New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 77

Page 2133

✨ Weather Statistics



Oct. 1. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2133

Rainfall for August, 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 .. .. 4·86 13 1·40 on 14th
Pakaraka .. .. Hon. H. Williams, M.I.C. .. 4·39 16 2·79 on 14th
Whangamata .. .. F. H. Whalley .. .. .. .. ..
Waihi (Thames) .. .. H. B. Devereux .. .. 5·25 15 1·25 on 15th
Turua .. .. L. J. Bagnall .. .. 2·97 15 0·66 on 15th
Auckland .. .. Government Observer .. 3·37 20 0·62 on 16th
Waiotapu .. .. J. Scanlon .. .. 3·10 12 1·90 on 14th
Cuvier Island (a) .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 2·75 13 1·00 on 15th
Tauranga .. .. A. E. Hammond .. .. 3·19 5 1·00 on 15th
Athenree (Tauranga) .. .. Captain Stewart .. 7·25 21 1·82 on 17th
Rotorua .. .. Dr. Wohlmann .. .. 4·32 17 1·80 on 15th
Rotorua (State Forest) .. .. H. A. Goudie .. 4·46 14 2·03 on 15th
Te Aroha .. .. Wm. Hill .. .. 3·17 11 0·57 on 15th

(B.) NORTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN TO CAPE EGMONT.
Kaitaia .. .. W. G. Puckey .. .. 5·22 13 2·33 on 14th
Rangiahua (Hokianga) .. .. W. R. Coxhead .. 6·01 24 2·29 on 14th
Awakino .. .. N. A. Robison .. .. 5·61 20 1·08 on 14th
Hamilton .. .. Thomas Walter .. .. 3·96 20 0·85 on 15th
Cambridge (Sanatorium) .. .. Miss A. S. Rochfort .. 3·06 16 0·78 on 15th
Te Awamutu .. .. Miss I. M. Vause .. 3·76 10 0·55 on 14th
Raglan .. .. H. V. Rutherfurd .. .. .. .. ..
Taupo .. .. Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. 3·22 7 1·64 on 15th
New Plymouth .. .. G. W. Palmer .. .. 6·97 26 1·90 on 14th
Mangorei—Korito Road .. .. Mrs. J. Brown .. 14·22 23 3·60 on 14th
Inglewood .. .. Miss N. Trimble .. 10·67 21 3·13 on 14th
Ngatimaru .. .. R. Drummond .. .. 8·20 12 2·93 on 14th

(C.) SOUTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE EGMONT TO CAPE TERAWHITI.
Upper Waitotara .. .. E. F. Liffiton .. .. 5·30 14 2·00 on 15th
Stratford .. .. J. H. Penn .. .. 5·76 19 1·86 on 15th
Opunake .. .. A. H. Moore .. .. 5·62 19 1·79 on 14th
Manaiā .. .. H. Andrews .. .. 4·91 12 1·26 on 14th
Hawera .. .. J. Livingston .. .. 4·50 17 0·68 on 16th
Oruamatua (Patea) .. .. A. S. Birch .. .. 2·20 23 0·41 on 15th
Kapara (Waverley) .. .. F..R. Field .. .. .. .. ..
Aramoho (Wanganui) .. .. J. T. Stewart .. 3·92 22 1·25 on 15th
Wanganui .. .. H. Hemus .. .. 4·17 21 1·25 on 15th
Kaitoke .. .. Mrs. Bieman .. .. 4·19 18 1·33 on 15th
No. 2 Line (Wanganui) .. .. H. I. Jones .. 3·48 14 0·95 on 15th
Raetihi (Wanganui) .. .. J. A. Rutherfurd .. 6·55 22 1·40 on 15th
Campbelltown .. .. H. Sanson .. .. 3·63 14 0·77 on 10th
Thoresby (Marton) .. .. N. J. Birch .. .. 3·25 18 0·68 on 15th
Feilding .. .. Miss E. M. Goodbehere .. 2·75 15 0·74 on 10th
Halcombe .. .. L. A. McDonald .. 2·95 19 0·50 on 14th
Hunterville .. .. S. A. R. Mair .. 3·19 21 0·75 on 15th
Erehwon .. .. Mrs. Caccia-Birch .. 3·01 21 0·56 on 18th
Ruanui .. .. J. F. Studholme .. 3·45 17 0·81 on 15th
West Waitapu .. .. J. Guylee .. .. 3·27 23 0·86 on 15th
Kimbolton .. .. Dr. W. C. Greig.. 2·27 15 0·40 on 8th and 15th
Ashhurst .. .. H. Barnes .. .. 3·19 16 0·94 on 15th
Bull’s .. .. E. J. Keiller .. .. 3·62 16 0·98 on 15th
Waitatapia (Bull’s) .. .. K. W. Dalrymple .. 2·68 11 0·79 on 15th
Palmerston North .. .. C. J. Monro .. .. 4·12 18 0·82 on 15th
Palmerston North .. .. W. Welch .. .. 4·40 16 0·68 on 15th
State Farm (Levin) .. .. P. W. Goldsmith .. 3·21 8 1·50 on 10th
Otaki .. .. W. B. Smith .. .. 5·37 13 1·33 on 14th
Kereru .. .. C. A. Muggleton .. .. .. .. ..
Pukerua .. .. W. Bell .. .. 6·02 21 2·12 on 14th
Pahautanui .. .. J. Pearce .. .. 10·27 18 3·20 on 14th

