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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

Rainfall for December, 1898.

NORTH ISLAND.

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

Parengarenga .. | A. R. Crane .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Pakaraka .. | Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. | 7·04 | 16 | 2·25 on 18th | 42·07 | 135
Parua Bay .. | D. Davidson .. | 5·96 | 17 | 1·17 on 18th | 59·86 | 187
Waihi (Thames) .. | H. B. Devereux .. | 8·13 | 18 | 1·13 on 4th | .. | ..
Auckland .. | Government Observer .. | 3·75 | 13 | 1·34 on 4th | 40·75 | 174
Ouvier Island* .. | Lightkeeper .. | 5·34 | 14 | 2·50 on 18th | 41·90 | 119
Tauranga .. | R. O. Stewart .. | 5·20 | 18 | 1·20 on 13th | 41·22 | 152
Athenree (Tauranga) .. | Captain Stewart .. | 6·75 | 24 | 1·26 on 12th | 52·46 | 205
Rotorua .. | Dr. Baker .. | 6·26 | 14 | 1·20 on 13th | 49·98 | 141
Rotorua (State Forest) .. | J. E. Barrett .. | 5·85 | 13 | 1·40 on 13th | .. | ..

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

Kaitaia .. | W. G. Puckey .. | 7·86 | 15 | 1·26 on 18th | 42·09 | 131
Paihia (Russell) .. | Captain Burleigh .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Awakino .. | N. A. Robison .. | 5·60 | 13 | 1·84 on 26th | 59·80 | 171
Te Kopua (Waikato) .. | Rev. H. Young .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Raglan† .. | H. V. Rutherford .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
New Plymouth .. | E. Veale .. | 4·50 | 15 | 1·23 on 9th | 49·06 | 162
Upper Mongorei .. | Mrs. Brown .. | 7·07 | 17 | 2·54 on 27th | 106·74 | 201
Inglewood .. | Miss N. Trimble .. | 7·96 | 15 | 2·95 on 27th | 90·60 | 186
Ngatimaru .. | R. Drummond .. | 6·65 | 15 | 2·32 on 27th | 88·56 | 141

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

Mangaraka (Waitara) .. | D. Wilkie .. | 4·65 | 11 | 1·39 on 16th | 47·79 | 148
Upper Waitotara .. | E. F. Liffiton .. | 5·08 | 19 | 1·26 on 27th | 56·69 | 188
Omata Valley .. | C. Forde .. | 3·95 | 15 | 0·94 on 27th | 45·06 | 171
Stratford .. | Miss Bobin .. | 4·71 | 14 | 2·32 on 27th | 55·04 | 181
Opunake .. | A. H. Moore .. | 1·89 | 12 | 0·73 on 27th | 30·08 | 149
Manaiia .. | P. T. Peacock .. | 1·90 | 9 | 0·65 on 12th | 33·10 | 107
Hawera .. | J. Livingston .. | 1·68 | 12 | 0·40 on 16th | 30·55 | 138
Oruamatua (Patea) .. | A. S. Birch .. | 4·06 | 16 | 1·40 on 8th | .. | ..
Kaponga .. | C. Maclean .. | 4·37 | 10 | 1·81 on 27th | 45·02 | 104
Aramoho (Wanganui) .. | J. T. Stewart .. | 1·95 | 17 | 0·53 on 27th | 32·53 | 177
Wanganui .. | H. F. Seager .. | 1·99 | 7 | 0·50 on 27th | 31·63 | 101
Kaitoke .. | A. Wychodil .. | 1·80 | 16 | 0·40 on 27th | 26·44 | 148
No. 2 Line (Wanganui)‡ .. | H. I. Jones .. | 2·20 | 11 | 0·50 on 27th | 31·13 | 128
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. | G. T. Murray .. | 4·22 | 17 | 1·22 on 27th | 73·49 | 198
Campbelltown .. | H. Sanson .. | 2·05 | 6 | 0·80 on 13th | 29·97 | 106
Feilding .. | Miss E. M. Goodbehere .. | 3·12 | 19 | 0·65 on 14th | 30·73 | 193
Te Kumu .. | G. S. Fulton .. | 4·14 | 13 | 0·80 on 6th | 35·16 | 128
Hunterville .. | G. L. Cook .. | 3·41 | 19 | 0·76 on 14th | 39·45 | 187
Erehwon .. | Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. | 3·97 | 12 | 1·68 on 8th | 47·24 | 171
Ruanui .. | J. F. Studholme .. | 4·89 | 20 | 0·99 on 6th | .. | ..
West Waitapu .. | J. Gurfee .. | 4·29 | 18 | 1·57 on 14th | 37·88 | 187
Ashhurst .. | H. Barnes .. | 3·43 | 16 | 0·78 on 14th | 35·95 | 164
Bull's .. | E. J. Keiller .. | 2·56 | 12 | 0·69 on 14th | 31·15 | 140
Raumai⁽ᵃ⁾ .. | T. K. Grieve .. | 4·02 | 14 | 0·85 on 13th | 27·49 | 104
Palmerston North .. | C. J. Monro .. | 2·15 | 17 | 0·60 on 26th | 31·84 | 152
State Farm (Levin) .. | O. J. Blaine .. | 2·08 | 8 | 0·82 on 27th | 32·62 | 152
Otaki .. | M. H. Ayre .. | 2·53 | 12 | 0·94 on 25th | 34·42 | 162
Kereru .. | C. A. Muggleton .. | 3·18 | 9 | 1·13 on 26th | 43·74 | 106
Pukerua ⁽ᶜ⁾ .. | W. Bell .. | 2·63 | 13 | 1·10 on 27th | 32·88 | 125

