New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 42

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



May 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1553

New Zealand Rainfall for April, 1908—continued.

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

NORTH ISLAND—continued.

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

Hauturu, Tokomaru Bay .. | L. E. Cotterill .. | 754 | 10 | 287 on 6th
Tolaga Bay .. | Miss E. M. Reeves | 1089 | 10 | 564 on 6th
Glenburn, Motu .. | W. W. Bridge .. | 718 | 13 | 160 on 6th
Waihau, Gisborne .. | F. H. Loisel .. | 963 | 11 | 524 on 7th
Mangataikapua, Whatatutu(*) | L. G. Saxby .. | 581 | 6 | 106 on 19th
Patutahi, Gisborne .. | J. C. Woodward | 520 | 7 | 242 on 6th
Strathblane, Hangaroa .. | I. B. Graham .. | 427 | 9 | 131 on 6th
Lake House, Waikaremoana .. | H. Grout .. | .. | .. | ..
Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay .. | T. E. Foy .. | 642 | 12 | 259 on 7th
Tutira Lake .. | H. Guthrie-Smith | 664 | 9 | 224 on 6th
Eskdale, Petane, Napier .. | Thomas Clark .. | .. | .. | ..
Rakamoana, Napier .. | Messrs. Tait and Mills | 606 | 5 | 190 on 7th
Riverbank, Rissington, Napier.. | J. Moore .. | 477 | 8 | 162 on 6th
Napier .. | L. Azzopardi .. | 409 | 10 | 118 on 6th
Whanawhana, Hastings .. | G. R. Beamish .. | 441 | 14 | 152 on 18th
Maraekakaho, Hastings .. | A. Lockie .. | 350 | 12 | 103 on 3rd‡
Poukawa .. | A. M. Smith .. | 330 | 10 | 100 on 5th
Pukehou, Te Aute .. | S. B. Ludbrook .. | 343 | 9 | 104 on 19th
Gwavas, Tikokino .. | H. Irwin .. | 378 | 13 | 114 on 18th
Aramoana, Waipawa .. | J. G. Speedy .. | 416 | 10 | 164 on 19th
Mount Vernon, Waipawa .. | J. W. Harding .. | 303 | 12 | 106 on 16th
Fairfield, Ongaonga .. | H. N. Watson .. | .. | .. | ..
Wairamarama, Hawke’s Bay .. | Miss Meinertzhagen | 469 | 9 | 143 on 5th
Mangakuri .. | G. C. Williams .. | 404 | 11 | 126 on 17th
Waipukurau .. | C. J. Cooke .. | 366 | 12 | 114 on 18th
Oruawharo, Takapau .. | J. W. Leithead .. | 369 | 16 | 105 on 18th
Ormondville .. | F. B. Curd .. | 511 | 15 | 218 on 18th
Dannevirke .. | G. Harvey .. | 504 | 12 | 230 on 18th
Porangahau .. | Rev. F. E. Telling-Simcox | 406 | 6 | 124 on 19th
Woodbank, Wimbledon .. | W. H. Speedy .. | 386 | 10 | 136 on 18th
Pine Grove, Dannevirke .. | Dr. J. E. Riddell | 415 | 10 | 168 on 19th
Oparae, Waipatiki .. | T. Handyside .. | .. | .. | ..
Mokia, Woodville .. | W. Stainton .. | 432 | 11 | 250 on 16th
Pahiatua .. | W. Tosswill‡ .. | 433 | 16 | 200 on 19th
Eastry, Tane .. | F. White .. | 359 | 12 | 172 on 18th
Tawataia, Eketahuna .. | Mrs. T. H. Groves | 327 | 17 | 99 on 18th
Eketahuna .. | J. T. Quinn .. | 322 | 12 | 104 on 18th
Hamua .. | J. Kay .. | 441 | 17 | 196 on 18th
Dreyer’s Rock, Mauriceville .. | A. Dawson .. | 265 | 16 | 68 on 19th
Castlepoint .. | A. B. Nicholls .. | 227 | 12 | 45 on 5th
Annadale, Te Nui .. | H. A. Nevins .. | 337 | 13 | 102 on 6th
Ditton, Masterton .. | S. Mawley .. | 260 | 12 | 87 on 18th
Bush Grove, Masterton .. | H. G. Groves .. | 278 | 12 | 81 on 6th
Waibakeke, Carterton .. | H. Peters .. | 213 | 9 | 58 on 19th
Featherston .. | E. Peach .. | 498 | 7 | 180 on 5th
Summit (1,144 ft.) .. | A. Douglas .. | 413 | 10 | 109 on 15th
Waiwetu .. | H. M. Hayward.. | 295 | 8 | 148 on 17th
Wainuiomata Reservoir .. | T. A. James .. | 423 | 9 | 115 on 18th
Bonnie Glen, Upper Hutt .. | A. J. McCurdy .. | 363 | 13 | 147 on 17th
Lower Hutt .. | Miss H. M. Heaton | 331 | 13 | 160 on 17th
Karori Reservoir .. | E. K. Robinson.. | 226 | 12 | 102 on 17th
Kilbirnie .. | J. W. Kinniburgh | 202 | 11 | 68 on 17th
Miramar .. | Dr. Makgill .. | 183 | 11 | 74 on 17th

