New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 9

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



Feb. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 417

Rainfall for December, 1903—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 .. .. D. Macfarlane .. .. .. ..
Waikaremoana .. .. Fenton Lambert .. .. 2·91 15 0·84 on 6th
Wairoa .. .. T. E. Foy .. .. 3·13 9 0·85 on 21st
Tutira Lake .. .. H. Guthrie-Smith .. .. .. ..
Hangaroa .. .. H. W. Guthrie-Smith .. .. 2·12 11 0·52 on 6th
Poukawa .. .. A. M. Smith .. .. 4·46 17 0·80 on 21st
Rakamoana (Napier) .. Messrs. Tait and Mills .. 2·40 10 0·85 on 21st
Petane .. .. Thos. Clark .. .. 3·93 7 2·45 on 31st
Napier .. .. E. Lyndon .. .. 1·64 13 0·38 on 6th
Hastings .. .. J. N. Williams .. .. 3·75 12 2·10 on 31st
Waimarama .. .. Thomas R. Moore .. .. 3·48 11 0·57 on 22nd
Mangakuri .. .. G. C. Williams .. .. 2·12 12 0·58 on 21st
Te Aute .. .. S. B. Ludbrook .. .. 1·77 13 0·40 on 6th
Maraekakaho (Hastings) .. A. Lockie .. .. 4·74 18 1·93 on 6th
Gwavas .. .. J. Nicoll .. .. 1·63 8 0·48 on 21st
Mount Vernon .. .. J. W. Harding .. .. .. ..
Ormondville .. .. Frank B. Curd .. .. 3·35 18 0·50 on 4th
Dannevirke .. .. G. Harvey .. .. 2·25 6 0·67 on 3rd
Porangahau .. .. Rev. F. E. Telling-Simcox .. 2·34 9 0·96 on 4th
Wimbledon .. .. J. G. Speedy .. .. 2·16 17 0·56 on 6th
Woodville .. .. J. Leithead .. .. 2·79 16 0·86 on 17th
Pahiatua .. .. W. Tosswill .. .. 2·39 8 0·66 on 4th
Herbertville .. .. J. E. Riddell .. .. 3·26 14 0·66 on 15th
Tane (Pahiatua) .. H. A. Lambert .. .. 4·95 13 0·81 on 7th
Eketahuna .. .. J. T. Quin .. .. 1·68 8 0·65 on 27th
Annadale (Tinui) .. H. A. Nevins .. .. 0·90 3 0·40 on 7th
Castlepoint .. .. H. Belliss .. .. .. ..
Otahuaö .. .. C. Bennett .. .. 1·95 10 0·58 on 3rd
Masterton .. .. J. Payton .. .. 0·61 6 0·29 on 27th
Carterton .. .. E. G. Braithwaite .. .. 1·70 10 0·45 on 9th
Featherston .. .. G. G. Wellsted .. .. 2·84 7 0·60 on 13th
Summit .. .. W. G. Ingram .. .. 2·01 9 0·59 on 10th
Waiwetu .. .. G. M. Mason .. .. 2·50 6 0·82 on 14th
Wainuiomata .. .. J. Quaintance .. .. 3·11 8 0·73 on 4th
Lower Hutt .. .. Miss Heaton .. .. 2·05 7 0·53 on 4th
Petone .. .. Sir J. Hector .. .. 1·81 11 0·41 on 9th
Wellington .. .. Government Observer .. .. 1·36 9 0·41 on 9th
Karori .. .. W. Edmonds .. ..

SOUTH ISLAND.

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

Nelson .. .. Dr. Hudson .. .. .. ..
Motueka .. .. G. S. Huffam .. .. 5·85 10 3·40 on 9th
Collingwood .. .. Rev. A. H. Heron .. .. 12·56 14 2·39 on 9th
Stephens Island(a) .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·25 5 0·66 on 15th
The Brothers(b) .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. ..
Avondale Station (Blenheim) .. C. de V. Teschemaker .. 2·95 10 0·58 on 5th
Timara .. .. R. F. Goulter .. .. 1·72 6 0·53 on 5th
Manaroa (Peloros Sounds) .. M. C. Masefield .. .. .. ..
Meadow Banks (Blenheim) .. G. T. Seymour .. .. .. ..
Blenheim .. .. N. T. Prichard .. .. 0·96 6 0·26 on 5th
Seddon .. .. N. Craig .. .. 0·81 7 0·27 on 9th
Cape Campbell .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 0·47 3 0·29 on 27th
Flaxbourne .. .. W. Tatchell .. .. 1·35 4 0·51 on 27th
Langridge Station (Upper Awa-tere)(c) .. E. J. Thompson .. .. 2·77 10 0·87 on 5th
Kekerangu .. .. W. J. White .. .. 1·46 8 0·48 on 27th
Kaikoura .. .. Dr. J. St. C. Gunn .. .. 1·78 6 0·75 on 5th
Hermitage .. .. A. Ross .. .. .. ..

