New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 58

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



JULY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1699

Rainfall for May, 1904—continued.

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

NORTH ISLAND—continued.

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

Takapau .. .. J. W. Leithead.. .. 1·77 13 0·48 on 25th
Waikaremoana .. .. Fenton Lambert .. .. 3·92 12 1·25 on 20th
Wairoa .. .. T. E. Foy .. .. .. 5·37 12 1·72 on 20th
Tutira Lake .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. .. 0·81 7 0·25 on 12th
Hangaroa .. .. H. W. Guthrie-Smith .. .. 1·76 8 0·68 on 25th
Poukawa .. .. A. M. Smith .. .. 0·63 5 0·24 on 25th
Rakamoana (Napier) .. Messrs. Tait and Mills .. .. 0·49 6 0·18 on 30th
Petane .. .. Thos. Clark .. .. 0·55 6 0·18 on 25th
Napier .. .. E. Lyndon .. .. 1·18 9 0·39 on 14th
Hastings .. .. J. N. Williams .. .. 1·80 14 0·48 on 14th
Waimarama .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. .. 1·07 11 0·29 on 12th
Mangakuri .. .. G. C. Williams .. .. 0·81 10 0·23 on 25th
Te Aute .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. .. 1·38 17 0·24 on 12th and 26th
Maraekakaho (Hastings) .. A. Lockie .. .. 1·01 7 0·38 on 25th
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. 3·01 10 0·94 on 26th
Mount Vernon .. .. J. W. Harding .. .. 5·28 12 2·32 on 26th
Ormondville .. .. Frank B. Curd .. .. 3·75 8 1·30 on 26th
Dannevirke .. .. G. Harvey .. .. 2·71 15 0·79 on 14th
Porangahau .. .. Rev. F. E. Telling-Simcox .. .. 6·98 15 2·66 on 26th
Wimbledon .. .. J. G. Speedy .. .. 6·87 15 2·53 on 26th
Woodville .. .. W. Stainton .. .. 2·78 11 0·80 on 14th
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. 6·64 26 1·88 on 26th
Herbertville .. .. J. E. Riddell .. .. 7·76 12 1·88 on 25th
Tane (Pahiatua) .. .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 6·28 13 1·77 on 23rd
Eketahuna .. .. J. T. Quin .. .. 2·77 14 0·51 on 27th
Mauriceville W. .. .. W. C. Davies .. .. 2·63 6 1·18 on 14th
Annadale (Tinui) .. .. H. A. Nevins .. .. .. .. ..
Castlepoint .. .. H. Belliss .. .. 3·31 15 0·43 on 13th
Otahua .. .. C. Bennett .. .. 3·30 11 0·73 on 24th
Masterton .. .. J. Payton .. .. 9·69 17 2·05 on 24th
Carterton .. .. H. Peters .. .. 13·90 13 2·77 on 25th
Featherston .. .. P. E. Bean .. .. 5·21 13 1·55 on 25th
Summit .. .. W. G. Ingram .. .. 7·77 13 2·15 on 25th
Waiwetu .. .. G. M. Mason .. .. 6·53 11 2·26 on 25th
Wainuiomata .. .. J. Quaintance .. .. 3·38 13 2·19 on 25th
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. .. 4·59 15 1·23 on 23rd
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 4·10 15 0·99 on 25th
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. ..
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. ..

SOUTH ISLAND.

(A.) NORTH ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO KAIKOURA.

Nelson .. .. Dr. Hudson .. .. 3·41 9 0·52 on 24th
Motueka .. .. G. S. Huffam .. .. 3·28 9 1·25 on 24th
Takaka .. .. Rev. A. H. Heron .. .. 7·51 10 2·33 on 24th
Stephens Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 3·09 8 0·98 on 26th
The Brothers(a) .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 3·10 7 0·97 on 13th
Avondale Station (Blenheim) .. C. de V. Teschemaker .. .. 2·79 6 1·62 on 25th
Timara .. .. R. F. Goulter .. .. 2·49 4 1·10 on 25th
Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds) .. .. M. C. Masefield.. .. 6·92 10 1·95 on 24th
Meadow Banks (Blenheim) .. .. G. T. Seymour .. .. 1·85 6 0·73 on 24th
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Pritchard .. .. 2·16 5 0·90 on 25th
Seddon .. .. N. Craig .. .. 1·89 4 0·97 on 25th
Cape Campbell .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·24 4 0·58 on 25th
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 1·70 5 0·80 on 25th
Langridge Station (Upper Awa- tere) .. .. E. J. Thompson .. .. 2·55 11 1·33 on 25th
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. .. 1·88 7 0·84 on 25th
Kaikoura .. .. Dr. J. St. C. Gunn .. .. 1·37 6 0·60 on 24th
Hermitage .. .. A. Ross .. .. .. .. ..

