New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 82

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2265

Rainfall for September, 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 .. .. 1·80 | 11 | 0·88 on 17th
Waiau .. .. F. S. Northcote .. .. 1·47 | 6 | 0·54 on 23rd
Akaroa .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 1·98 | 7 | 0·66 on 17th
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. .. 1·21 | 9 | 0·50 on 18th
Christchurch .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 1·31 | 5 | 0·60 on 18th
Linwood .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 1·55 | 8 | 0·70 on 18th
Lincoln .. .. G. Gray .. .. 0·99 | 7 | 0·52 on 18th
Southbridge .. .. D. McMillan .. .. 1·03 | 10 | 0·37 on 18th
Kyle .. .. J. Lambie .. .. 1·31 | 6 | 0·50 on 18th
Hororata .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. .. .. 1·31 | 5 | 0·40 on 16th
Kapunatiki .. .. J. C. Rolleston .. .. 1·55 | 5 | 0·80 on 17th
Orari .. .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. .. 1·52 | 8 | 0·84 on 17th
Bealey .. .. A. Hodgen .. .. 2·57 | 8 | 1·22 on 21st
Mount Peel .. .. Miss Acland .. .. 2·54 | 10 | 1·87 on 17th
Peel Forest .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 4·56 | 7 | 2·37 on 17th
Methven .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. .. | .. | ..
Rakaia .. .. Rev. G. W. Russell .. .. 1·62 | 5 | 0·70 on 22nd
Winchmore (Ashburton) .. A. Curtis .. .. 0·89 | 7 | 0·37 on 17th
Windermere .. .. Miss F. J. M. Wright .. .. .. | .. | ..
Pleasant Point .. .. J. Bishop .. .. 1·73 | 10 | 0·90 on 17th
Timaru .. .. R. Fergusson .. .. 1·76 | 8 | 0·90 on 17th
Timaru Reservoir.. .. J. Courtney .. .. 2·07 | 8 | 0·93 on 17th
Fairlie .. .. D. H. Gillingham .. .. 1·33 | 6 | 0·60 on 17th
Waimate .. .. W. M. Hamilton .. .. 2·11 | 7 | 0·88 on 17th
Geraldine .. .. E. F. Temple .. .. 2·07 | 8 | 1·08 on 17th
Woodbury (Geraldine) .. B. E. H. Tripp .. .. 3·39 | 10 | 1·74 on 17th
Windsor Park (Oamaru) .. E. Menlove .. .. 1·00 | 7 | 0·31 on 16th
Maheno (Oamaru) .. .. R. J. Hendrie .. .. 1·79 | 8 | 0·84 on 16th
Palmerston (South) .. .. B. Galloway .. .. .. | .. | ..

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

Otekaike (Oamaru) .. .. John Tait .. .. 1·00 | 7 | 0·33 on 17th
Maketown .. .. A. C. W. Porter .. .. .. | .. | ..
Queenstown .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 0·65 | 4 | 0·25 on 26th
St. Bathan’s .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 0·23 | 3 | 0·11 on 15th
Gladbrook Station .. .. F. R. Jeffreys .. .. 0·62 | 5 | 0·29 on 14th
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. W. J. Mullin .. .. 0·46 | 6 | 0·13 on 2nd
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 0·30 | 8 | 0·17 on 15th
Tarras .. .. T. McWhirter .. .. 0·28 | 2 | 0·25 on 15th
Dunedin .. .. Government Observer .. .. 1·67 | 14 | 0·44 on 3rd
Caversham .. .. G. M. Burlinson .. .. .. | .. | ..
Blackmount (Clifden) .. Mrs. R. McKenzie .. .. 1·46 | 16 | 0·43 on 15th
Ranfurly .. .. A. W. Roberts .. .. 0·30 | 3 | 0·16 on 14th
Tapanui .. .. R. G. Robinson .. .. 0·84 | 7 | 0·20 on 1st and 20th
Balclutha .. .. W. M. Allan .. .. 0·58 | 6 | 0·20 on 14th
Galloway (Alexandra South) .. D. C. Rose .. .. 0·02 | 1 | 0·02 on 15th
Clyde .. .. J. S. Dickie .. .. 0·13 | 1 | 0·13 on 15th
Woodlands .. .. A. H. Hiddlestone .. .. .. | .. | ..
Dipton .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 0·91 | 11 | 0·16 on 1st and 14th
Ratanui .. .. J. Frazer .. .. .. | .. | ..
Otautau .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 1·54 | 15 | 0·27 on 1st
Nightcaps .. .. J. Ritchie .. .. 1·22 | 11 | 0·25 on 14th
Waikawa Valley .. .. J. H. Buckingham .. .. 2·32 | 14 | 0·42 on 1st and 2nd
Invercargill .. .. F. W. Hilgendorf .. .. 0·99 | 17 | 0·19 on 11th
Chatham Islands(a) .. .. A. Shand .. .. 2·32 | 22 | 0·58 on 29th
Stewart Island .. .. W. Traill .. .. 3·38 | 16 | 1·94 on 13th

Late return—
(a) August .. .. .. .. 5·11 | 18 | 2·25 on 18th

Meteorological Office, Museum, Wellington, New Zealand. A. H. GORE, for Director.



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55 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
  • A. Hodgen, Observer at Bealey
  • Miss Acland, 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. Curtis, Observer at Winchmore (Ashburton)
  • Miss F. J. M. Wright, Observer at Windermere
  • J. Bishop, Observer at Pleasant Point
  • R. Fergusson, Observer at Timaru
  • J. Courtney, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer at Fairlie
  • W. M. 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 Maketown
  • L. Hotop, Observer at Queenstown
  • J. Ewing, Observer at St. Bathan’s
  • 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
  • W. M. Allan, 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
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer at Otautau
  • J. Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • J. H. Buckingham, Observer at Waikawa Valley
  • F. W. Hilgendorf, Observer at Invercargill
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands
  • W. Traill, Observer at Stewart Island
  • A. Shand, Late return for Chatham Islands, August

  • A. H. Gore, for Director, Meteorological Office