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

Farewell Spit .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 1·55 4 0·85 on 9th
Pakawau .. .. T. C. V. Field .. .. 5·06 17 1·76 on 9th
Westport .. .. A. S. Ewan .. .. 5·21 20 0·85 on 9th
Denniston .. .. J. Dixon .. .. 9·62 19 2·21 on 14th
Greymouth .. .. J. Conner .. .. 7·14 19 1·13 on 17th
Hokitika .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 9·88 18 1·29 on 17th
Dusky Sound .. .. R. Henry .. .. .. ..
Puysegur Point .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 13·39 22 1·80 on 10th

Late returns—
(a) November .. .. .. .. 3·20 7 0·92 on 9th
(b) November .. .. .. .. 4·25 9 1·03 on 10th
(c) November .. .. .. .. 2·28 10 0·50 on 16th



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Rainfall, December 1903, North Island, South Island, Weather
58 names identified
  • D. Macfarlane, Observer at Takapau
  • Fenton Lambert, Observer at Waikaremoana
  • T. E. Foy, Observer at Wairoa
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Tutira Lake
  • H. W. Guthrie-Smith, Observer at Hangaroa
  • A. M. Smith, Observer at Poukawa
  • Tait, Observer at Rakamoana (Napier)
  • Mills, Observer at Rakamoana (Napier)
  • Thos. Clark, Observer at Petane
  • E. Lyndon, Observer at Napier
  • J. N. Williams, Observer at Hastings
  • Thomas R. Moore, Observer at Waimarama
  • G. C. Williams, Observer at Mangakuri
  • S. B. Ludbrook, Observer at Te Aute
  • A. Lockie, Observer at Maraekakaho (Hastings)
  • J. Nicoll, Observer at Gwavas
  • J. W. Harding, Observer at Mount Vernon
  • Frank B. Curd, Observer at Ormondville
  • G. Harvey, Observer at Dannevirke
  • Rev. F. E. Telling-Simcox, Observer at Porangahau
  • J. G. Speedy, Observer at Wimbledon
  • J. Leithead, Observer at Woodville
  • W. Tosswill, Observer at Pahiatua
  • J. E. Riddell, Observer at Herbertville
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer at Tane (Pahiatua)
  • J. T. Quin, Observer at Eketahuna
  • H. A. Nevins, Observer at Annadale (Tinui)
  • H. Belliss, Observer at Castlepoint
  • C. Bennett, Observer at Otahuaö
  • J. Payton, Observer at Masterton
  • E. G. Braithwaite, Observer at Carterton
  • G. G. Wellsted, Observer at Featherston
  • W. G. Ingram, Observer at Summit
  • G. M. Mason, Observer at Waiwetu
  • J. Quaintance, Observer at Wainuiomata
  • Miss Heaton, Observer at Lower Hutt
  • Sir J. Hector, Observer at Petone
  • W. Edmonds, Observer at Karori
  • Dr. Hudson, Observer at Nelson
  • G. S. Huffam, Observer at Motueka
  • Rev. A. H. Heron, Observer at Collingwood
  • C. de V. Teschemaker, Observer at Avondale Station (Blenheim)
  • R. F. Goulter, Observer at Timara
  • M. C. Masefield, Observer at Manaroa (Peloros Sounds)
  • G. T. Seymour, Observer at Meadow Banks (Blenheim)
  • N. T. Prichard, Observer at Blenheim
  • N. Craig, Observer at Seddon
  • W. Tatchell, Observer at Flaxbourne
  • E. J. Thompson, Observer at Langridge Station (Upper Awatere)
  • W. J. White, Observer at Kekerangu
  • Dr. J. St. C. Gunn, Observer at Kaikoura
  • A. Ross, Observer at Hermitage
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer at Pakawau
  • A. S. Ewan, Observer at Westport
  • J. Dixon, Observer at Denniston
  • J. Conner, Observer at Greymouth
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
  • R. Henry, Observer at Dusky Sound