SOUTH ISLAND.

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

Parapara .. | J. Bassett .. | 759 | 11 | *345 on 20th
Motueka .. | G. S. Huffam .. | 576 | 11 | 220 on 20th
Tapawera, Nelson .. | Dr. Hudson .. | 333 | 11 | 70 on 20th
Waterworks, Nelson .. | J. E. Stone .. | 292 | 14 | 120 on 20th
Nelson North .. | J. A. McLaren .. | 222 | 11 | 100 on 20th
Stephen Island .. | Lightkeeper .. | 160 | 6 | 78 on 17th
The Brothers .. | Lightkeeper .. | 118 | 7 | 45 on 17th
Cape Campbell .. | Lightkeeper .. | 194 | 10 | 35 on 18th
Manaroa, Pelorus Sound .. | M. C. Masefield.. | 244 | 8 | 130 on 18th
Timara Station, Renwicktown.. | R. F. Goulter .. | 186 | 8 | 82 on 20th
Meadowbank, Blenheim .. | G. T. Seymour .. | 198 | 7 | 70 on 21st
Robin Hood Bay .. | E. M. Stace .. | .. | .. | ..
Spring Creek, Blenheim .. | T. C. Prichard .. | 181 | 8 | 72 on 21st
Avondale Station, Blenheim .. | C. G. Teschemaker-Shute | 264 | 8 | 64 on 21st
Starborough Nursery, Seddon.. | W. Cromb .. | 198 | 9 | 53 on 20th
Langridge Station, Upper Awa- | G. Shipley .. | .. | .. | ..
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(F.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Farewell Spit .. | Lightkeeper .. | 270 | 8 | 110 on 20th
Pakawau .. | T. C. V. Field .. | 688 | 15 | 313 on 20th
Denniston .. | W. S. Dixon .. | 785 | 15 | 115 on 11th
Westport .. | M. Furneaux .. | 841 | 17 | 125 on 15th
Reefton (643 ft.) .. | J. Henderson .. | 637 | 17 | 99 on 17th
Greymouth .. | J. Connor .. | 1133 | 15 | 142 on 15th
Otira (1,255 ft.) .. | C. B. Gollop .. | 1611 | 16 | 347 on 17th
Okuru .. | J. Cuttance .. | .. | .. | ..
Resolution Is., Dusky Sound .. | R. Henry .. | .. | .. | ..
Puysegur Point .. | Lightkeeper .. | 555 | 23 | 124 on 25th

