New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 39

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



MAY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1257

Rainfall for April, 1903—continued.

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

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

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

Cheviot .. .. A. C. Bellwood .. .. 2·02 | 12 | 0·81 on 5th
Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote .. .. 2·17 | 8 | 1·00 on 5th
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. .. | .. | ..
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. 3·36 | 11 | 1·60 on 1st
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 2·77 | 9 | 1·38 on 1st
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 3·43 | 11 | 1·79 on 1st
Lincoln .. .. G. Gray .. .. 2·34 | 9 | 0·83 on 1st
Southbridge .. .. D. McMillan .. .. 2·37 | 10 | 0·95 on 1st
Kyle .. .. J. Lambie .. .. 2·23 | 10 | 0·70 on 1st
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. | .. | ..
Kapunatiki .. .. J. C. Rolleston .. .. 1·38 | 8 | 0·34 on 1st
Orari .. .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. 1·33 | 15 | 0·28 on 5th
Bealey .. .. H. I. Bennett .. .. 4·07 | 10 | 1·30 on 16th
Mount Peel .. .. Mrs. O. Scott Thompson .. 1·37 | 10 | 0·30 on 20th
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 1·49 | 10 | 0·86 on 9th
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. .. | .. | ..
Rakaia .. .. Rev. G. W. Russell .. 1·56 | 8 | 0·47 on 21st
Winchmore (Ashburton) .. A. E. Hart .. .. 1·48 | 7 | 0·57 on 21st
Windermere(a) .. .. Miss F. J. M. Wright .. 1·10 | 11 | 0·30 on 1st
Pleasant Point .. .. J. Bishop .. .. 1·02 | 11 | 0·24 on 4th
Timaru .. .. R. Fergusson .. .. 1·33 | 9 | 0·46 on 4th
Timaru Reservoir.. .. A. Beswick .. .. 1·35 | 10 | 0·31 on 5th
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. 0·81 | 11 | 0·25 on 5th
Waimate .. .. W. S. Hamilton.. .. 1·09 | 12 | 0·28 on 5th
Geraldine .. .. E. F. Temple .. .. 0·86 | 12 | 0·16 on 16th
Woodbury (Geraldine) .. B. E. H. Tripp .. .. 1·36 | 11 | 0·20 on 5th, 6th, & 13th
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. .. 1·26 | 11 | 0·23 on 15th
Maheno (Oamaru) .. .. R. J. Hendrie .. .. 1·95 | 11 | 0·80 on 2nd
Palmerston (South) .. .. B. Galloway .. .. .. | .. | ..

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

Otekaike (Oamaru) .. .. John Tait .. .. 0·89 | 8 | 0·34 on 16th
Macetown .. .. A. C. W. Porter.. .. .. | .. | ..
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 1·50 | 2 | 0·90 on 20th
St. Bathans(b) .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 1·53 | 5 | 0·38 on 15th
Gladbrook Station .. .. F. R. Jeffreys .. 1·23 | 9 | 0·36 on 20th
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. 1·21 | 8 | 0·56 on 20th and 21st
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. 0·87 | 9 | 0·17 on 2nd
Tarras(c) .. .. T. McWhirter .. .. 0·79 | 3 | 0·30 on 20th
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. 3·59 | 14 | 1·38 on 1st
Caversham .. .. G. M. Burlinson .. 3·88 | 11 | 0·72 on 20th
Blackmount (Clifden) .. Mrs. R. McKenzie .. .. | .. | ..
Ranfurly .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 0·70 | 6 | 0·25 on 16th
Tapanui .. .. R. G. Robinson.. .. 2·63 | 12 | 1·15 on 20th
Balclutha .. .. C. L. White .. .. 1·24 | 6 | 0·65 on 21st
Galloway (Alexandra South) .. D. C. Rose .. .. .. | .. | ..
Clyde .. .. J. S. Dickie .. .. 0·47 | 4 | 0·31 on 16th
Woodlands .. .. A. H. Hiddlestone .. 3·06 | 17 | 0·54 on 19th
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. 1·54 | 9 | 0·40 on 19th
Ratanui .. .. J. Frazer .. .. 3·70 | 11 | 0·78 on 21st
Gladstone .. .. H. J. Turner .. .. .. | .. | ..
Otautau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. 3·71 | 12 | 1·00 on 21st
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 2·31 | 11 | 0·82 on 21st
Waikawa Valley .. .. J. H. Buckingham .. 3·35 | 15 | 0·61 on 18th
Invercargill .. .. P. W. Hilgendorf .. 3·04 | 26 | 1·03 on 20th
Chatham Islands .. .. A. Shand .. .. .. | .. | ..
Stewart Island .. .. W. Traill .. .. 4·75 | 20 | 1·05 on 19th

