New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 64

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

Rainfall for July, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 4·17 16 0·52 on 2nd 19·58 81
Parua Bay .. .. D. Davidson .. .. 5·03 22 1·09 on 23rd 35·37 101
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. 6·18 23 1·05 on 25th 21·74 85
Ouvier Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tauranga .. .. R. O. Stewart .. .. 6·43 16 2·05 on 23rd 24·96 71
Athenree (Tauranga) .. Captain Stewart .. .. 7·14 24 1·34 on 25th 30·80 97
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Ginders .. .. 7·34 16 1·84 on 23rd 28·30 65

(B.) NORTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN TO CAPE EGMONT.
Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 5·58 15 0·84 on 30th 19·36 59
Paihia (Russell) .. .. Captain Burleigh .. .. 5·74 18 0·86 on 23rd .. ..
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 5·40 25 0·69 on 30th 32·71 89
Te Kopua (Waikato) .. Rev. H. Young .. .. 8·10 22 1·31 on 6th 27·58 67
New Plymouth .. .. E. Veale .. .. 4·77 20 0·80 on 1st 25·56 82
Upper Mongorei .. .. Mrs. Brown .. .. 13·12 26 1·74 on 1st 53·41 102
Inglewood .. .. Miss E. Trimble .. .. 10·91 23 2·44 on 1st 51·14 92
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 10·06 17 1·94 on 1st 43·59 67

(C.) SOUTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE EGMONT TO CAPE TERAWHITI.
Mangaraka (Waitara) .. D. Wilkie .. .. 6·45 24 1·24 on 29th 26·64 80
Upper Waitotara .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 8·55 25 1·09 on 31st 31·11 100
Omata Valley .. .. C. Forde .. .. 7·13 22 1·25 on 31st 24·61 92
Stratford .. .. Miss Bobin .. .. 7·10 22 2·20 on 1st 32·81 90
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 3·42 22 0·56 on 1st 17·41 77
Manaia .. .. G. A. Hurley .. .. 5·44 12 1·01 on 30th 19·87 50
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. .. 4·50 24 0·54 on 29th 16·55 73
Kaponga .. .. C. Maclean .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Aramoho (Wanganui) .. J. T. Stewart .. .. 4·01 22 0·49 on 31st 16·88 84
Wanganui .. .. H. F. Seager .. .. 3·00 13 0·42 on 7th 16·27 53
Kaitoke .. .. A. Wychodil .. .. 3·13 18 0·54 on 7th 13·54 74
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. H. I. Jones .. .. 3·49 15 0·49 on 31st 16·54 66
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. G. T. Murray .. .. 9·28 24 1·83 on 29th 38·36 101
Campbelltown .. .. H. Sanson .. .. 3·03 14 0·49 on 6th 15·54 56
Feilding .. .. S. Goodbehere .. .. 4·66 24 0·70 on 30th 14·70 92
Te Kumu .. .. G. S. Fulton .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hunterville .. .. G. L. Cook .. .. 4·84 23 0·93 on 31st 19·69 89
Erehwon .. .. Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. .. 4·86 26 0·56 on 8th 16·84 94
Ruanui .. .. J. F. Studholme .. .. 6·35 25 1·57 on 31st 21·80 89
West Waitapu .. .. J. Gurflee .. .. 5·22 24 1·34 on 31st 19·16 91
Ashhurst .. .. H. Barnes .. .. 4·63 18 0·68 on 31st 16·96 76
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 3·88 19 0·70 on 30th 15·58 74
Raumai .. .. T. K. Grieve .. .. 4·87 18 0·64 on 31st .. ..
Palmerston North .. .. C. J. Monro .. .. 4·36 26 0·55 on 11th 17·41 99
State Farm (Levin) .. O. J. Blaine .. .. 4·27 19 0·58 on 8th 19·12 82
Otaki .. .. M. H. Ayre .. .. 4·10 16 0·87 on 7th 21·41 82
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. .. 5·22 16 0·78 on 6th 25·38 57
Pukerua (c) .. .. W. Bell .. .. 3·57 14 0·85 on 25th 17·73 53

