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May 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1151

New Zealand Rainfall for April, 1905—continued.

Station. Observer. Total Fall, in Inches. Days with Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date.

NORTH ISLAND—continued.

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

Wainuiomata Reservoir .. J. Quaintance .. 7·91 11 1·85 on 18th
Lower Hutt .. Miss H. A. M. Heaton .. 5·69 12 1·58 on 21st
Petone .. Sir James Hector, K.C.M.G. 3·10 17 1·98 on 21st
Karori Reservoir .. W. Edmonds .. 4·58 11 1·37 on 21st
Kilbirnie .. J. W. Kinniburgh .. 3·60 8 1·45 on 20th
Lyell Bay .. H. M. Hayward.. 3·88 11 1·70 on 20th

SOUTH ISLAND.

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

Takaka .. Rev. A. H. Heron .. 1·62 8 0·83 on 15th
Motueka .. G. S. Huffam .. 0·90 8 0·24 on 15th
Stephens Island .. Lightkeeper .. 2·69 4 0·96 on 1st
The Brothers(a) .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. ..
Cape Campbell .. Lightkeeper .. 1·60 5 0·75 on 9th
Manaroa, Pelorus Sounds .. M. C. Masefield.. 3·44 6 1·11 on 1st
Timara Station, Renwickton .. R. F. Goulter .. 0·91 4 0·41 on 21st
Meadowbank, Blenheim(b) .. G. T. Seymour .. 1·37 8 0·57 on 21st
Grovettown, Blenheim .. N. T. Prichard .. 1·03 4 0·46 on 21st
Avondale Station, Blenheim(c) C. G. Teschemaker .. 0·42 2 0·25 on 17th
Starborough Nursery, Seddon .. N. Craig .. 1·07 5 0·73 on 21st
Langridge Station, Upper Awa- E. J. Thompson .. 1·34 5 0·65 on 1st
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(F.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Farewell Spit .. Lightkeeper .. 0·63 3 0·25 on 20th
Pakawau .. T. C. V. Field .. 3·420 15 0·81 on 15th
Denniston .. J. W. Dixon .. 6·85 15 1·25 on 20th
Westport .. A. S. Ewan .. 5·11 20 1·21 on 21st
Reefton .. R. Irving .. 5·325 8 1·40 on 21st
Greymouth .. J. Connor .. 7·87 15 1·78 on 1st
Okuru(d) .. J. Cuttance .. .. .. ..
Dusky Sound(e) .. R. Henry .. 21·22 24 4·22 on 24th
Puysegur Point(f) .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. ..

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

Hanmer Springs Nursery .. W. Cromb .. 2·85 10 0·90 on 16th
Highfield, Waiau .. F. S. Northcote .. 2·15 6 0·70 on 8th
Mackenzie, Cheviot .. A. C. Bellwood .. 2·535 13 0·67 on 3rd
Oxford East .. R. H. Gainsford .. 2·18 9 0·69 on 20th
Bealey .. J. L. Davies .. 2·36 11 1·11 on 16th
Domain, Christchurch .. A. L. Taylor .. 1·18 13 0·36 on 4th
Linwood, Christchurch .. J. A. Biltcliff .. 1·69 10 0·73 on 21st
Port Hills, Christchurch .. Miss M. L. Higgins .. 1·28 12 0·44 on 22nd
Hororata .. D. Fraser .. 1·38 10 0·28 on 20th
Akaroa .. Miss B. D. Jacobson .. .. .. ..
Southbridge .. J. McMillan .. 1·63 11 0·52 on 21st
Methven .. G. H. Alington .. 1·23 10 0·31 on 20th
Rakaia .. Rev. H. H. Mathias .. 1·515 .. 1·04 on 22nd
Kyle .. J. Lambie .. 1·67 9 0·60 on 22nd
Winchmore, Ashburton .. A. Curtis .. 0·80 6 ..
Windermere .. Miss Eva E. Wright .. 1·81 11 0·35 on 19th
Mount Peel, Rangitata .. Miss Acland .. 1·76 11 0·42 on 17th
Peel Forest .. W. E. Barker .. 2·10 11 0·51 on 17th
Kapunatiki, Rangitata .. J. C. Rolleston .. 1·05 8 0·22 on 17th
Woodbury, Geraldine .. E. F. Temple .. 1·34 10 0·42 on 17th
The Heights, Geraldine .. W. M. Moore .. 1·35 14 0·335 on 17th
Orari Gorge .. Mrs. B. H. Tripp .. 2·19 10 0·62 on 19th
Orari Estate, Orari .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. 1·32 14 0·34 on 17th
Lambrock, Fairlie .. D. H. Gillingham .. 1·37 11 0·60 on 21st
Pleasant Point .. J. Bishop .. 1·07 6 0·67 on 20th
Timaru Reservoir .. J. Courtney .. 1·74 7 0·65 on 19th
Timaru .. R. Ferguson .. 1·51 9 0·465 on 19th
Waimate .. W. M. Hamilton .. 1·43 13 0·33 on 16th
Hermitage, Mount Cook .. D. McDonald .. 11·50 15 2·05 on 25th
Otekaike .. J. Tait .. 1·60 9 0·40 on 18th
Windsor Park, Oamaru(g) .. W. Menlove .. 1·52 7 0·37 on 17th
Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. C. de S. Teschemaker .. 1·78 9 0·28 on 18th
Orokonui Home, Waitati .. Dr. D. Gault .. .. .. ..

