New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 63

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



Aug. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2175

New Zealand Rainfall for July, 1908—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. Curle .. 679 17 131 on 10th
Highfield, Amuri .. F. S. Northcote .. 534 11 124 on 8th
Mackenzie, Cheviot .. A. C. Bellwood .. 791 14 282 on 6th
Waikari .. C. Blake .. 551 19 116 on 9th
Oxford East .. R. H. Gainsford .. 485 15 129 on 8th
Bealey .. L. Samuels .. 387 7 120 on 21st
Linwood, Christchurch .. A. S. Forrester .. .. ..
Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home Miss M. L. Higgins .. 714 18 160 on 7th
Otahuna, Tai Tapu .. R. H. Rhodes, M.P. .. 853 17 245 on 7th
Hororata .. D. Fraser .. 535 9 150 on 8th
Akaroa .. Miss M. Jacobson .. 1305 15 352 on 7th
Southbridge .. J. McMillan .. .. ..
Rakaias .. Rev. H. H. Mathias .. 644 14 158 on 8th
Kyle .. J. Lambie .. 616 12 205 on 7th
Winchmore, Ashburton .. A. E. Hart .. .. ..
Porateko, Mayfield .. Mrs. W. G. Gallagher .. 552 11 160 on 8th
Windermere .. Miss E. E. Wright .. 440 14 165 on 7th
Mount Peel, Rangitata .. Mrs. Livingstone .. 686 10 205 on 9th
Peel Forest .. W. E. Barker .. .. ..
Huntsham, Peel Forest .. Dugald Macfarlane .. 545 7 203 on 7th
Kapunatiki, Rangitata .. J. C. Rolleston .. 782 11 340 on 7th
Hilton (350 ft.) .. E. F. Temple .. 747 10 382 on 7th
The Heights, Geraldine .. W. M. Moore .. 698 12 307 on 7th
Orari Gorge .. Mrs. B. H. Tripp .. 1119 11 359 on 7th
Orari Estate, Orari .. G. A. M. Macdonald .. 642 10 277 on 7th
Lambrook, Fairlie .. R. E. Gillingham .. 818 8 382 on 8th
Waratah, Albury .. F. H. Smith .. 582 8 262 on 2nd
Pleasant Point .. J. Bishop .. 721 7 403 on 7th
Timaru Reservoir .. J. Courtney .. 700 7 440 on 7th
Hermitage, Mount Cook (2,510 ft.) D. McDonald .. 1062 11 380 on 20th
Benmore Station, Omarama .. J. Sutherland .. 175 7 103 on 8th
Otekaike .. G. Benstead .. 902 6 660 on 7th
Borton’s Siding .. H. A. Dovey .. 885 6 595 on 7th
Windsor Park, Oamaru .. W. Menlove .. .. ..
Livingstone, Windsor .. F. W. Pochin .. 906 6 490 on 8th
Arnmore, Windsor .. P. S. Shand .. 911 6 593 on 8th
Totara Station, near Oamaru .. J. Macpherson .. 694 11 530 on 7th
Oamaru .. J. Patterson .. 554 10 452 on 7th
Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove .. W. S. D. Trotter .. 422 12 287 on 7th
Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. A. French .. 899 5 611 on 7th
Bushey Park, Palmerston South Mrs. R. McKenzie .. 544 15 338 on 7th
Orokonui Home, Waitati .. Dr. R. Donald .. 990 14 334 on 8th
Opoho, Dunedin (383 ft.) .. J. W. Paulin .. 620 16 266 on 6th
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. F. Anderton .. 605 21 245 on 7th

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

Paerau .. Miss Marion Kennedy .. 1301 14 678 on 7th
Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly .. A. W. Roberts .. 350 11 150 on 7th
Naseby .. J. Reed .. 567 8 50 on 14th
Kokonga .. R. W. Glendinning .. 431 9 250 on 8th
Gladbrook St’n, Middlemarch .. A. McKinnon .. 667 15 409 on 8th
Middlemarch .. J. Hay .. 498 13 285 on 8th
Tarras .. R. K. Smith .. 413 7 180 on 7th
Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell R. J. Hendrie .. 267 9 93 on 8th
Queenstown .. A. H. Hiddleston .. 335 11 141 on 8th
Garston .. W. S. Lea .. 382 7 107 on 13th
Galloway, Alexandra South(*) .. A. Gunn .. 140 4 50 on 9th
Clyde .. J. S. Dickle .. 153 6 50 on 7th
Roxburgh .. Dr. J. R. Gilmour .. 274 9 85 on 16th
Balclutha .. J. W. Brame .. 241 10 72 on 7th
Tapanui Nursery .. R. G. Robinson .. 889 18 338 on 8th
Conical Hills, Pomahaka .. N. Craig .. 215 14 44 on 7th
Waikawa Valley .. J. H. Buckingham .. 494 19 80 on 21st
Mataura .. R. Winning .. 204 18 55 on 21st
Uplands, Waimahaka .. Miss E. Middleton .. 308 22 75 on 21st
Centre Hill Station, Mossburn .. W. J. Anderson .. .. ..
Dinton .. R. D. MacLachlan .. 279 14 85 on 21st
Winton .. Miss V. M. Wilson .. .. ..
Nightcaps .. James Ritchie .. 240 18 45 on 21st
Riverton .. J. M. Geary .. .. ..

