New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 81

Page 2695

✨ Meteorological Data



Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2695

New Zealand Rainfall for September, 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 .. | 325 | 12 | 122 on 17th
Highfield, Amuri .. | F. S. Northcote .. | 277 | 8 | 170 on 16th
Mackenzie, Cheviot .. | A. C. Bellwood .. | 327 | 8 | 188 on 16th
Waikari .. | C. Blake .. | 353 | 13 | 168 on 17th
Oxford East .. | R. H. Gainsford .. | 257 | 9 | 120 on 16th
Bealey .. | L. Samuels .. | 717 | 12 | 164 on 21st
Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home | Miss M. L. Higgins .. | 128 | 10 | 204 on 23rd
Otahuna, Tai Tapu .. | R. H. Rhodes, M.P. .. | 145 | 7 | 45 on 17th
Hororata .. | D. Fraser .. | 170 | 5 | 90 on 16th
Akaroa .. | Miss M. Jacobson .. | 242 | 3 | 204 on 16th
Southbridge .. | J. McMillan .. | .. | .. | ..
Rakaia .. | Rev. H. H. Mathias .. | 136 | 7 | 65 on 16th
Kyle .. | J. Lambie .. | 78 | 5 | 53 on 17th
Winchmore, Ashburton .. | A. Curtis .. | 176 | 6 | 98 on 16th
Porateko, Mayfield.. | Mrs. W. G. Gallagher .. | 240 | 8 | 136 on 16th
Windermere(a) .. | Miss E. E. Wright .. | 114 | 6 | 72 on 16th
Mount Peel, Rangitata .. | Mrs. Livingstone .. | 193 | 4 | 50 on 9th
Peel Forest .. | W. E. Barker .. | 242 | 5 | 170 on 17th
Huntsham, Peel Forest .. | Dugald Macfarlane .. | 198 | 5 | 101 on 16th
Kapunatiki, Rangitata .. | J. C. Rolleston .. | 119 | 8 | 65 on 16th
Hilton (350 ft.) .. | E. F. Temple .. | 139 | 6 | 54 on 15th
The Heights, Geraldine .. | W. M. Moore .. | 181 | 9 | 81 on 16th
Orari Gorge .. | Mrs. B. H. Tripp .. | 263 | 5 | 134 on 16th
Orari Estate, Orari .. | G. A. M. Macdonald .. | 146 | 8 | 66 on 16th
Lambrock, Fairlie .. | R. E. Gillingham .. | 82 | 5 | 33 on 16th
Waratah, Albury .. | F. H. Smith .. | 169 | 5 | 59 on 16th
Pleasant Point .. | J. Bishop .. | 77 | 4 | 44 on 16th
Timaru Reservoir .. | J. Courtney .. | 102 | 7 | 60 on 16th
Hermitage, Mount Cook (2,510 ft.) | D. McDonald .. | 1127 | 12 | 298 on 15th
Benmore Station, Omarama .. | J. Sutherland .. | 185 | 7 | 77 on 9th
Otekaike .. | G. Benstead .. | 89 | 4 | 34 on 10th
Borton’s Siding .. | H. A. Dovey .. | 48 | 2 | 42 on 15th
Windsor Park, Oamaru .. | W. Menlove .. | .. | .. | ..
Livingstone, Windsor .. | F. W. Pochin .. | 99 | 6 | 33 on 17th
Arnmore, Windsor .. | P. S. Shand .. | 49 | 4 | 31 on 16th
Totara Station, near Oamaru .. | J. Macpherson .. | 54 | 6 | 20 on 15th
Oamaru.. .. | J. Patterson .. | 52 | 4 | 27 on 15th
Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove .. | W. S. D. Trotter .. | 47 | 6 | 20 on 7th
Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. | A. French .. | 50 | 4 | 20 on 7th
Bushey Park, Palmerston South | Mrs. R. McKenzie .. | 53 | 10 | 17 on 15th
Orokonui Home, Waitati .. | Dr. R. Donald .. | 93 | 9 | 47 on 7th
Opoho, Dunedin (383 ft.) .. | J. W. Paulin .. | 89 | 7 | 65 on 7th
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. | F. Anderton .. | 78 | 5 | 43 on 7th

