New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 42

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

Rainfall for April, 1899—continued.

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

NORTH ISLAND—continued.

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

Summit .. .. M. Cronin .. .. 4·85 11 0·92 on 10th
Upper Hutt .. .. J. Hanning .. .. 3·32 6 0·80 on 1st and 28th
Taita .. .. T. Mason .. .. 3·01 12 0·99 on 13th
Wainuiomata .. .. J. Quaintance .. .. 3·77 9 0·84 on 13th
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. .. 3·19 9 1·08 on 13th
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 3·31 8 1·10 on 13th
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. .. 3·60 13 1·06 on 13th
Te Aro .. .. Miss Mestayer .. .. .. .. ..
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. .. 3·19 12 0·70 on 8th

SOUTH ISLAND.

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

Nelson .. .. Dr. Hudson .. .. 4·64 13 1·46 on 8th
Waimea (Nelson) .. .. W. E. Hayne .. .. .. .. ..
Stephens Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 7·34 6 2·28 on 9th
The Brothers* .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
Avondale Station (Blenheim) .. C. de V. Teschemaker .. .. 2·71 11 1·00 on 8th
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. W. B. Tosswill .. .. 5·25 11 1·93 on 13th
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Prichard .. .. 1·89 7 0·82 on 8th
Cape Campbell .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 0·16 2 0·15 on 27th
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 2·23 11 0·49 on 23rd
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. .. 3·24 13 1·68 on 8th
Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura) .. J. Davidson .. .. 2·60 12 0·70 on 8th
Kaikoura .. .. Dr. J. St. C. Gunn .. .. 3·17 14 0·87 on 8th
Hanmer Plains .. .. Miss Taylor .. .. 3·70 8 1·20 on 9th

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

Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 10·55 8 4·84 on 9th
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 15·73 11 5·75 on 9th
Westport .. .. H. S. Ewan .. .. 8·15 18 3·71 on 8th
Denniston .. .. A. B. Lindop .. .. 12·25 18 5·16 on 8th
Ngahere .. .. J. Scott .. .. 10·38 17 1·95 on 10th
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. .. 11·42 15 2·27 on 21st
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 4·55 9 1·61 on 10th
Dusky Sound† .. .. R. Henry .. .. .. .. ..
Puysegur Point† .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 32·57 25 5·44 on 4th

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

Cheviot .. .. Dr. Campbell-Wilkinson .. .. 3·33 11 0·85 on 27th
Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote .. .. 4·14 8 1·25 on 8th
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 2·40 8 0·70 on 15th
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 2·72 9 0·60 on 7th and 8th
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 3·19 12 1·35 on 8th
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 1·87 12 0·81 on 8th
Lincoln .. .. J. W. Mellor .. .. 1·84 10 0·64 on 8th
Southbridge .. .. D. McMillan .. .. 2·22 8 1·22 on 8th
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. 1·99 9 0·98 on 8th
Kapunatiki .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. 2·04 8 0·85 on 8th
Orari .. .. John Murray .. .. 2·42 10 0·88 on 8th
Bealey .. .. C. White .. .. 2·12 9 0·70 on 8th
Mt. Peel .. .. Mrs. O. Scott Thompson .. .. 3·41 10 1·00 on 8th
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 4·76 11 1·17 on 8th
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 2·89 12 0·85 on 8th
Winchmore (Ashburton) .. A. E. Hart .. .. 2·38 8 1·04 on 8th
Windermere .. .. Miss F. J. M. Wright .. .. 2·30 12 1·19 on 8th
Timaru .. .. C. H. Tripp .. .. 2·69 13 0·85 on 8th
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 1·65 8 0·78 on 8th
Waimate .. .. E. F. Hamilton .. .. 2·00 10 0·50 on 8th
Geraldine .. .. A. L. Temple .. .. 2·87 12 1·40 on 8th
Woodbury (Geraldine) .. B. E. H. Tripp .. .. .. .. ..
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. .. 2·00 14 0·54 on 30th
Oamaru .. .. G. Anderson .. .. 1·50 8 0·39 on 9th
Maheno .. .. C. de S. Teschemaker .. .. 1·15 5 0·39 on 8th