(I.) ISLANDS.

Stewart Island .. W. Trail! .. 544 23 95 on 21st
Niue Island .. A. House .. .. .. ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands(*) H. M. Connol .. .. .. ..
Chatham Islands .. A. Shand .. 650 29 142 on 24th

Late returns—
(*) Galloway, Alexandra South, June A. Gunn .. 163 7 32 on 27th
(b) Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, June H. M. Connol .. 679 16 253 on 10th

Meteorological Office, Wellington. R. A. EDWIN.



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🌾 New Zealand Rainfall for July, 1908 (South Island and Islands) (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Rainfall, Meteorology, Weather, Statistics, Observation Stations, South Island, Islands
74 names identified
  • T. B. Curle, Observer for Hanmer Springs Nursery
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer for Highfield, Amuri
  • A. C. Bellwood, Observer for Mackenzie, Cheviot
  • C. Blake, Observer for Waikari
  • R. H. Gainsford, Observer for Oxford East
  • L. Samuels, Observer for Bealey
  • A. S. Forrester, Observer for Linwood, Christchurch
  • Miss M. L. Higgins, Observer for Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home
  • R. H. Rhodes (M.P.), Observer for Otahuna, Tai Tapu
  • D. Fraser, Observer for Hororata
  • Miss M. Jacobson, Observer for Akaroa
  • J. McMillan, Observer for Southbridge
  • Rev. H. H. Mathias (Reverend), Observer for Rakaias
  • J. Lambie, Observer for Kyle
  • A. E. Hart, Observer for Winchmore, Ashburton
  • Mrs. W. G. Gallagher (Mrs), Observer for Porateko, Mayfield
  • Miss E. E. Wright, Observer for Windermere
  • Mrs. Livingstone (Mrs), Observer for Mount Peel, Rangitata
  • W. E. Barker, Observer for Peel Forest
  • Dugald Macfarlane, Observer for Huntsham, Peel Forest
  • J. C. Rolleston, Observer for Kapunatiki, Rangitata
  • E. F. Temple, Observer for Hilton
  • W. M. Moore, Observer for The Heights, Geraldine
  • Mrs. B. H. Tripp (Mrs), Observer for Orari Gorge
  • G. A. M. Macdonald, Observer for Orari Estate, Orari
  • R. E. Gillingham, Observer for Lambrook, Fairlie
  • F. H. Smith, Observer for Waratah, Albury
  • J. Bishop, Observer for Pleasant Point
  • J. Courtney, Observer for Timaru Reservoir
  • D. McDonald, Observer for Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • J. Sutherland, Observer for Benmore Station, Omarama
  • G. Benstead, Observer for Otekaike
  • H. A. Dovey, Observer for Borton’s Siding
  • W. Menlove, Observer for Windsor Park, Oamaru
  • F. W. Pochin, Observer for Livingstone, Windsor
  • P. S. Shand, Observer for Arnmore, Windsor
  • J. Macpherson, Observer for Totara Station, near Oamaru
  • J. Patterson, Observer for Oamaru
  • W. S. D. Trotter, Observer for Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove
  • A. French, Observer for Kauroo Hill, Maheno
  • Mrs. R. McKenzie (Mrs), Observer for Bushey Park, Palmerston South
  • Dr. R. Donald (Doctor), Observer for Orokonui Home, Waitati
  • J. W. Paulin, Observer for Opoho, Dunedin
  • F. Anderton, Observer for Fish-hatchery, Portobello
  • Miss Marion Kennedy, Observer for Paerau
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer for Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly
  • J. Reed, Observer for Naseby
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer for Kokonga
  • A. McKinnon, Observer for Gladbrook St’n, Middlemarch
  • J. Hay, Observer for Middlemarch
  • R. K. Smith, Observer for Tarras
  • R. J. Hendrie, Observer for Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell
  • A. H. Hiddleston, Observer for Queenstown
  • W. S. Lea, Observer for Garston
  • A. Gunn, Observer for Galloway, Alexandra South
  • J. S. Dickle, Observer for Clyde
  • Dr. J. R. Gilmour (Doctor), Observer for Roxburgh
  • J. W. Brame, Observer for Balclutha
  • R. G. Robinson, Observer for Tapanui Nursery
  • N. Craig, Observer for Conical Hills, Pomahaka
  • J. H. Buckingham, Observer for Waikawa Valley
  • R. Winning, Observer for Mataura
  • Miss E. Middleton, Observer for Uplands, Waimahaka
  • W. J. Anderson, Observer for Centre Hill Station, Mossburn
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer for Dinton
  • Miss V. M. Wilson, Observer for Winton
  • James Ritchie, Observer for Nightcaps
  • J. M. Geary, Observer for Riverton
  • W. Trail!, Observer for Stewart Island
  • A. House, Observer for Niue Island
  • H. M. Connol, Observer for Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
  • A. Shand, Observer for Chatham Islands
  • A. Gunn, Late return observer for Galloway, Alexandra South, June
  • H. M. Connol, Late return observer for Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, June

  • R. A. Edwin