New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 24

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

Rainfall for February, 1899.

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

NORTH ISLAND.

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

Parengarenga .. .. A. R. Crane .. .. .. 2·13 | 10 | 1·00 on 23rd
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 3·39 | 12 | 1·36 on 23rd
Parua Bay .. .. D. Davidson .. .. .. 6·59 | 6 | 2·19 on 6th
Waihi (Thames) .. .. H. B. Devereux .. .. 1·86 | 7 | 0·68 on 6th
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. .. 2·92 | 7 | 1·75 on 23rd
Cuvier Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. 4·76 | 6 | 1·46 on 23rd
Tauranga .. .. R. O. Stewart .. .. .. 5·23 | 11 | 1·49 on 5th
Athenree (Tauranga) .. Captain Stewart .. .. 4·47 | 6 | 1·40 on 6th
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Baker .. .. .. 3·70 | 8 | 1·00 on 22nd
Rotorua (State Forest) .. J. E. Barrett .. ..

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

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. .. 1·39 | 5 | 0·60 on 24th
Paihia (Russell) .. .. Captain Burleigh .. .. .. | .. | ..
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. .. 2·53 | 8 | 1·55 on 5th
Te Kopua (Waikato) .. Rev. H. Young .. .. 3·09 | 6 | 1·13 on 5th
Raglan .. .. H. V. Rutherfurd .. .. .. | .. | ..
New Plymouth .. .. E. Veale .. .. .. 3·95 | 8 | 2·05 on 6th
Upper Mongorei .. .. Mrs. Brown .. .. .. 8·98 | 11 | 3·36 on 6th
Inglewood .. .. Miss N. Trimble .. .. 7·26 | 12 | 3·34 on 6th
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. .. .. 7·25 | 8 | 3·08 on 6th

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

Mangaraka (Waitara) .. D. Wilkie .. .. .. 4·17 | 8 | 2·68 on 6th
Upper Waitotara .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 7·79 | 9 | 5·70 on 6th
Omata Valley .. .. C. Forde .. .. .. 5·60 | 6 | 4·50 on 6th
Stratford .. .. Miss Bobin .. .. .. 5·60 | 11 | 2·56 on 6th
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. .. 3·49 | 8 | 2·16 on 6th
Manaiia .. .. P. T. Peacock .. .. .. 3·90 | 6 | 2·30 on 6th
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. .. .. 3·41 | 7 | 2·55 on 6th
Oruamatua (Patea) .. A. S. Birch .. .. .. 2·91 | 12 | 0·83 on 8th
Kapara .. .. F. R. Field .. .. .. 6·49 | 10 | 4·00 on 6th
Kaponga .. .. C. Maclean .. .. .. 4·81 | 6 | 3·22 on 6th
Aramoho (Wanganui) .. J. T. Stewart .. .. 4·98 | 8 | 3·75 on 6th
Wanganui .. .. H. F. Seager .. .. .. 5·36 | 6 | 3·28 on 6th
Kaitoke .. .. A. Wychodil .. .. .. 5·82 | 8 | 3·85 on 6th
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. H. I. Jones .. .. .. 3·72 | 7 | 2·07 on 6th
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. G. T. Murray .. .. 4·70 | 10 | 1·46 on 8th
Campbelltown .. .. H. Sanson .. .. .. 3·49 | 5 | 1·84 on 5th
Feilding .. .. Miss E. M. Goodbehere .. 2·69 | 10 | 0·94 on 8th
Te Kumut .. .. G. S. Fulton .. .. .. 2·97 | 8 | 1·01 on 8th
Hunter ville .. .. G. L. Cook .. .. .. 2·94 | 11 | 0·74 on 6th
Erehwon .. .. Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. .. 3·03 | 8 | 0·83 on 8th
Ruanui† .. .. J. F. Studholme .. .. 3·19 | 11 | 0·94 on 7th
West Waitapu .. .. J. Gurfee .. .. .. 4·00 | 10 | 1·00 on 7th
Ashhurst .. .. H. Barnes .. .. .. 3·77 | 9 | 1·02 on 6th
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. .. 3·81 | 9 | 1·68 on 6th
Raumai .. .. T. K. Grieve .. .. .. 4·79 | 8 | 1·95 on 6th
Palmerston North .. C. J. Monro .. .. .. 3·27 | 11 | 1·02 on 6th
State Farm (Levin) .. O. J. Blaine .. .. 5·14 | 9 | 3·02 on 6th
Otaki .. .. M. H. Ayre .. .. .. 3·11 | 10 | 1·75 on 5th
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. .. 5·06 | 6 | 3·16 on 5th
Pukerua .. .. W. Bell .. .. .. 8·31 | 8 | 4·50 on 6th
Pahautanui .. .. J. Pearce .. .. .. 7·72 | 8 | 4·22 on 6th

