New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 81

Page 1753

✨ Rainfall Statistics



SEPT. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1753

Rainfall for August, 1900—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.
Maraekakaho .. .. A. Lockie .. .. 5·79 17 1·90 on 26th
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. 6·84 24 1·28 on 26th
Mount Vernon .. .. J. W. Harding .. .. 5·23 16 1·45 on 26th
Ormondville .. .. J. D. Watson .. .. 5·80 11 1·17 on 6th
Woodville .. .. J. Leithead .. .. 4·74 23 1·20 on 26th
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. 4·72 20 1·15 on 26th
Tane .. .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 5·82 22 1·25 on 26th
Eketahuna .. .. T. Lewis .. .. 6·18 17 1·40 on 26th
Otahuaao .. .. Miss E. A. D. Bennett .. .. 3·89 17 0·78 on 20th
Masterton .. .. J. Payton .. .. 4·79 22 1·58 on 26th
Black Creek .. .. C. Messenger .. .. 7·80 20 1·67 on 26th
Carterton .. .. H. Braithwaite .. .. 3·73 18 1·00 on 26th
Featherston .. .. G. G. Wellsted .. .. 3·93 12 1·10 on 27th
Summit .. .. M. Cronin .. .. 7·23 21 1·13 on 26th
Upper Hutt .. .. J. Hanning .. .. 6·67 19 1·42 on 23rd
Taita .. .. T. Mason .. .. 4·12 20 0·82 on 17th
Wainuiomata .. .. J. Quaintance .. .. 5·83 15 0·95 on 23rd
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. .. 4·28 17 1·09 on 23rd
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 4·68 15 1·18 on 23rd
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. .. 4·59 18 1·28 on 23rd
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. .. 4·36 17 1·50 on 23rd

SOUTH ISLAND.

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

Nelson .. .. Dr. Hudson .. .. .. .. ..
Waimea (Nelson) .. .. W. E. Hayne .. .. .. .. ..
Motueka .. .. G. S. Huffam .. .. 5·65 17 1·18 on 16th
Stephens Island(a).. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
The Brothers .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
Avondale Station (Blenheim).. C. de V. Teschemaker .. .. 3·08 14 0·52 on 7th
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Manaroa (Peloros Sounds) .. M. C. Masefield .. .. 11·16 15 3·00 on 16th
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Prichard .. .. 3·58 15 1·00 on 26th
Cape Campbell .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 3·80 10 1·60 on 26th
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 4·17 16 2·10 on 26th
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. .. .. .. ..
Mount Fyffe (Kaikoura) .. J. Davidson .. .. 1·91 15 0·70 on 26th
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Kaikoura .. .. Dr. J. St. C. Gunn .. .. 2·28 12 0·85 on 26th
Hanmer Plains .. .. Miss Taylor .. .. 2·22 11 0·51 on 29th

(B.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.
Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 5.87 15 1·00 on 16th
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 7·81 19 2·31 on 16th
Westport .. .. H. S. Ewan .. .. 4·73 20 1·30 on 15th
Denniston(b) .. .. A. B. Lindop .. .. 6·92 17 1·26 on 18th
Ngahere .. .. J. Scott .. .. 5·71 16 2·21 on 14th
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. .. 6·92 11 1·83 on 15th
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 8·62 11 2·00 on 15th
Dusky Sound(c) .. .. R. Henry .. .. 9·91 19 2·54 on 20th
Puysegur Point(d).. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..

(C.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS.
Cheviot .. .. Dr. Campbell-Wilkinson .. .. 2·35 12 1·15 on 26th
Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote .. .. 1·35 10 0·41 on 26th
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 6·25 13 2·58 on 27th
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 0·94 15 0·37 on 27th
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 1·31 15 0·40 on 27th
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 1·27 12 0·53 on 27th
Lincoln .. .. F. W. Hilgendorf .. .. 0·80 17 0·20 on 27th
Southbridge .. .. D. McMillan .. .. 1·14 12 0·37 on 27th
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. 1·56 12 0·40 on 5th
Kapunatiki .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. .. 2·04 12 0·54 on 27th
Orari .. .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. .. 1·43 14 0·40 on 28th
Bealey .. .. C. White .. .. 3·84 6 1·00 on 18th and 20th
Mt. Peel .. .. Mrs. O. Scott Thompson .. .. 2·22 14 0·72 on 5th
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 2·52 .. ..
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 3·03 15 1·14 on 5th
Winchmore (Ashburton) (e) .. A. E. Hart .. .. 0·98 5 0·43 on 27th
Windermere(f) .. .. Miss F. J. M. Wright .. .. 0·90 9 0·38 on 27th
Timaru .. .. C. H. Tripp .. .. 1·74 14 0·37 on 27th

Late returns—

(a) July .. .. .. .. .. 4·47 7 2·50 on 1st
(b) July .. .. .. .. .. 13·46 17 2·00 on 13th
(May .. .. .. .. .. 13·39 25 1·62 on 7th
(c) { June .. .. .. .. .. 3·65 12 0·74 on 12th
(July .. .. .. .. .. 15·00 26 2·38 on 26th
(d) July .. .. .. .. .. 23·96 29 3·45 on 14th
(e) July .. .. .. .. .. 2·26 .. 1·18 on 3rd
(f) July .. .. .. .. .. 2·21 10 1·00 on 3rd


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