(D.) SOUTH-EAST ASPECT—EAST CAPE TO CAPE PALLISER.
Waipiro .. .. J. S. Dodgshun .. .. 4·31 14 1·60 on 23rd 30·03 66
Matahia .. .. F. J. Kemp .. .. 7·24 15 1·64 on 23rd 43·93 64
Tolago Bay .. .. A. Reeves .. .. 3·39 7 2·58 on 23rd 28·01 42
Gisborne .. .. Rev. H. W. Williams .. 2·90 10 0·92 on 23rd 23·58 80
Patutahi .. .. H. N. Watson .. .. 1·51 10 0·43 on 25th 18·00 62
Maraetaha .. .. J. Woodbine Johnson .. 1·84 9 0·48 on 25th 16·83 67
Tiniroto (*) .. .. J. Cook .. .. 2·56 12 1·03 on 25th 27·97 77
Waikaremoana .. .. Fenton Lambert .. .. 3·20 13 1·18 on 25th 22·18 68
Rakamoana .. .. J. Moore .. .. 3·99 14 1·29 on 25th 25·40 76
Te Kowhai .. .. J. H. Absolom .. .. 3·83 15 0·99 on 25th 24·78 54
Petane .. .. W. H. Smith .. .. 1·79 12 0·83 on 25th 17·81 53
Napier (b) .. .. E. Lyndon .. .. 1·63 7 0·52 on 28th 13·45 28
Hastings .. .. J. N. Williams .. .. 1·24 10 0·25 on 22nd 8·82 49
Waimarama .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. .. 0·95 10 0·35 on 24th 12·96 61
Mangakuri .. .. G. C. Williams .. .. 1·66 15 0·48 on 23rd 14·00 65
Te Aute .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. .. 1·73 16 0·40 on 23rd 11·67 70
Maraekakaho .. .. A. Lockie .. .. 1·38 15 0·22 on 22nd 12·29 57
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. 2·63 23 0·65 on 23rd 15·82 84
Mount Vernon .. .. J. W. Harding .. .. 1·67 16 0·36 on 23rd 8·53 61
Ormondville .. .. J. O. Westall .. .. 3·45 18 0·60 on 23rd 15·86 78
Woodville .. .. J. Leithead .. .. 6·54 23 0·84 on 7th 22·93 104
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. 6·91 28 0·98 on 30th 22·93 87
Tane .. .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 6·33 20 1·14 on 8th 24·99 87
Eketahuna (*) .. .. T. Lewis .. .. 5·17 9 1·00 on 27th 19·40 29
Otahua .. .. Miss E. A. D. Bennett .. 2·62 17 0·63 on 25th 15·18 69
Carterton .. .. H. Braithwaite .. .. 3·28 14 0·76 on 25th 18·71 67
Featherston .. .. G. G. Wellsted .. .. 4·79 11 2·27 on 25th 26·45 46
Summit .. .. M. Cronin .. .. 5·99 15 2·02 on 25th 53·84 83
Upper Hutt .. .. M. Maher .. .. 7·40 11 2·00 on 1st 46·60 41
Taita .. .. T. Mason .. .. 4·53 14 1·21 on 25th 31·45 81
Wainuiomata .. .. J. Quaintance .. .. 5·93 11 2·36 on 25th 40·23 68
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. .. 4·40 14 1·07 on 25th 29·09 76
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 4·06 13 0·95 on 25th 27·90 75
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. 4·79 18 1·02 on 25th 24·90 87
Te Aro .. .. Miss Mestayer .. .. 4·07 17 0·62 on 24th 21·53 89
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. .. 4·33 14 0·91 on 31st 20·78 76

(*) January return not included in totals.
(b) Number of days in February not included in total.
(c) April return not included in totals.



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