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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 62

Rainfall for May, 1901.

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.

Mangonui .. .. R. D. Stewart .. 3·25 17 0·96 on 23rd
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 1·07 10 0·33 on 23rd
Parua Bay .. .. D. Davidson .. 0·72 10 0·20 on 29rd
Whangamata .. .. F. H. Whalley .. .. .. ..
Waihi (Thames) .. .. H. B. Devereux .. 1·11 7 0·54 on 13th
Turua .. .. L. J. Bagnall .. 1·27 12 0·37 on 12th
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. 0·98 18 0·18 on 23rd
Waiotapu .. .. J. Scanlon .. 1·20 6 0·77 on 11th
Cuvier Island(*) .. .. Lightkeeper .. 0·88 6 0·50 on 14th
Tauranga .. .. A. E. Hammond .. 0·51 4 0·40 on 12th
Athenree (Tauranga) .. .. Captain Stewart .. 0·81 11 0·30 on 12th
Opotiki .. .. C. Brown .. .. .. ..
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Kenny .. 0·68 5 0·53 on 12th
Rotorua (State Forest)(b) .. .. J. E. Barrett .. .. .. ..
Te Aroha .. .. J. Muir .. .. .. ..

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

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. 1·93 6 0·98 on 13th
Paihia (Russell) .. .. Captain Burleigh .. .. .. ..
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. 3·89 22 1·18 on 11th
Te Kopua (Waikato) .. .. Rev. H. Young .. .. .. ..
Hamilton .. .. Thomas Walter .. 1·70 16 0·60 on 23rd
Raglan .. .. H. V. Rutherford .. 2·37 16 0·57 on 23rd
New Plymouth .. .. G. W. Palmer .. 3·41 25 1·40 on 12th
Upper Mangorei .. .. Mrs. Monro .. .. .. ..
Mangorei—Korito Road .. .. Mrs. J. Brown .. 10·52 23 2·65 on 12th
Inglewood .. .. Miss N. Trimble .. 5·82 18 1·40 on 12th
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. 4·76 8 1·55 on 12th

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

Mangaraka (Waitara) .. .. D. Wilkie .. .. .. ..
Upper Waitotara .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. 4·38 14 0·93 on 12th and 25th
Omata Valley .. .. C. Forde .. .. .. ..
Stratford .. .. J. H. Penn .. 4·85 18 1·32 on 23rd
Tahora .. .. R. S. McKerrow .. .. .. ..
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. 3·00 16 0·84 on 11th
Manai .. .. Luther Hill .. 3·28 9 1·00 on 15th
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. 2·77 12 0·87 on 12th
Oruamatua (Patea)(c) .. .. A. S. Birch .. 2·14 20 0·37 on 1st
Kapara .. .. F. R. Field .. 5·09 24 1·02 on 23rd
Kaponga .. .. C. Maclean .. .. .. ..
Aramoho (Wanganui) .. .. J. T. Stewart .. 2·93 18 0·70 on 23rd
Wanganui .. .. H. Hemun .. 2·45 9 0·69 on 23rd
Kaitoke .. .. A. Wychodil .. 2·50 18 0·67 on 23rd
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. .. H. I. Jones .. 2·33 11 0·73 on 12th
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. .. G. T. Murray .. 6·34 22 1·30 on 23rd
Campbelltown .. .. H. Sanson .. 2·15 11 0·80 on 23rd
Feilding .. .. Miss E. M. Goodbehere .. .. .. ..
Te Kumu .. .. G. S. Fulton .. .. .. ..
Hunterville .. .. G. L. Cook .. 3·30 20 0·88 on 12th
Erehwon .. .. Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. 2·64 17 0·46 on 12th
Ruanui .. .. J. F. Studholme .. 3·55 22 0·41 on 19th
West Waitapu .. .. J. Gurflee .. 3·90 22 0·92 on 12th
Kimbolton .. .. Dr. W. C. Greig .. 4·54 16 1·28 on 23rd
Ashhurst .. .. H. Barnes .. 2·91 18 0·75 on 23rd
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. 2·78 15 1·01 on 23rd
Raumai .. .. T. K. Grieve .. .. .. ..
Palmerston North .. .. C. J. Monro .. 2·42 19 0·89 on 23rd
State Farm (Levin) .. .. P. W. Goldsmith .. 2·39 16 0·64 on 23rd
Otaki .. .. M. H. Ayre .. 2·45 15 0·52 on 22nd
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. 2·53 7 1·28 on 22nd
Pukerua .. .. W. Bell .. 2·85 11 0·70 on 12th
Pahautanui .. .. J. Pearce .. 2·77 9 0·72 on 11th