(B.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 4·14 7 1·15 on 25th
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 8·58 12 2·36 on 23rd
Denniston .. .. J. Dixon .. .. 8·05 11 1·65 on 25th
Westport .. .. A. S. Ewan .. .. 4·62 16 0·94 on 24th
Reefton .. .. R. Irving .. .. 6·66 12 2·50 on 24th
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. .. 14·19 13 4·85 on 24th
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 11·26 14 5·50 on 24th
Dusky Sound .. .. R. Henry .. .. .. .. ..
Puysegur Point(b) .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 6·69 18 1·28 on 6th

Late returns—
(a) April .. .. .. .. .. 1·53 9 0·40 on 21st
(b) { February .. .. .. .. .. 4·75 11 1·75 on 4th
March .. .. .. .. .. 6·56 16 1·30 on 19th
April .. .. .. .. .. 2·77 17 0·40 on 5th



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Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, Observers, Meteorological data, May 1904, North Island, South Island
60 names identified
  • J. W. Leithead, Observer for Takapau
  • Fenton Lambert, Observer for Waikaremoana
  • T. E. Foy, Observer for Wairoa
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer for Tutira Lake
  • H. W. Guthrie-Smith, Observer for Hangaroa
  • A. M. Smith, Observer for Poukawa
  • Tait, Observer for Rakamoana (Napier)
  • Mills, Observer for Rakamoana (Napier)
  • Thos. Clark, Observer for Petane
  • E. Lyndon, Observer for Napier
  • J. N. Williams, Observer for Hastings
  • Thomas R. Moore, Observer for Waimarama
  • G. C. Williams, Observer for Mangakuri
  • S. B. Ludbrook, Observer for Te Aute
  • A. Lockie, Observer for Maraekakaho (Hastings)
  • J. Nicoll, Observer for Gwavas
  • J. W. Harding, Observer for Mount Vernon
  • Frank B. Curd, Observer for Ormondville
  • G. Harvey, Observer for Dannevirke
  • Rev. F. E. Telling-Simcox, Observer for Porangahau
  • J. G. Speedy, Observer for Wimbledon
  • W. Stainton, Observer for Woodville
  • W. Tosswill, Observer for Pahiatua
  • J. E. Riddell, Observer for Herbertville
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer for Tane (Pahiatua)
  • J. T. Quin, Observer for Eketahuna
  • W. C. Davies, Observer for Mauriceville W.
  • H. A. Nevins, Observer for Annadale (Tinui)
  • H. Belliss, Observer for Castlepoint
  • C. Bennett, Observer for Otahua
  • J. Payton, Observer for Masterton
  • H. Peters, Observer for Carterton
  • P. E. Bean, Observer for Featherston
  • W. G. Ingram, Observer for Summit
  • G. M. Mason, Observer for Waiwetu
  • J. Quaintance, Observer for Wainuiomata
  • Miss Heaton, Observer for Lower Hutt
  • Sir J. Hector, Observer for Petone
  • W. Edmonds, Observer for Karori
  • Dr. Hudson, Observer for Nelson
  • G. S. Huffam, Observer for Motueka
  • Rev. A. H. Heron, Observer for Takaka
  • C. de V. Teschemaker, Observer for Avondale Station (Blenheim)
  • R. F. Goulter, Observer for Timara
  • M. C. Masefield, Observer for Manaroa (Pelorus Sounds)
  • G. T. Seymour, Observer for Meadow Banks (Blenheim)
  • N. T. Pritchard, Observer for Blenheim
  • N. Craig, Observer for Seddon
  • W. Tatchell, Observer for Flaxbourne
  • E. J. Thompson, Observer for Langridge Station (Upper Awatere)
  • W. J. White, Observer for Kekerangu
  • Dr. J. St. C. Gunn, Observer for Kaikoura
  • A. Ross, Observer for Hermitage
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer for Pakawau
  • J. Dixon, Observer for Denniston
  • A. S. Ewan, Observer for Westport
  • R. Irving, Observer for Reefton
  • J. Conner, Observer for Greymouth
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika
  • R. Henry, Observer for Dusky Sound