New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 12

Page 553

✨ Rainfall Statistics



Feb. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 553

Rainfall for January, 1903.

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 .. .. H. G. Hunt .. 4·61 15 1·08 on 14th
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. .. 9·20 16 3·06 on 19th
Whangamata .. .. F. H. Whalley .. .. ..
Waihi (Thames) .. .. H. B. Devereux .. 8·02 9 2·08 on 24th
Turua .. .. L. J. Bagnall .. 4·49 18 1·17 on 16th
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. 7·13 19 1·84 on 17th
Waiotapu .. .. J. Scanlon .. 7·75 13 2·12 on 24th
Cuvier Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. ..
Tauranga .. .. A. E. Hammond .. 6·69 10 2·07 on 24th
Athenree (Tauranga) .. Captain Stewart .. 8·90 20 2·01 on 18th
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Kenny .. 8·98 13 2·88 on 18th
Rotorua (State Forest) .. H. A. Goudie .. 9·23 15 3·40 on 18th
Te Aroha .. .. Wm. Hill .. 4·00 11 0·85 on 25th

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

Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 3·36 6 0·99 on 17th
Rangiahua (Hokianga) .. W. R. Coxhead .. .. 7·81 18 1·62 on 23rd
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 5·52 16 1·70 on 24th
Hamilton .. .. Thomas Walter .. .. 7·48 20 2·46 on 18th
Te Awamutu .. .. Miss I. M. Vause .. .. ..
Raglan .. .. H. V. Rutherfurd .. .. ..
Taupo .. .. Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. 9·19 11 2·24 on 25th
New Plymouth .. .. G. W. Palmer .. .. ..
Mangorei—Korito Road .. Mrs. J. Brown .. 13·58 23 2·59 on 16th
Inglewood .. .. Miss N. Trimble .. 9·91 21 2·46 on 16th
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 8·74 14 1·89 on 16th

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

Upper Waitotara .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 7·05 16 1·54 on 26th
Stratford .. .. J. H. Penn .. .. 6·68 18 2·00 on 16th
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 3·70 17 1·17 on 16th
Manaiia .. .. H. Andrews .. .. 7·82 19 2·42 on 25th
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. .. 5·65 16 2·05 on 16th
Oruamatua (Patea) .. A. S. Birch .. .. 4·56 20 1·03 on 26th
Kapara (Waverley) .. F. R. Field .. .. 8·27 20 2·03 on 25th
Aramoho (Wanganui) .. J. T. Stewart .. .. ..
Wanganui .. .. H. Hemus .. .. 3·91 18 0·97 on 26th
Kaitoke .. .. T. W. Tymons .. .. 2·94 18 0·59 on 26th
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. H. I. Jones .. .. 3·43 13 0·77 on 26th
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. R. H. Reaney .. .. 7·37 20 1·92 on 16th
Campbelltown .. .. H. Sanson .. .. 4·82 15 1·51 on 25th
Thoresby (Marton) .. N. J. Birch .. .. 4·32 14 1·23 on 25th
Feilding .. .. Miss E. M. Goodbehere .. 3·70 17 0·97 on 26th
Halcombe .. .. L. A. McDonald .. 4·14 17 0·78 on 25th
Hunterville .. .. G. L. Cook .. .. 3·88 19 0·85 on 10th
Erehwon .. .. Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. 4·16 17 0·90 on 26th
Ruanui .. .. J. F. Studholme .. 3·98 19 0·65 on 17th
West Waitapu .. .. J. Guylee .. .. 4·06 19 0·92 on 25th
Kimbolton .. .. Dr. W. C. Greig.. .. 2·56 10 0·50 on 26th
Ashhurst .. .. H. Barnes .. .. 4·61 15 1·23 on 26th
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 6·32 16 2·10 on 24th
Waitatapia (Bull’s) .. K. W. Dalrymple .. 4·64 12 1·35 on 25th
Palmerston North .. C. J. Monro .. .. 5·08 17 1·48 on 26th
Palmerston North .. W. Welch .. .. 5·73 .. ..
State Farm (Levin) .. P. W. Goldsmith .. 3·87 18 1·44 on 26th
Otaki .. .. M. H. Ayre .. .. ..
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. .. ..
Pukerua .. .. W. Bell .. .. 1·93 13 0·50 on 26th
Pahautanui .. .. J. Pearce .. .. 3·43 12 0·88 on 8th