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

Paerau .. .. | Miss Marion Kennedy .. | 147 | 12 | 35 on 22nd
Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly .. | A. W. Roberts .. | 76 | 5 | 25 on 15th
Naseby .. .. | J. Reed .. | 76 | 9 | 24 on 10th
Kokonga .. .. | R. W. Glendinning .. | 57 | 5 | 20 on 15th
Gladbrook St’n, Middlemarch.. | A. McKinnon .. | 61 | 8 | 19 on 8th
Middlemarch .. .. | J. Hay .. | 55 | 7 | 16 on 8th
Tarras .. .. | R. K. Smith .. | 209 | 5 | 131 on 14th
Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell | R. J. Hendrie .. | 281 | 5 | 210 on 14th
Queenstown .. .. | A. H. Hiddleston .. | 367 | 7 | 117 on 15th
Garston.. .. | W. S. Lea .. | 217 | 6 | 90 on 13th
Galloway, Alexandra South(b) .. | A. Gunn .. | 39 | 3 | 17 on 16th
Clyde .. .. | J. S. Dickie .. | 76 | 4 | 32 on 15th
Roxburgh(c) .. .. | Dr. J. R. Gilmour .. | 94 | 4 | 40 on 23rd
Balclutha .. .. | J. W. Brame .. | 128 | 5 | 65 on 7th
Tapanui Nursery .. | R. G. Robinson.. | 86 | 6 | 22 on 10th
Conical Hills, Pomahaka .. | N. Craig .. | .. | .. | ..
Waikawa Valley .. | J. H. Buckingham .. | 338 | 15 | 69 on 10th
Mataura .. .. | R. Winning .. | 183 | 8 | 45 on 8th
Uplands, Waimahaka .. | Miss E. Middleton .. | 266 | 12 | 79 on 6th
Centre Hill Station, Mossburn | W. J. Anderson.. | 433 | 6 | 150 on 14th
Dipton .. .. | R. D. MacLachlan .. | 155 | 10 | 38 on 15th
Winton .. .. | J. B. Hutchinson .. | 208 | 14 | 44 on 7th
Nightcaps .. .. | James Ritchie .. | 205 | 10 | 38 on 14th
Riverton .. .. | J. M. Geary .. | 404 | 13 | 65 on 7th

(I.) ISLANDS.

Stewart Island .. .. | W. Traill .. | 734 | 21 | 184 on 6th
Niue Island(d) .. .. | A. House .. | .. | .. | ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands(e) | H. M. Connol .. | .. | .. | ..
Chatham Islands(f) .. | A. Shand .. | 444 | 12 | 180 on 19th

Late returns—
(a) Windermere, August .. | Miss E. E. Wright .. | 81 | 11 | 28 on 24th
(b) Galloway, Alexandra South, August | A. Gunn .. | 92 | 4 | 64 on 18th
(c) Roxburgh, August .. | Dr. J. R. Gilmour.. | 136 | 7 | 50 on 18th
(d) { Niue Island, July .. | A. House .. | 220 | 3 | 140 on 21st
{ Niue Island, August .. | A. House .. | 876 | 11 | 210 on 23rd
(e) Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, August | H. M. Connol .. | 686 | 18 | 427 on 31st
(f) Chatham Islands, August | A. Shand .. | 317 | 22 | 50 on 19th

R. A. EDWIN.

Meteorological Office, Wellington.



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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for September, 1908 - continued. (continued from previous page)

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Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, New Zealand, South Island, Islands
77 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
  • Miss M. L. Higgins, Observer for Port Hills
  • R. H. Rhodes (M.P.), Observer for Otahuna, Tai Tapu
  • D. Fraser, Observer for Hororata
  • Miss M. Jacobson, Observer for Akaroa
  • Rev. H. H. Mathias, Observer for Rakaia
  • J. Lambie, Observer for Kyle
  • A. Curtis, Observer for Winchmore, Ashburton
  • Mrs. W. G. Gallagher, Observer for Porateko, Mayfield
  • Miss E. E. Wright, Observer for Windermere
  • Mrs. Livingstone, 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, Observer for Orari Gorge
  • G. A. M. Macdonald, Observer for Orari Estate, Orari
  • R. E. Gillingham, Observer for Lambrock, 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, Observer for Bushey Park, Palmerston South
  • Dr. R. Donald, 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. Dickie, Observer for Clyde
  • Dr. J. R. Gilmour, 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 Dipton
  • J. B. Hutchinson, Observer for Winton
  • James Ritchie, Observer for Nightcaps
  • J. M. Geary, Observer for Riverton
  • W. Traill, Observer for Stewart Island
  • A. House, Observer for Niue Island
  • H. M. Connol, Observer for Avarua, Rarotonga
  • A. Shand, Observer for Chatham Islands
  • Miss E. E. Wright, Observer for Windermere, August
  • A. Gunn, Observer for Galloway, Alexandra South, August
  • Dr. J. R. Gilmour, Observer for Roxburgh, August
  • A. House, Observer for Niue Island, July
  • A. House, Observer for Niue Island, August
  • H. M. Connol, Observer for Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, August
  • A. Shand, Observer for Chatham Islands, August

  • R. A. Edwin, Meteorological Office, Wellington