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

Matahiia .. .. K. S. Williams .. 1·64 3 0·86 on 12th
Tolago Bay .. .. A. Reeves .. 1·84 7 0·57 on 16th
Portland Island .. .. A. Hansen .. 0·53 6 0·18 on 12th
Gisborne .. .. Rev. H. W. Williams .. 1·68 11 0·50 on 16th
Patutahi .. .. H. N. Watson .. 1·11 9 0·48 on 12th
Maraetaha .. .. J. Woodbine Johnson .. .. .. ..
Tiniroto .. .. W. J. Jamieson .. .. .. ..
Takapau .. .. D. Macfarlane .. 1·16 6 0·70 on 16th
Waikaremoana .. .. Fenton Lambert .. 0·68 5 0·21 on 12th
Tutira Lake .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. .. .. ..

Late returns—

(*) { March .. .. .. .. .. 2·26 7 0·60 on 14th
April .. .. .. .. .. 0·53 7 0·20 on 25th
(b) April .. .. .. .. .. 1·45 15 0·31 on 30th
(c) April .. .. .. .. .. 2·16 14 0·98 on 19th


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67 names identified
  • R. D. Stewart, Observer at Mangonui
  • Hon. H. Williams (M.L.C.), Observer at Pakaraka
  • D. Davidson, Observer at Parua Bay
  • F. H. Whalley, Observer at Whangamata
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi (Thames)
  • L. J. Bagnall, Observer at Turua
  • J. Scanlon, Observer at Waiotapu
  • A. E. Hammond, Observer at Tauranga
  • Captain Stewart, Observer at Athenree (Tauranga)
  • C. Brown, Observer at Opotiki
  • Dr. Kenny, Observer at Rotorua
  • J. E. Barrett, Observer at Rotorua (State Forest)
  • J. Muir, Observer at Te Aroha
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer at Kaitaia
  • Captain Burleigh, Observer at Paihia (Russell)
  • N. A. Robison, Observer at Awakino
  • Rev. H. Young, Observer at Te Kopua (Waikato)
  • Thomas Walter, Observer at Hamilton
  • H. V. Rutherford, Observer at Raglan
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
  • Mrs. Monro, Observer at Upper Mangorei
  • Mrs. J. Brown, Observer at Mangorei—Korito Road
  • Miss N. Trimble, 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
  • J. H. Penn, Observer at Stratford
  • R. S. McKerrow, Observer at Tahora
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • Luther Hill, Observer at Manai
  • 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. Hemun, 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
  • Miss E. M. Goodbehere, Observer at Feilding
  • G. S. Fulton, Observer at Te Kumu
  • G. L. Cook, Observer at Hunterville
  • Mrs. Caccia-Birch, Observer at Erehwon
  • J. F. Studholme, Observer at Ruanui
  • J. Gurflee, Observer at West Waitapu
  • Dr. W. C. Greig, Observer at Kimbolton
  • 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
  • P. W. Goldsmith, 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
  • K. S. Williams, Observer at Matahiia
  • A. Reeves, Observer at Tolago Bay
  • A. Hansen, Observer at Portland Island
  • Rev. H. W. Williams, Observer at Gisborne
  • H. N. Watson, Observer at Patutahi
  • J. Woodbine Johnson, Observer at Maraetaha
  • W. J. Jamieson, Observer at Tiniroto
  • D. Macfarlane, Observer at Takapau
  • Fenton Lambert, Observer at Waikaremoana
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Tutira Lake