Late returns—

(a) March .. .. .. .. .. 3·03 9 0·67 on 1st
(b) " .. .. .. .. .. 2·66 4 1·36 on 2nd
(c) " .. .. .. .. .. 1·42 7 0·71 on 3rd
(d) " .. .. .. .. .. 10·23 8 3·57 on 29th
(e) { January .. .. .. .. .. 17·57 18 4·41 on 18th
February .. .. .. .. .. 4·56 10 1·23 on 26th
March .. .. .. .. .. 17·71 19 3·44 on 28th
(f) March .. .. .. .. .. 10·53 22 2·80 on 30th
(g) " .. .. .. .. .. 0·72 8 0·36 on 1st


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🎓 New Zealand Rainfall Data for April 1905 (continued) (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, Precipitation, Weather stations, Observers, North Island, South Island, Maximum fall, Days with rain
55 names identified
  • J. Quaintance, Observer at Wainuiomata Reservoir
  • H. A. M. Heaton (Miss), Observer at Lower Hutt
  • James Hector (Sir, K.C.M.G.), Observer at Petone
  • W. Edmonds, Observer at Karori Reservoir
  • J. W. Kinniburgh, Observer at Kilbirnie
  • H. M. Hayward, Observer at Lyell Bay
  • A. H. Heron (Rev.), Observer at Takaka
  • G. S. Huffam, Observer at Motueka
  • M. C. Masefield, Observer at Manaroa, Pelorus Sounds
  • R. F. Goulter, Observer at Timara Station, Renwickton
  • G. T. Seymour, Observer at Meadowbank, Blenheim
  • N. T. Prichard, Observer at Grovettown, Blenheim
  • C. G. Teschemaker, Observer at Avondale Station, Blenheim
  • N. Craig, Observer at Starborough Nursery, Seddon
  • E. J. Thompson, Observer at Langridge Station, Upper Awatere
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer at Pakawau
  • J. W. Dixon, Observer at Denniston
  • A. S. Ewan, Observer at Westport
  • R. Irving, Observer at Reefton
  • J. Connor, Observer at Greymouth
  • J. Cuttance, Observer at Okuru
  • R. Henry, Observer at Dusky Sound
  • W. Cromb, Observer at Hanmer Springs Nursery
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer at Highfield, Waiau
  • A. C. Bellwood, Observer at Mackenzie, Cheviot
  • R. H. Gainsford, Observer at Oxford East
  • J. L. Davies, Observer at Bealey
  • A. L. Taylor, Observer at Domain, Christchurch
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer at Linwood, Christchurch
  • M. L. Higgins (Miss), Observer at Port Hills, Christchurch
  • D. Fraser, Observer at Hororata
  • B. D. Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
  • J. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • G. H. Alington, Observer at Methven
  • H. H. Mathias (Rev.), Observer at Rakaia
  • J. Lambie, Observer at Kyle
  • A. Curtis, Observer at Winchmore, Ashburton
  • Eva E. Wright (Miss), Observer at Windermere
  • Acland (Miss), Observer at Mount Peel, Rangitata
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • J. C. Rolleston, Observer at Kapunatiki, Rangitata
  • E. F. Temple, Observer at Woodbury, Geraldine
  • W. M. Moore, Observer at The Heights, Geraldine
  • B. H. Tripp (Mrs.), Observer at Orari Gorge
  • G. A. M. Macdonald, Observer at Orari Estate, Orari
  • D. H. Gillingham, Observer at Lambrock, Fairlie
  • J. Bishop, Observer at Pleasant Point
  • J. Courtney, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • R. Ferguson, Observer at Timaru
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
  • D. McDonald, Observer at Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • J. Tait, Observer at Otekaike
  • W. Menlove, Observer at Windsor Park, Oamaru
  • C. de S. Teschemaker, Observer at Kauroo Hill, Maheno
  • D. Gault (Dr.), Observer at Orokonui Home, Waitati