Rainfall Statistics




Nov. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3431

New Zealand Rainfall for October, 1907—continued.

Station. Observer. Total Fall, Points (100 to Inch). Days with Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

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

Hanmer Springs Nursery .. T. B. Curie .. 352 14 16 on 10th
Highfield, Amuri .. F. C. Northcote .. 176 10 176 on 4th
Mackenzie, Cheviot .. A. C. Bellwood .. 111 11 45 on 4th
Waikari .. Dr. G. Pearce-Baldwin .. 226 10 103 on 4th
Oxford East .. R. H. Gainsford .. 210 12 46 on 10th
Bealey .. .. .. ..
Linwood, Christchurch .. J. A. Biltcliff .. 168 7 82 on 4th
Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home .. Miss L. M. Higgins .. 166 6 60 on 4th
Otahuna, Tai Tapu.. .. R. H. Rhodes, M.H.R. .. 138 12 41 on 4th
Hororata .. D. Fraser .. 168 13 47 on 10th
Akaroa .. Miss Mabel Jacobson .. 235 9 88 on 6th
Southbridge .. J. McMillan .. 100 9 26 on 9th
Rakaia .. Rev. H. H. Mathias .. .. .. ..
Kyle .. J. Lambie .. 163 10 43 on 5th
Winchmore, Ashburton .. A. E. Hart .. 143 9 41 on 14th
Mayfield .. Mrs. W. G. Gallagher .. 167 14 41 on 10th
Windermere .. Miss Eva E. Wright .. .. .. ..
Mount Peel, Rangitata .. Mrs. Livingstone .. 239 17 38 on 10th
Peel Forest .. W. E. Barker .. 328 15 54 on 14th
Huntsham, Peel Forest .. Dugald Macfarlane .. 254 14 40 on 14th
Kapunatiki, Rangitata .. J. C. Rolleston .. 134 9 47 on 13th
Hilton (350 ft.) .. E. F. Temple .. 176 14 52 on 17th
The Heights, Geraldine .. W. M. Moore .. 191 17 50 on 13th
Orari Gorge .. Mrs. B. H. Tripp .. 289 15 52 on 14th
Orari Estate, Orari .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. 168 16 36 on 13th
Lambrook, Fairlie .. R. E. Gillingham .. 152 11 57 on 13th
Albury(a) .. F. H. Smith .. 252 13 50 on 12th
Pleasant Point .. J. Bishop .. 140 9 42 on 13th
Timaru Reservoir .. J. Courtney .. 146 8 60 on 14th
Waimate .. W. M. Hamilton .. 187 5 134 on 15th
Hermitage, Mount Cook (2,510 ft.) .. D. McDonald .. 28(26)26 19 760 on 2nd
Benmore Station, Omarama .. James Sutherland .. 241 10 62 on 14th
Kurow .. N. Craig .. 139 8 46 on 20th
Otekaike .. T. Stephens .. 121 11 35 on 13th
Borton’s Siding .. H. A. Dovey .. 134 3 50 on 15th
Windsor Park, Oamaru .. W. Menlove .. 115 7 52 on 14th
Livingstone .. F. W. Pochin .. 213 12 75 on 12th
Arnmore, Windsor .. P. S. Shand .. 138 6 56 on 15th
Oamaru.. .. J. Patterson .. 148 7 50 on 15th
Totara Station, near Oamaru .. J. Macpherson .. 131 7 56 on 14th
Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. A. French .. 145 6 70 on 14th
Orokonui Home, Waitati .. Dr. R. Donald .. 360 13 110 on 14th
Opoho, Dunedin (383 ft.) .. J. W. Paulin .. 355 16 135 on 14th
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. F. Anderton .. 242 13 84 on 14th

(H.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO POYNEGUR POINT.

Paerau .. .. Miss Marion Kennedy .. 202 13 44 on 4th
Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly .. A. W. Roberts .. 86 9 20 on 9th and 13th
Kokonga .. R. W. Glendinning .. 110 14 22 on 4th
Gladbrook St’n, Middlemarch.. A. McKinnon .. 160 13 32 on 15th
Tarras .. R. K. Smith .. 142 9 27 on 2nd
Queenstown .. A. H. Hiddleston .. 557 14 118 on 4th
Galloway, Alexandra South .. A. Gunn.. .. 27 2 15 on 4th
Clyde .. J. C. Dickie .. 77 6 33 on 14th
Roxburgh .. Dr. J. R. Gilmour .. 229 8 53 on 12th
Balclutha .. J. W. Brame .. 170 12 36 on 14th
Tapanui Nursery .. R. G. Robinson .. 332 13 87 on 4th
Waipahi .. R. J. Hendrie .. 541 19 94 on 1st
Waikawa Valley .. J. H. Buckingham .. 501 16 112 on 1st
Mataura .. R. Winning .. 391 16 68 on 1st
Toi Toi Estate, Waimahaka .. W. R. Baird .. 422 14 115 on 1st
Centre Hill Station, Mossburn.. W. J. Anderson .. 677 17 94 on 5th
Dinton .. R. D. MacLachlan .. 226 13 47 on 13th
Winton .. Miss V. M. Wilson .. 309 13 41 on 1st
Nightcaps .. James Ritchie .. .. .. ..
Otautau .. N. A. McLaren .. .. .. ..
Riverton .. J. M. Geary .. 363 12 71 on 23rd
Te Tua .. C. T. Small .. .. .. ..

(I.) ISLANDS.

Stewart Island .. W. Trail! .. 724 22 143 on 2nd
Niue Island(b) .. A. House .. .. .. ..
Rarotonga, Cook Islands(c) .. H. M. Connal .. 94 11 19 on 10th
Chatham Islands .. A. Shand .. .. .. ..

Late return—
(a) September .. .. .. .. 331 12 70 on 15th
(b) " .. .. .. .. 516 10 181 on 2nd
(c) " .. .. .. .. 369 11 211 on 30th

R. A. EDWIN,
Meteorological Office, Wellington.



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🌾 New Zealand Rainfall for October 1907 (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall data, Weather statistics, Observers, South Island
69 names identified
  • T. B. Curie, Observer at Hanmer Springs Nursery
  • F. C. Northcote, Observer at Highfield, Amuri
  • A. C. Bellwood, Observer at Mackenzie, Cheviot
  • G. Pearce-Baldwin (Dr.), Observer at Waikari
  • R. H. Gainsford, Observer at Oxford East
  • J. A. Biltcliff, Observer at Linwood, Christchurch
  • L. M. Higgins (Miss), Observer at Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home
  • R. H. Rhodes (M.H.R.), Observer at Otahuna, Tai Tapu
  • D. Fraser, Observer at Hororata
  • Mabel Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
  • J. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • H. H. Mathias (Rev.), Observer at Rakaia
  • J. Lambie, Observer at Kyle
  • A. E. Hart, Observer at Winchmore, Ashburton
  • W. G. Gallagher (Mrs.), Observer at Mayfield
  • Eva E. Wright (Miss), Observer at Windermere
  • Livingstone (Mrs.), Observer at Mount Peel, Rangitata
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • Dugald Macfarlane, Observer at Huntsham, Peel Forest
  • J. C. Rolleston, Observer at Kapunatiki, Rangitata
  • E. F. Temple, Observer at Hilton
  • 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
  • R. E. Gillingham, Observer at Lambrook, Fairlie
  • F. H. Smith, Observer at Albury
  • J. Bishop, Observer at Pleasant Point
  • J. Courtney, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
  • D. McDonald, Observer at Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • James Sutherland, Observer at Benmore Station, Omarama
  • N. Craig, Observer at Kurow
  • T. Stephens, Observer at Otekaike
  • H. A. Dovey, Observer at Borton’s Siding
  • W. Menlove, Observer at Windsor Park, Oamaru
  • F. W. Pochin, Observer at Livingstone
  • P. S. Shand, Observer at Arnmore, Windsor
  • J. Patterson, Observer at Oamaru
  • J. Macpherson, Observer at Totara Station, near Oamaru
  • A. French, Observer at Kauroo Hill, Maheno
  • R. Donald (Dr.), Observer at Orokonui Home, Waitati
  • J. W. Paulin, Observer at Opoho, Dunedin
  • F. Anderton, Observer at Fish-hatchery, Portobello
  • Marion Kennedy (Miss), Observer at Paerau
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer at Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • A. McKinnon, Observer at Gladbrook St’n, Middlemarch
  • R. K. Smith, Observer at Tarras
  • A. H. Hiddleston, Observer at Queenstown
  • A. Gunn, Observer at Galloway, Alexandra South
  • J. C. Dickie, Observer at Clyde
  • J. R. Gilmour (Dr.), Observer at Roxburgh
  • J. W. Brame, Observer at Balclutha
  • R. G. Robinson, Observer at Tapanui Nursery
  • R. J. Hendrie, Observer at Waipahi
  • J. H. Buckingham, Observer at Waikawa Valley
  • R. Winning, Observer at Mataura
  • W. R. Baird, Observer at Toi Toi Estate, Waimahaka
  • W. J. Anderson, Observer at Centre Hill Station, Mossburn
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dinton
  • V. M. Wilson (Miss), Observer at Winton
  • James Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer at Otautau
  • J. M. Geary, Observer at Riverton
  • C. T. Small, Observer at Te Tua
  • W. Trail, Observer at Stewart Island
  • A. House, Observer at Niue Island
  • H. M. Connal, Observer at Rarotonga, Cook Islands
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands

  • R. A. Edwin, Meteorological Office, Wellington