Aug. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1398

Rainfall for July, 1898—continued.

SOUTH ISLAND.

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

Nelson .. .. Dr. P. O. Andrew .. 3·44 7 0·99 on 27th .. 20·21 56
Waimoa (Nelson) .. .. W. E. Hayne .. 4·94 18 0·84 on 28th .. 18·02 72
Stephens Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. .. ..
The Brothers .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. .. ..
Avondale Station (Blenheim).. C. de V. Teschemaker .. 2·39 13 0·70 on 1st .. .. ..
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. W. B. Tosswill .. 7·94 17 1·85 on 25th .. 44·06 82
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Prichard .. 2·49 9 0·55 on 31st .. 18·09 49
Cape Campbell* .. .. Lightkeeper .. 1·78 5 0·66 on 23rd .. 16·74 44
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. 2·19 9 0·70 on 23rd .. 31·50 51
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. 1·52 7 0·75 on 23rd .. 31·04 62
Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura) .. Miss H. Collins .. 1·18 7 0·65 on 31st .. 26·35 66
Kaikoura .. .. J. St. C. Gunn .. 1·78 7 0·87 on 31st .. .. ..

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

Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. 5·66 18 1·29 on 24th .. 24·76 72
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. 10·58 24 1·51 on 28th .. 46·93 91
Westport .. .. H. S. Ewan .. 10·13 25 1·90 on 1st .. 49·16 111
Ngahere .. .. J. Scott .. 17·38 24 1·87 on 30th .. 82·82 111
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. 13·60 22 2·23 on 1st .. 67·50 99
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. 11·98 21 1·50 on 29th .. 72·66 85
Dusky Sound† .. .. R. Henry .. 17·15 24 2·62 on 27th .. 112·01 148
Puysegur Point .. .. Lightkeeper .. 33·87 27 5·50 on 26th .. 164·12 157

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

Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote .. 1·80 6 0·67 on 24th .. 19·53 62
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. 3·34 15 1·48 on 24th .. 22·99 71
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. 2·14 7 1·40 on 24th .. 11·05 51
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. 1·87 7 1·10 on 24th .. 12·78 45
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. 1·49 7 0·81 on 24th .. 11·93 59
Lincoln .. .. J. W. Mellor .. 1·35 8 0·63 on 24th .. 10·31 57
Southbridge .. .. D. McMillan .. 1·34 7 0·76 on 24th .. 9·10 52
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. 1·49 6 0·47 on 24th .. 12·86 52
Kapunatiki .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. 1·30 6 1·10 on 24th .. 8·31 45
Orari .. .. John Murray .. 1·31 6 0·95 on 24th .. 11·82 52
Bealey .. .. C. White .. 6·30 5 2·12 on 11th .. 47·30 46
Mt. Peel (c) .. .. Mrs. O. Scott Thompson .. 3·79 6 1·22 on 6th .. 15·56 64
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. 1·88 7 0·64 on 24th .. 20·88 63
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. 2·46 8 0·59 on 24th .. 21·13 71
Winchmore (Ashburton) .. A. E. Hart .. 1·71 7 0·84 on 24th .. 11·51 40
Timaru .. .. C. H. Inglis .. 0·92 5 0·70 on 24th .. 9·40 48
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. 1·89 7 0·65 on 10th .. 15·71 67
Waimate .. .. W. S. Hamilton.. 1·08 9 0·65 on 24th .. 9·31 66
Geraldine .. .. A. L. Temple .. 1·52 8 1·06 on 24th .. 13·31 69
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. 0·96 9 0·38 on 23rd .. 7·09 59
Oamaru .. .. G. Anderson .. 0·75 7 0·33 on 24th .. 6·73 46
Maheno .. .. C. de S. Teschemaker .. 0·51 8 0·14 on 6th .. 6·58 38

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

Macetown .. .. W. J. Stanford .. 3·20 10 1·10 on 6th .. 19·31 58
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. 5·41 12 1·20 on 8th .. 22·94 56
St. Bathans .. .. J. Ewing .. 4·65 15 1·25 on 8th .. 18·90 74
Gladbrook Station .. D. Crawford .. 3·67 16 0·98 on 12th .. 15·65 83
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. 4·65 18 0·59 on 12th .. 13·99 79
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. 1·55 18 0·42 on 6th .. 6·72 74
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. 3·65 17 0·70 on 16th .. 20·03 98
Caversham .. .. G. M. Burlinson .. 1·23 17 0·18 on 8th .. .. ..
Eweburn (a) .. .. H. J. Mathews .. 0·89 9 0·24 on 6th .. 4·35 31
Tapanui .. .. J. Gleeson .. 5·25 21 0·90 on 12th .. 18·76 115
Kaitangata .. .. W. M. Shore .. 7·47 13 1·84 on 1st .. 19·80 57
Balclutha .. .. C. C. Halliday .. 3·02 18 0·38 on 31st .. 14·65 81
Naseby .. .. G. L. Stewart .. 1·71 11 0·43 on 7th .. 9·01 59
Clyde .. .. L. D. Macgeorge .. 1·42 7 0·35 on 6th .. 7·42 32
Wyndham (b) .. .. W. H. Rodney .. 5·68 17 1·92 on 4th .. 29·12 ..
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. 4·45 17 0·63 on 30th .. 21·98 74
Ratanui .. .. J. Fraser .. 7·44 20 0·91 on 16th .. 34·15 113
Invercargill .. .. J. L. Bush .. 7·90 25 0·87 on 1st .. 32·78 116
Otautau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. 9·85 20 1·62 on 12th .. 39·02 98
Nightcaps .. .. A. H. Rowley .. 6·40 18 0·75 on 9th .. 25·14 75
Chatham Islands† .. A. Shand .. 3·76 22 1·05 on 26th .. 15·73 158

Late returns—

• June .. .. .. .. .. 3·21 5 2·17 on 24th.
  ( January .. .. .. .. .. 31·35 26 4·40 on 12th.
  † February .. .. .. .. .. 12·70 23 1·61 on 19th.
  March .. .. .. .. .. 15·89 15 4·10 on 21st.
  April .. .. .. .. .. 14·44 24 2·31 on 4th.
  May .. .. .. .. .. 13·45 17 3·00 on 1st.
  June .. .. .. .. .. 7·03 14 1·25 on 7th.
  † June .. .. .. .. .. 1·77 19 0·64 on 25th.

(a) April return not included in totals.
(b) Days not given for three months.
(c) June return not included in totals.

J. HECTOR, Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.