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

Otekaike (North Otago)§ .. M. McKellar .. .. 1·17 9 0·40 on 15th
Macetown .. .. W. J. Stanford .. .. .. .. ..
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 3·40 13 0·95 on 21st
St. Bathan’s .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 2·33 14 0·45 on 21st
Gladbrook Station .. .. D. Crawford .. .. 2·71 12 0·75 on 15th
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. .. 2·15 10 1·07 on 15th
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 1·29 10 0·31 on 8th
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. .. 3·36 15 1·00 on 27th
Caversham .. .. G. M. Burlinson .. .. 3·77 16 0·60 on 2nd and 6th
Eweburn .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 0·83 8 0·21 on 8th
Tapanui .. .. J. Gleeson .. .. 3·42 21 0·65 on 6th and 15th
Kaitangata .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. 3·97 14 0·87 on 14th
Balclutha .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 2·82 15 0·69 on 5th
Naseby .. .. G. L. Stewart .. .. 2·61 12 0·48 on 27th
Alexandra South .. .. J. Tait .. .. 0·38 3 0·30 on 10th
Clyde .. .. L. D. Macgeorge .. .. 0·45 4 0·18 on 21st
Wyndham .. .. W. H. Rodney .. .. .. .. ..
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 3·26 15 0·78 on 15th
Ratanui .. .. J. Fraser .. .. 6·71 21 1·49 on 15th
Invercargill .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. 5·88 24 0·89 on 15th
Otatau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 5·24 21 1·03 on 15th
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 4·02 16 1·03 on 15th
Chatham Islands .. .. A. Shand .. .. .. .. ..

Late returns—

  • March .. .. .. .. 4·66 7 1·62 on 13th
    † { February .. .. .. .. 9·20 15 3·70 on 5th
    † { March .. .. .. .. 14·58 20 4·75 on 1st
    ‡ March .. .. .. .. 14·23 17 5·05 on 2nd
    § March .. .. .. .. 1·88 8 0·59 on 12th

J. HECTOR, Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.



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🎓 Rainfall Data for April 1899 Across New Zealand Stations (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, Weather Statistics, April 1899, North Island, South Island, Observers, Station Data
72 names identified
  • M. Cronin, Observer at Summit station
  • J. Hanning, Observer at Upper Hutt station
  • T. Mason, Observer at Taita station
  • J. Quaintance, Observer at Wainuiomata station
  • Heaton (Miss), Observer at Lower Hutt station
  • J. Hector (Sir), Observer at Petone station
  • Mestayer (Miss), Observer at Te Aro station
  • W. Edmonds, Observer at Karori station
  • Hudson (Dr.), Observer at Nelson station
  • W. E. Hayne, Observer at Waimea station
  • C. de V. Teschemaker, Observer at Avondale Station
  • W. B. Tosswill, Observer at Manaroa station
  • N. T. Prichard, Observer at Blenheim station
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Flaxbourne station
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kekerangu station
  • J. Davidson, Observer at Mount Fyffe station
  • J. St. C. Gunn (Dr.), Observer at Kaikoura station
  • Taylor (Miss), Observer at Hanmer Plains station
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer at Pakawau station
  • H. S. Ewan, Observer at Westport station
  • A. B. Lindop, Observer at Denniston station
  • J. Scott, Observer at Ngahere station
  • J. Conner, Observer at Greymouth station
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika station
  • R. Henry, Observer at Dusky Sound station
  • Campbell-Wilkinson (Dr.), Observer at Cheviot station
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer at Waiau station
  • Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa station
  • M. L. Higgins (Miss), Observer at Port Hills station
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer at Christchurch station
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer at Linwood station
  • J. W. Mellor, Observer at Lincoln station
  • D. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge station
  • J. Hall (Honourable Sir, K.C.M.G.), Observer at Hororata station
  • W. Rolleston (Honourable), Observer at Kapunatiki station
  • John Murray, Observer at Orari station
  • C. White, Observer at Bealey station
  • O. Scott Thompson (Mrs.), Observer at Mt. Peel station
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest station
  • H. G. Baker, Observer at Methven station
  • A. E. Hart, Observer at Winchmore station
  • F. J. M. Wright (Miss), Observer at Windermere station
  • C. H. Tripp, Observer at Timaru station
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer at Fairlie station
  • E. F. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate station
  • A. L. Temple, Observer at Geraldine station
  • B. E. H. Tripp, Observer at Woodbury station
  • E. Menlove, Observer at Windsor Park station
  • G. Anderson, Observer at Oamaru station
  • C. de S. Teschemaker, Observer at Maheno station
  • M. McKellar, Observer at Otekaike station
  • W. J. Stanford, Observer at Macetown station
  • L. Hotop, Observer at Queenstown station
  • J. Ewing, Observer at St. Bathan's station
  • D. Crawford, Observer at Gladbrook Station
  • W. J. Mullin (Dr.), Observer at Roxburgh station
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga station
  • G. M. Burlinson, Observer at Caversham station
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer at Eweburn station
  • J. Gleeson, Observer at Tapanui station
  • W. M. Shore, Observer at Kaitangata station
  • C. C. Halliday, Observer at Balclutha station
  • G. L. Stewart, Observer at Naseby station
  • J. Tait, Observer at Alexandra South station
  • L. D. Macgeorge, Observer at Clyde station
  • W. H. Rodney, Observer at Wyndham station
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton station
  • J. Fraser, Observer at Ratanui station
  • J. L. Bush, Observer at Invercargill station
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer at Otatau station
  • J. Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps station
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands station

  • J. Hector, Director, Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand