† .. .. A. Reeves .. .. 1·28 4 1·15 on 17th .. 10·46 13
Gisborne .. .. Rev. H. W. Williams .. .. 1·86 11 0·48 on 16th .. 10·18 40
Patutahi .. .. H. N. Watson .. .. 0·71 6 0·34 on 18th .. 9·01 27
Maraetaha .. .. J. Woodbine Johnson .. .. 1·02 6 0·56 on 19th .. 7·68 29
Tiniroto (a) .. .. J. Cook .. .. 3·44 7 1·18 on 19th .. 9·63 32
Waikaremoana .. .. Fenton Lambert .. .. 1·33 6 0·79 on 18th .. 10·02 34
Tutira Lake .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Rakamoana .. .. J. Moore .. .. 1·54 6 1·04 on 18th .. 12·66 33
Te Kowhai .. .. J. H. Absolom .. .. 0·83 4 0·32 on 18th .. 11·06 25
Petane .. .. W. H. Smith .. .. 1·21 4 0·62 on 18th .. 8·89 20
Napier (b) .. .. E. Lyndon .. .. 2·01 3 1·97 on 18th .. 6·85 10
Hastings .. .. J. N. Williams .. .. 0·79 2 0·47 on 18th .. 4·10 20
Waimarama .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. .. 0·99 3 0·62 on 18th .. 5·87 23
Mangakuri .. .. G. C. Williams .. .. 1·22 7 0·61 on 19th .. 5·95 25
Te Aute .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. .. 0·74 5 0·56 on 18th .. 4·60 25
Maraekakaho .. .. A. Lockie .. .. 0·60 3 0·52 on 18th .. 4·48 22
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. 0·83 4 0·60 on 18th .. 5·44 30
Mount Vernon .. .. J. W. Harding .. .. 0·78 3 0·50 on 18th .. 3·04 23
Ormondville .. .. J. C. Westall .. .. 2·20 8 0·83 on 19th .. 6·11 35
Woodville .. .. J. Leithead .. .. 2·38 11 0·71 on 22nd .. 8·15 44
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. 2·12 9 0·63 on 23rd .. 9·75 35
Tane .. .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 1·81 8 0·70 on 18th .. 10·76 39
Eketahuna (a) .. .. T. Lewis .. .. 3·17 3 1·37 on 22nd .. 7·18 12
Otahuaō .. .. Miss E. A. D. Bennett .. .. 1·68 4 1·17 on 18th .. 5·21 26
Carterton .. .. H. Braithwaite .. .. 2·57 7 1·70 on 18th .. 6·51 29
Featherston .. .. G. G. Wellsted .. .. 3·50 6 1·75 on 18th .. 6·22 15
Summit .. .. M. Cronin .. .. 8·38 8 2·10 on 18th .. 24·49 36
Upper Hutt .. .. M. Maher .. .. 7·50 3 4·00 on 5th .. 16·20 15
Taita .. .. T. Mason .. .. 5·98 9 1·61 on 22nd .. 13·20 34
Wainuiomata .. .. J. Quaintance .. .. 5·25 7 2·05 on 5th .. 14·46 30
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. .. 5·49 11 1·65 on 5th .. 12·09 35
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 7·45 12 1·78 on 5th .. 13·78 36
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. .. 5·62 12 1·82 on 5th .. 10·89 39
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. .. 4·49 12 1·47 on 18th .. 8·45 36

Late returns—
{January .. .. .. .. .. 3·17 4 1·50 on 6th.
*{February .. .. .. .. .. 0·49 1 0·49 on 8th.
{March .. .. .. .. .. 2·03 11 0·75 on 5th.
†February .. .. .. .. .. 0·30 2 0·20 on 21st.

(a) January return not included in totals. (b) Number of days in February not included in total.



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78 names identified
  • A. R. Crane, Observer at Parengarenga
  • Hon. H. Williams (M.L.C.), Observer at Pakaraka
  • D. Davidson, Observer at Parua Bay
  • R. O. Stewart, Observer at Tauranga
  • Captain Stewart, Observer at Athenree (Tauranga)
  • Dr. Ginders, Observer at Rotorua
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer at Kaitaia
  • Captain Burleigh, Observer at Paihia (Russell)
  • N. A. Robison, Observer at Awakino
  • H. V. Rutherfurd, Observer at Raglan
  • Rev. H. Young, Observer at Te Kopua (Waikato)
  • E. Veale, Observer at New Plymouth
  • Mrs. Brown, Observer at Upper Mongorei
  • Miss E. Trimble, Observer at Inglewood
  • R. Drummond, Observer at Ngatimaru
  • D. Wilkie, Observer at Mangaraka (Waitara)
  • E. F. Liffiton, Observer at Upper Waitotara
  • C. Forde, Observer at Omata Valley
  • Miss Robin, Observer at Stratford
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • G. A. Hurley, Observer at Manaiā
  • J. Livingston, Observer at Hawera
  • C. Maclean, Observer at Kaponga
  • J. T. Stewart, Observer at Aramoho (Wanganui)
  • H. F. Seager, Observer at Wanganui
  • A. Wychodil, Observer at Kaitoke
  • H. I. Jones, Observer at No. 2 Line (Wanganui)
  • G. T. Murray, Observer at Raetihi (Wanganui)
  • J. Katterns Manning, Observer at Parapara School (Wanganui)
  • H. Sanson, Observer at Campbelltown
  • S. Goodbehere, Observer at Feilding
  • G. S. Fulton, Observer at Te Kumu
  • G. L. Cook, Observer at Hunterville
  • Mrs. Caccia-Birch, Observer at Erewhon
  • J. F. Studholme, Observer at Ruanui
  • J. Gurflee, Observer at West Waitapu
  • H. Barnes, Observer at Ashurst
  • E. J. Keiller, Observer at Bull’s
  • C. J. Monro, Observer at Palmerston North
  • O. J. Blaine, Observer at State Farm (Levin)
  • M. H. Ayre, Observer at Otaki
  • C. A. Muggleton, Observer at Kereru
  • W. Bell, Observer at Pukerua
  • J. S. Dodgshun, Observer at Waipiro
  • F. J. Kemp, Observer at Matahiia
  • A. Reeves, Observer at Tolago Bay
  • Rev. H. W. Williams, Observer at Gisborne
  • H. N. Watson, Observer at Patutahi
  • J. Woodbine Johnson, Observer at Maraetaha
  • J. Cook, Observer at Tiniroto
  • Fenton Lambert, Observer at Waikaremoana
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Tutira Lake
  • J. Moore, Observer at Rakamoana
  • J. H. Absolom, Observer at Te Kowhai
  • W. H. Smith, Observer at Petane
  • E. Lyndon, Observer at Napier
  • J. N. Williams, Observer at Hastings
  • Thomas R. Moore, Observer at Waimarama
  • G. C. Williams, Observer at Mangakuri
  • S. B. Ludbrook, Observer at Te Aute
  • A. Lockie, Observer at Maraekakaho
  • J. Nicoll, Observer at Gwavas
  • J. W. Harding, Observer at Mount Vernon
  • J. C. Westall, Observer at Ormondville
  • J. Leithead, Observer at Woodville
  • W. Tosswill, Observer at Pahiatua
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer at Tane
  • T. Lewis, Observer at Eketahuna
  • Miss E. A. D. Bennett, Observer at Otahuaō
  • H. Braithwaite, Observer at Carterton
  • G. G. Wellsted, Observer at Featherston
  • M. Cronin, Observer at Summit
  • M. Maher, Observer at Upper Hutt
  • T. Mason, Observer at Taita
  • J. Quaintance, Observer at Wainuiomata
  • Miss Heaton, Observer at Lower Hutt
  • Sir J. Hector, Observer at Petone
  • W. Edmonds, Observer at Karori