Late returns—
(*) Mangataikapua, Whatatutu, March .. | 1222 | 16 | 297 on 20th



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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for April 1908 - Continued (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, April 1908, North Island, South Island
75 names identified
  • L. E. Cotterill, Observer, Hauturu
  • Miss E. M. Reeves, Observer, Tolaga Bay
  • W. W. Bridge, Observer, Glenburn
  • F. H. Loisel, Observer, Waihau
  • L. G. Saxby, Observer, Mangataikapua
  • J. C. Woodward, Observer, Patutahi
  • I. B. Graham, Observer, Strathblane
  • H. Grout, Observer, Lake House
  • T. E. Foy, Observer, Wairoa
  • H. Guthrie-Smith, Observer, Tutira Lake
  • Thomas Clark, Observer, Eskdale
  • Tait, Observer, Rakamoana
  • Mills, Observer, Rakamoana
  • J. Moore, Observer, Riverbank
  • L. Azzopardi, Observer, Napier
  • G. R. Beamish, Observer, Whanawhana
  • A. Lockie, Observer, Maraekakaho
  • A. M. Smith, Observer, Poukawa
  • S. B. Ludbrook, Observer, Pukehou
  • H. Irwin, Observer, Gwavas
  • J. G. Speedy, Observer, Aramoana
  • J. W. Harding, Observer, Mount Vernon
  • H. N. Watson, Observer, Fairfield
  • Miss Meinertzhagen, Observer, Wairamarama
  • G. C. Williams, Observer, Mangakuri
  • C. J. Cooke, Observer, Waipukurau
  • J. W. Leithead, Observer, Oruawharo
  • F. B. Curd, Observer, Ormondville
  • G. Harvey, Observer, Dannevirke
  • Rev. F. E. Telling-Simcox (Reverend), Observer, Porangahau
  • W. H. Speedy, Observer, Woodbank
  • Dr. J. E. Riddell (Doctor), Observer, Pine Grove
  • T. Handyside, Observer, Oparae
  • W. Stainton, Observer, Mokia
  • W. Tosswill, Observer, Pahiatua
  • F. White, Observer, Eastry
  • Mrs. T. H. Groves (Mrs.), Observer, Tawataia
  • J. T. Quinn, Observer, Eketahuna
  • J. Kay, Observer, Hamua
  • A. Dawson, Observer, Dreyer’s Rock
  • A. B. Nicholls, Observer, Castlepoint
  • H. A. Nevins, Observer, Annadale
  • S. Mawley, Observer, Ditton
  • H. G. Groves, Observer, Bush Grove
  • H. Peters, Observer, Waibakeke
  • E. Peach, Observer, Featherston
  • A. Douglas, Observer, Summit
  • H. M. Hayward, Observer, Waiwetu
  • T. A. James, Observer, Wainuiomata Reservoir
  • A. J. McCurdy, Observer, Bonnie Glen
  • Miss H. M. Heaton, Observer, Lower Hutt
  • E. K. Robinson, Observer, Karori Reservoir
  • J. W. Kinniburgh, Observer, Kilbirnie
  • Dr. Makgill (Doctor), Observer, Miramar
  • J. Bassett, Observer, Parapara
  • G. S. Huffam, Observer, Motueka
  • Dr. Hudson (Doctor), Observer, Tapawera
  • J. E. Stone, Observer, Waterworks, Nelson
  • J. A. McLaren, Observer, Nelson North
  • M. C. Masefield, Observer, Manaroa
  • R. F. Goulter, Observer, Timara Station
  • G. T. Seymour, Observer, Meadowbank
  • E. M. Stace, Observer, Robin Hood Bay
  • T. C. Prichard, Observer, Spring Creek
  • C. G. Teschemaker-Shute, Observer, Avondale Station
  • W. Cromb, Observer, Starborough Nursery
  • G. Shipley, Observer, Langridge Station
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer, Pakawau
  • W. S. Dixon, Observer, Denniston
  • M. Furneaux, Observer, Westport
  • J. Henderson, Observer, Reefton
  • J. Connor, Observer, Greymouth
  • C. B. Gollop, Observer, Otira
  • J. Cuttance, Observer, Okuru
  • R. Henry, Observer, Resolution Is.

🏗️ Late Rainfall Returns

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, March, Mangataikapua, Whatatutu