1032
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46

Rainfall for May, 1898.

NORTH ISLAND.

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

Parengarenga .. .. A. R. Crane .. .. .. 3·08 .. 21 0·79 on 20th .. 11·93 .. 52
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 3·08 .. 21 0·79 on 20th .. 11·93 .. 52
Parua Bay .. .. D. Davidson .. .. 8·95 .. 24 3·09 on 16th .. 20·79 .. 62
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. 3·67 .. 18 0·78 on 22nd .. 11·58 .. 50
Cuvier Island* .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tauranga .. .. R. O. Stewart .. .. 4·85 .. 16 1·63 on 21st .. 15·00 .. 48
Athenree (Tauranga) .. Captain Stewart .. 6·22 .. 22 1·59 on 21st .. 20·70 .. 64
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Ginders .. .. 7·60 .. 14 1·54 on 9th .. 17·49 .. 43

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

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 3·39 .. 13 0·69 on 21st .. 10·37 .. 34
Paihia (Russell) .. .. Captain Burleigh .. 5·43 .. 17 1·48 on 15th .. .. ..
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 8·85 .. 17 1·81 on 24th .. 22·91 .. 53
Raglan .. .. H. V. Rutherford .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Te Kopua (Waikato) .. Rev. H. Young .. 8·35 .. 16 3·38 on 20th .. 15·98 .. 35
New Plymouth .. .. E. Veale .. .. 3·97 .. 15 0·89 on 25th .. 17·74 .. 52
Upper Mongorei .. .. Mrs. Brown .. .. 7·92 .. 19 1·19 on 25th .. 34·07 .. 63
Inglewood .. .. Miss E. Trimble .. 7·91 .. 18 1·80 on 25th .. 35·29 .. 55
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 8·82 .. 12 2·88 on 25th .. 30·12 .. 42

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

Mangaraka (Waitara)† .. D. Wilkie .. .. 4·25 .. 13 0·98 on 25th .. 17·26 .. 44
Upper Waitotara .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. 6·65 .. 19 1·30 on 25th .. 19·06 .. 60
Omata Valley .. .. C. Forde .. .. 5·19 .. 19 0·98 on 29th .. 13·47 .. 56
Stratford .. .. Miss Bobin .. .. 5·58 .. 18 1·33 on 25th .. 22·80 .. 55
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 2·98 .. 11 1·02 on 25th .. 11·13 .. 44
Manaia .. .. G. A. Hurley .. .. 2·76 .. 10 0·70 on 26th .. 11·63 .. 32
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. .. 2·31 .. 9 0·55 on 25th .. 9·73 .. 39
Kaponga .. .. C. Maclean .. .. 5·22 .. 11 0·93 on 9th .. 16·06 .. 37
Aramoho (Wanganui) .. J. T. Stewart .. 3·83 .. 18 1·61 on 22nd .. 10·28 .. 48
Wanganui .. .. H. F. Seager .. .. 4·22 .. 10 1·45 on 23rd .. 10·93 .. 33
Kaitoke .. .. A. Wychodil .. .. 3·25 .. 13 1·23 on 22nd .. 8·62 .. 45
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. H. I. Jones .. .. 4·32 .. 11 1·83 on 22nd .. 10·72 .. 43
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. G. T. Murray .. 7·93 .. 20 1·95 on 25th .. 25·06 .. 64
Parapara School (Wanganui) .. J. Katterns Manning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Campbelltown .. .. H. Sanson .. .. 2·25 .. 7 0·58 on 24th .. 9·93 .. 35
Feilding .. .. S. Goodbehere .. 2·07 .. 17 0·70 on 25th .. 8·43 .. 54
Te Kumu .. .. G. S. Fulton .. .. 4·61 .. 6 2·05 on 23rd .. 12·39 .. 33
Hunterville .. .. G. L. Cook .. .. 4·25 .. 15 1·45 on 22nd .. 12·21 .. 55
Erehwon .. .. Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. 3·64 .. 17 0·85 on 22nd .. 9·56 .. 54
Ruanui .. .. J. F. Studholme .. 4·87 .. 18 1·02 on 22nd .. 13·10 .. 51
West Waitapu .. .. J. Gurfee .. .. 4·58 .. 16 1·72 on 22nd .. 11·54 .. 51
Ashurst .. .. H. Barnes .. .. 2·72 .. 12 0·98 on 25th .. 9·57 .. 47
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 3·01 .. 12 0·91 on 25th .. 9·59 .. 42
Palmerston North .. .. C. J. Monro .. .. 2·65 .. 17 0·68 on 25th .. 10·76 .. 56
State Farm (Levin) .. O. J. Blaine .. .. 3·68 .. 15 0·59 on 12th .. 11·63 .. 52
Otaki .. .. M. H. Ayre .. .. 4·59 .. 16 1·25 on 11th .. 12·39 .. 51
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. 4·33 .. 10 1·14 on 25th .. 13·40 .. 32
Pukerua .. .. W. Bell .. .. 4·24 .. 10 1·85 on 22nd .. .. ..