Late returns—
(a) March .. .. .. .. .. 1·10 | 6 | 0·94 on 31st
(b) March .. .. .. .. .. 2·32 | 7 | 0·60 on 25th
(c) March .. .. .. .. .. 1·52 | 8 | 0·39 on 16th

J. HECTOR, Director.

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.



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58 names identified
  • A. C. Bellwood, Observer at Cheviot
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer at Waiau
  • Miss Jacobson, Observer at Akaroa
  • Miss M. L. Higgins, Observer at Port Hills (Christchurch)
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer at Christchurch
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer at Linwood
  • G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
  • D. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • J. Lambie, Observer at Kyle
  • Hon. Sir J. Hall (K.C.M.G.), Observer at Hororata
  • J. C. Rolleston, Observer at Kapunatiki
  • G. A. M. Macdonald, Observer at Orari
  • H. I. Bennett, Observer at Bealey
  • Mrs. O. Scott Thompson, Observer at Mount Peel
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • H. G. Baker, Observer at Methven
  • Rev. G. W. Russell, Observer at Rakaia
  • A. E. Hart, Observer at Winchmore (Ashburton)
  • Miss F. J. M. Wright, Observer at Windermere
  • J. Bishop, Observer at Pleasant Point
  • R. Fergusson, Observer at Timaru
  • A. Beswick, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer at Fairlie
  • W. S. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
  • E. F. Temple, Observer at Geraldine
  • B. E. H. Tripp, Observer at Woodbury (Geraldine)
  • E. Menlove, Observer at Windsor Park (Oamaru)
  • R. J. Hendrie, Observer at Maheno (Oamaru)
  • B. Galloway, Observer at Palmerston (South)
  • John Tait, Observer at Otekaike (Oamaru)
  • A. C. W. Porter, Observer at Macetown
  • L. Hotop, Observer at Queenstown
  • J. Ewing, Observer at St. Bathans
  • F. R. Jeffreys, Observer at Gladbrook Station
  • Dr. W. J. Mullin, Observer at Roxburgh
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • T. McWhirter, Observer at Tarras
  • Government Observer, Observer at Dunedin
  • G. M. Burlinson, Observer at Caversham
  • Mrs. R. McKenzie, Observer at Blackmount (Clifden)
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer at Ranfurly
  • R. G. Robinson, Observer at Tapanui
  • C. L. White, Observer at Balclutha
  • D. C. Rose, Observer at Galloway (Alexandra South)
  • J. S. Dickie, Observer at Clyde
  • A. H. Hiddlestone, Observer at Woodlands
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • J. Frazer, Observer at Ratanui
  • H. J. Turner, Observer at Gladstone
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer at Otautau
  • J. Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • J. H. Buckingham, Observer at Waikawa Valley
  • P. W. Hilgendorf, Observer at Invercargill
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands
  • W. Traill, Observer at Stewart Island
  • Miss F. J. M. Wright, Late return for Windermere, March
  • J. Ewing, Late return for St. Bathans, March
  • T. McWhirter, Late return for Tarras, March

  • J. Hector, Director, Meteorological Office