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

Matahiia .. .. K. S. Williams .. .. .. .. ..
Hauturu (Tokomaru Bay)(*) .. L. E. Cotterill .. .. 6·09 18 1·92 on 8th
Tolago Bay .. .. A. Reeves .. .. .. .. ..
Portland Island .. .. A. Hansen .. .. .. .. ..
Gisborne .. .. Rev. H. W. Williams .. 3·40 13 0·86 on 16th
Patutahi .. .. H. N. Watson .. .. 3·13 12 1·06 on 16th

Late return—
(*) December .. .. .. .. 0·72 7 0·33 on 7th



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59 names identified
  • H. G. Hunt, Observer at Mangonui
  • Hon. H. Williams (Honourable), Observer at Pakaraka
  • 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 (Captain), Observer at Athenree (Tauranga)
  • Dr. Kenny (Doctor), Observer at Rotorua
  • H. A. Goudie, Observer at Rotorua (State Forest)
  • Wm. Hill, Observer at Te Aroha
  • W. G. Puckey, Observer at Kaitaia
  • W. R. Coxhead, Observer at Rangiahua (Hokianga)
  • N. A. Robison, Observer at Awakino
  • Thomas Walter, Observer at Hamilton
  • Miss I. M. Vause (Miss), Observer at Te Awamutu
  • H. V. Rutherfurd, Observer at Raglan
  • Rev. H. J. Fletcher (Reverend), Observer at Taupo
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
  • Mrs. J. Brown (Mrs.), Observer at Mangorei—Korito Road
  • Miss N. Trimble (Miss), Observer at Inglewood
  • R. Drummond, Observer at Ngatimaru
  • E. F. Liffiton, Observer at Upper Waitotara
  • J. H. Penn, Observer at Stratford
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • H. Andrews, Observer at Manaiia
  • J. Livingston, Observer at Hawera
  • A. S. Birch, Observer at Oruamatua (Patea)
  • F. R. Field, Observer at Kapara (Waverley)
  • J. T. Stewart, Observer at Aramoho (Wanganui)
  • H. Hemus, Observer at Wanganui
  • T. W. Tymons, Observer at Kaitoke
  • H. I. Jones, Observer at No. 2 Line (Wanganui)
  • R. H. Reaney, Observer at Raetihi (Wanganui)
  • H. Sanson, Observer at Campbelltown
  • N. J. Birch, Observer at Thoresby (Marton)
  • Miss E. M. Goodbehere (Miss), Observer at Feilding
  • L. A. McDonald, Observer at Halcombe
  • G. L. Cook, Observer at Hunterville
  • Mrs. Caccia-Birch (Mrs.), Observer at Erehwon
  • J. F. Studholme, Observer at Ruanui
  • J. Guylee, Observer at West Waitapu
  • Dr. W. C. Greig (Doctor), Observer at Kimbolton
  • H. Barnes, Observer at Ashhurst
  • E. J. Keiller, Observer at Bull’s
  • K. W. Dalrymple, Observer at Waitatapia (Bull’s)
  • C. J. Monro, Observer at Palmerston North
  • W. Welch, 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
  • L. E. Cotterill, Observer at Hauturu (Tokomaru Bay)
  • A. Reeves, Observer at Tolago Bay
  • A. Hansen, Observer at Portland Island
  • Rev. H. W. Williams (Reverend), Observer at Gisborne
  • H. N. Watson, Observer at Patutahi