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

Waipiro .. .. J. S. Dodgshun .. .. 7·21 .. 16 2·60 on 21st .. 20·44 .. 43
Matahiia .. .. F. J. Kemp .. .. 10·53 .. 18 2·58 on 21st .. 25·57 .. 40
Tolago Bay .. .. A. Reeves .. .. 6·97 .. 12 1·85 on 14th .. 17·43 .. 25
Gisborne .. .. Rev. H. W. Williams .. 4·40 .. 18 0·93 on 15th .. 14·58 .. 58
Patutahi .. .. H. N. Watson .. .. 3·12 .. 15 0·84 on 14th .. 12·13 .. 42
Maraetaha .. .. J. Woodbine Johnson .. 4·38 .. 17 1·42 on 15th .. 12·06 .. 46
Tiniroto (a) .. .. J. Cook .. .. 5·92 .. 21 1·62 on 15th .. 15·55 .. 53
Waikaremoana .. .. Fenton Lambert .. 2·89 .. 12 1·02 on 15th .. 12·91 .. 46
Tutira Lake† .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. 1·61 .. 6 0·64 on 14th .. .. ..
Rakamoana .. .. J. Moore .. .. 3·83 .. 16 0·86 on 14th .. 16·49 .. 49
Te Kowhai .. .. J. H. Absolom .. 1·58 .. 7 0·41 on 21st .. 12·64 .. 32
Petane .. .. W. H. Smith .. .. 2·21 .. 13 0·72 on 14th .. 11·10 .. 33
Napier (b) .. .. E. Lyndon .. .. 2·08 .. 7 0·71 on 20th .. 8·93 .. 17
Hastings .. .. J. N. Williams .. 2·00 .. 12 0·43 on 21st .. 6·10 .. 32
Waimarama .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. 3·04 .. 16 0·81 on 13th .. 8·91 .. 39
Mangakuri .. .. G. C. Williams .. 3·02 .. 14 0·96 on 21st .. 8·97 .. 39
Te Aute .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. 2·93 .. 20 0·79 on 21st .. 7·53 .. 45
Maraekakaho .. .. A. Lockie .. .. 2·33 .. 15 0·56 on 21st .. 6·81 .. 37
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. 3·37 .. 18 1·22 on 21st .. 8·81 .. 48
Mount Vernon .. .. J. W. Harding .. 2·09 .. 14 0·85 on 21st .. 5·18 .. 37
Ormondville .. .. J. C. Westall .. 3·32 .. 14 1·21 on 24th .. 9·43 .. 49
Woodville .. .. J. Leithead .. .. 4·12 .. 18 1·25 on 25th .. 12·27 .. 62
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. 2·94 .. 10 1·28 on 25th .. 12·69 .. 45
Tane .. .. H. A. Lambert .. 4·61 .. 13 1·14 on 12th .. 15·37 .. 52
Eketahuna (a) .. .. T. Lewis .. .. 4·56 .. 4 2·29 on 25th .. 11·74 .. 16
Otahuaao .. .. Miss E. A. D. Bennett .. 5·90 .. 15 1·25 on 22nd .. 11·11 .. 41
Carterton .. .. H. Braithwaite .. 5·86 .. 15 1·04 on 22nd .. 12·37 .. 44
Featherston .. .. G. G. Wellsted .. 8·08 .. 11 1·68 on 24th .. 14·30 .. 26
Summit .. .. M. Cronin .. .. 11·33 .. 20 2·14 on 30th .. 35·82 .. 56
Upper Hutt .. .. M. Maher .. .. 14·50 .. 10 3·00 on 22nd & 23rd .. 30·70 .. 25
Taita .. .. T. Mason .. .. 8·05 .. 18 1·36 on 25th .. 21·25 .. 52
Wainuiomata .. .. J. Quaintance .. 9·58 .. 15 1·69 on 30th .. 24·04 .. 45
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. .. 7·40 .. 14 1·65 on 12th .. 19·49 .. 49
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 5·81 .. 13 1·33 on 12th .. 19·59 .. 49
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. 5·95 .. 17 1·36 on 12th .. 16·84 .. 56
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. .. 5·01 .. 17 1·32 on 12th .. 13·46 .. 53

Late returns—

• April .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·21 .. 3 0·15 on 4th.
  † April .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2·04 .. 8 0·45 on 18th.
  † April .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·29 .. 3 0·70 on 19th.

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