(D.) SOUTH-EAST ASPECT—EAST CAPE TO CAPE PALLISER.
Matahia .. .. K. S. Williams .. .. .. .. ..
Hauturu (Tokomaru Bay) .. .. L. E. Cotterill .. 5·84 16 2·61 on 15th
Tolago Bay .. .. A. Reeves .. .. 5·09 5 2·10 on 15th
Portland Island .. .. A. Hansen .. .. .. .. ..
Gisborne .. .. Rev. H. W. Williams .. 4·96 14 1·58 on 16th
Waikohu (Te Karaka) .. .. J. C. McLean .. .. .. .. ..
Patutahi .. .. H. N. Watson .. .. 2·23 10 0·86 on 1st

Late returns—

(a) May .. .. .. .. 5·11 11 1·52 on 24th
June .. .. .. .. 2·52 9 0·58 on 10th
July .. .. .. .. 6·40 12 3·00 on 30th


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62 names identified
  • H. G. Hunt, Observer at Mangonui
  • H. Williams (Honourable, M.I.C.), 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
  • Lightkeeper, Observer at Cuvier Island
  • A. E. Hammond, Observer at Tauranga
  • Captain Stewart, Observer at Athenree (Tauranga)
  • Dr. Wohlmann, 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
  • A. S. Rochfort (Miss), Observer at Cambridge (Sanatorium)
  • I. M. Vause (Miss), Observer at Te Awamutu
  • H. V. Rutherfurd, Observer at Raglan
  • H. J. Fletcher (Rev.), Observer at Taupo
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
  • J. Brown (Mrs.), Observer at Mangorei—Korito Road
  • 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 Manaiā
  • 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
  • Mrs. Bieman, Observer at Kaitoke
  • H. I. Jones, Observer at No. 2 Line (Wanganui)
  • J. A. Rutherfurd, Observer at Raetihi (Wanganui)
  • H. Sanson, Observer at Campbelltown
  • N. J. Birch, Observer at Thoresby (Marton)
  • E. M. Goodbehere (Miss), Observer at Feilding
  • L. A. McDonald, Observer at Halcombe
  • S. A. R. Mair, Observer at Hunterville
  • Mrs. Caccia-Birch, Observer at Erehwon
  • J. F. Studholme, Observer at Ruanui
  • J. Guylee, Observer at West Waitapu
  • W. C. Greig (Dr.), 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)
  • W. B. Smith, Observer at Otaki
  • C. A. Muggleton, Observer at Kereru
  • W. Bell, Observer at Pahautanui
  • J. Pearce, Observer at Pukerua
  • K. S. Williams, Observer at Matahia
  • L. E. Cotterill, Observer at Hauturu (Tokomaru Bay)
  • A. Reeves, Observer at Tolago Bay
  • A. Hansen, Observer at Portland Island
  • H. W. Williams (Rev.), Observer at Gisborne
  • J. C. McLean, Observer at Waikohu (Te Karaka)
  • H. N. Watson, Observer at Patutahi