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

Waipiro .. | J. S. Dodgshun .. | 9·67 | 19 | 1·52 on 19th | 64·54 | 129
Matahiia .. | F. J. Kemp .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Tolago Bay .. | A. Repyes .. | 7·42 | 9 | 1·72 on 8th | 55·92 | 75
Gisborne .. | Rev. H. W. Williams .. | 5·29 | 14 | 2·52 on 8th | 48·24 | 143
Patutahi .. | H. N. Watson .. | 5·73 | 16 | 1·56 on 7th | 40·16 | 123
Maraetaha .. | J. Woodbine Johnson .. | 5·34 | 15 | 2·26 on 8th | 34·12 | 127
Tiniroto ⁽ᵃ⁾ .. | J. Cook .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Waikaremoana .. | Fenton Lambert .. | 5·73 | 15 | 2·26 on 8th | 46·71 | 181
Rakamoana .. | J. Moore .. | 13·13 | 21 | 4·57 on 8th | 65·51 | 158
Te Kowhai .. | J. H. Absolom .. | 13·39 | 14 | 3·60 on 14th | 65·31 | 111
Petane .. | W. H. Smith .. | 6·91 | 9 | 2·40 on 8th | 47·32 | 99
Napier ⁽ᵇ⁾ .. | E. Lyndon .. | 3·33 | 14 | .. | 30·79 | 74
Hastings .. | J. N. Williams .. | 3·61 | 12 | 1·43 on 9th | 22·97 | 102
Waimarama .. | Thomas R. Moore .. | 2·26 | 14 | 0·50 on 12th | 28·44 | 117
Mangakuri .. | G. C. Williams .. | 2·35 | 11 | 0·76 on 8th | 27·48 | 116
Te Aute .. | S. B. Ludbrook .. | 4·96 | 18 | 1·44 on 21st | 28·66 | 185
Maraekakaho .. | A. Lockie .. | 5·20 | 15 | 2·29 on 8th | 32·86 | 116
Gwavas .. | J. Nicoll .. | 6·16 | 23 | 1·90 on 8th | 36·41 | 178
Mount Vernon .. | J. W. Harding .. | 2·19 | 10 | 0·82 on 8th | 21·31 | 121
Ormondville .. | J. C. Westall .. | 5·75 | 15 | 2·20 on 7th | 40·38 | 155
Woodville .. | J. Leithead .. | 2·54 | 18 | 0·53 on 14th | 44·25 | 192
Pahiatua .. | W. Tosswill .. | 1·40 | 11 | 0·37 on 27th | 41·86 | 184
Tane .. | H. A. Lambert .. | 1·60 | 13 | 0·44 on 8th | 41·72 | 156
Eketahuna ⁽ᵃ⁾ .. | T. Lewis .. | 1·90 | 6 | 0·50 on 7th | 35·79 | 83
Otahua .. | Miss E. A. D. Bennett .. | 2·85 | 9 | 0·93 on 6th | 29·00 | 123
Carterton .. | H. Braithwaite .. | 3·53 | 9 | 1·50 on 12th | 33·42 | 122
Featherston .. | G. G. Wellsted .. | 1·84 | 9 | 0·54 on 7th | 45·86 | 93
Summit .. | M. Cronin .. | 6·77 | 16 | 1·35 on 6th | 90·43 | 161
Upper Hutt .. | J. Hanning .. | 3·76 | 9 | 0·85 on 24th | 69·31 | 94
Taita .. | T. Mason .. | 3·39 | 12 | 0·96 on 18th | 52·25 | 149
Wainuiomata .. | J. Quaintance .. | 6·43 | 10 | 1·63 on 7th | 68·58 | 120
Lower Hutt .. | Miss Heaton .. | 2·99 | 11 | 0·60 on 6th | 48·47 | 136
Petone .. | Sir J. Hector .. | 2·69 | 12 | 0·82 on 27th | 45·63 | 148
Wellington .. | Government Observer .. | 2·71 | 14 | 0·94 on 18th | 41·93 | 162
Te Aro .. | Miss Mestayer .. | 2·55 | 15 | 0·96 on 18th | 36·66 | 157
Karori .. | W. Edmonds .. | 2·03 | 12 | 0·72 on 27th | 35·41 | 142

Late returns—

• November .. .. .. 1·08 6 0·70 on 12th.
  † November .. .. .. 3·13 15 1·61 on 11th.
  ‡ November .. .. .. 3·78 12 1·12 on 12th.

⁽ᵃ⁾ January return not included in totals.
⁽ᵇ⁾ Number of days in February not included in total.
⁽ᶜ⁾ April return not included in totals.
⁽ᵈ⁾ Totals, June to December only.