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

Waipiro .. .. J. S. Dodgshun .. .. .. 8·15 | 8 | 4·30 on 7th
Matahia .. .. F. J. Kemp .. .. .. .. | .. | ..
Tolago Bay .. .. A. Reeves .. .. .. 8·48 | 3 | 4·75 on 7th
Gisborne .. .. Rev. H. W. Williams .. 4·84 | 13 | 1·33 on 7th
Patutahi .. .. H. N. Watson .. .. .. 3·92 | 12 | 1·30 on 7th
Maraetaha§ .. .. J. Woodbine Johnson .. 4·18 | 7 | 1·40 on 7th
Tiniroto .. .. J. Cook .. .. .. .. | .. | ..
Waikaremoana .. .. Fenton Lambert .. .. 3·46 | 12 | 1·48 on 23rd
Tutira Lake .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. .. .. | .. | ..
Rakamoana .. .. J. Moore .. .. .. 6·13 | 13 | 2·74 on 23rd
Te Kowhai .. .. J. H. Absolom .. .. .. | .. | ..
Petane .. .. W. H. Smith .. .. .. .. | .. | ..
Napier .. .. E. Lyndon .. .. .. 3·50 | 5 | 1·97 on 6th
Hastings .. .. J. N. Williams .. .. 2·04 | 9 | 0·78 on 23rd
Waimarama .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. .. 3·15 | 11 | 1·13 on 22nd
Mangakuri .. .. G. C. Williams .. .. 2·81 | 8 | 1·00 on 7th
Te Aute .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. .. 3·33 | 8 | 0·90 on 22nd
Maraekakaho .. .. A. Lockie .. .. .. 2·77 | 10 | 0·98 on 23rd
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. .. 3·32 | 13 | 0·87 on 22nd
Mount Vernon .. .. J. W. Harding .. .. 2·74 | 9 | 0·80 on 23rd
Ormondville .. .. J. C. Westall .. .. 4·25 | 7 | 1·06 on 6th
Woodville .. .. J. Leithead .. .. .. 6·63 | 10 | 2·89 on 7th
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. .. 4·77 | 9 | 3·00 on 6th
Tane .. .. H. A. Lambert .. .. .. 5·80 | 10 | 2·17 on 6th
Eketahuna .. .. T. Lewis .. .. .. 7·53 | 6 | 3·69 on 6th
Otahua0 .. .. Miss E. A. D. Bennett .. 10·42 | 8 | 5·05 on 6th
Masterton .. .. J. Payton .. .. .. 9·16 | 8 | 4·71 on 6th
Carterton .. .. H. Braithwaite .. .. 7·08 | 8 | 2·96 on 6th
Featherston .. .. G. G. Wellsted .. .. 6·35 | 6 | 2·85 on 6th

Late returns—

  • January .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·77 | 10 | 0·54 on 20th
    † January .. .. .. .. .. .. 3·75 | 16 | 0·60 on 4th
    ‡ January .. .. .. .. .. .. 3·84 | 22 | 0·75 on 5th
    § January .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·76 | 5 | 1·16 on 5th


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77 names identified
  • A. R. Crane, Observer at Parengarenga
  • H. Williams (Honourable), Observer at Pakaraka
  • D. Davidson, Observer at Parua Bay
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi (Thames)
  • R. O. Stewart, Observer at Tauranga
  • Stewart (Captain), Observer at Athenree (Tauranga)
  • Baker (Dr.), Observer at Rotorua
  • J. E. Barrett, Observer at Rotorua (State Forest)
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer at Kaitaia
  • Burleigh (Captain), Observer at Paihia (Russell)
  • N. A. Robison, Observer at Awakino
  • H. Young (Rev.), Observer at Te Kopua (Waikato)
  • H. V. Rutherfurd, Observer at Raglan
  • E. Veale, Observer at New Plymouth
  • Brown (Mrs.), Observer at Upper Mongorei
  • N. Trimble (Miss), 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
  • Bobin (Miss), Observer at Stratford
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • P. T. Peacock, Observer at Manaia
  • J. Livingston, Observer at Hawera
  • A. S. Birch, Observer at Oruamatua (Patea)
  • F. R. Field, Observer at Kapara
  • 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)
  • H. Sanson, Observer at Campbelltown
  • E. M. Goodbehere (Miss), Observer at Feilding
  • G. S. Fulton, Observer at Te Kumut
  • G. L. Cook, Observer at Hunterville
  • Caccia-Birch (Mrs.), Observer at Erehwon
  • J. F. Studholme, Observer at Ruanui
  • J. Gurfee, Observer at West Waitapu
  • H. Barnes, Observer at Ashhurst
  • E. J. Keiller, Observer at Bull's
  • T. K. Grieve, Observer at Raumai
  • 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. Pearce, Observer at Pahautanui
  • J. S. Dodgshun, Observer at Waipiro
  • F. J. Kemp, Observer at Matahia
  • A. Reeves, Observer at Tolago Bay
  • H. W. Williams (Rev.), 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
  • E. A. D. Bennett (Miss), Observer at Otahuao
  • J. Payton, Observer at Masterton
  • H. Braithwaite, Observer at Carterton
  • G. G. Wellsted, Observer at Featherston