New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 15

Page 583

✨ Rainfall Statistics



Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 583

New Zealand Rainfall for January, 1909—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 .. 763 15 162 on 7th
Highfield, Amuri .. F. S. Northcote .. 550 11 140 on 24th
Mackenzie, Cheviot .. A. C. Bellwood .. 372 9 88 on 5th
Waikari .. C. Blake .. 603 16 157 on 6th
Oxford East .. R. H. Gainsford .. 682 17 140 on 24th
Bealey .. J. L. Davies .. 1354 24 312 on 24th
Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home Miss M. L. Higgins 485 16 92 on 7th
Otahuna, Tai Tapu .. R. H. Rhodes, M.P. .. 532 19 109 on 24th
Hororata .. D. Fraser .. 531 16 135 on 24th
Akaroa(a) .. Miss M. Jacobson .. 365 12 113 on 14th
Southbridge .. J. McMillan .. 563 18 130 on 29th
Mount Torlesse, Springfield .. P. H. Johnson .. 640 17 125 on 25th
Rakaia .. Rev. H. H. Mathias .. 684 20 135 on 24th
Kyle .. J. Lambie .. 521 18 125 on 15th
Winchmore, Ashburton .. A. Curtis .. 557 16 138 on 24th
Porateko, Mayfield.. Mrs. W. G. Gallagher .. 680 19 140 on 14th
Windermere .. J. W. Dell .. 476 21 130 on 24th
Mount Peel, Rangitata .. Mrs. Livingstone .. 597 15 130 on 24th
Peel Forest .. W. E. Barker .. 635 15 140 on 14th
Huntsham, Peel Forest .. Dugald Macfarlane .. 507 9 91 on 24th
Kapunatiki, Rangitata .. J. C. Rolleston .. 346 15 91 on 24th
Hilton (350 ft.) .. E. F. Temple .. 508 18 105 on 24th
The Heights, Geraldine .. W. M. Moore .. 619 19 330 on 26th
Orari Gorge .. Mrs. B. H. Tripp .. 830 19 172 on 14th
Orari Estate, Orari .. G. A. Macdonald .. 424 16 102 on 24th
Lambrook, Fairlie(b) .. R. E. Gillingham .. .. ..
Gray’s Hill St’n, Burke’s Pass J. W. Grant .. 411 12 126 on 27th
Waratah, Albury .. F. H. Smith .. 413 14 165 on 24th
Pleasant Point .. J. Bishop .. .. ..
Timaru Reservoir .. J. Courtney .. 400 18 113 on 24th
Hermitage, Mount Cook (2,510 ft.) D. McDonald .. 1864 16 800 on 24th
Benmore Station, Omarama .. J. Sutherland .. 581 12 180 on 24th
Otekaike .. G. Benstead .. 294 11 103 on 25th
Borton’s Siding .. H. A. Dovey .. 334 10 95 on 24th
Livingstone, Windsor .. C. P. J. Blathwayt .. 413 18 95 on 24th
Arnmore, Windsor .. P. S. Shand .. 372 18 91 on 25th
Totara Station, near Oamaru .. J. Macpherson .. 342 20 75 on 24th
Oamaru.. .. J. Patterson .. 308 14 84 on 24th
Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove .. W. S. D. Trotter .. 356 18 65 on 24th
Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. A. French .. 306 11 90 on 24th
Bushey Park, Palmerston South Mrs. R. McKenzie .. 337 19 94 on 29th
Orokonui Home, Waitati .. Dr. R. Donald .. 310 21 65 on 14th
Opoho, Dunedin (383 ft.) .. J. W. Paulin .. .. ..
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. F. Anderton .. 217 17 380 on 14th

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

Paerau .. .. Miss Marion Kennedy .. 443 19 70 on 14th
Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly .. A. W. Roberts .. 360 14 85 on 14th
Naseby .. .. J. Reed .. 524 12 120 on 25th
Kokonga .. R. W. Glendinning .. 437 20 88 on 24th
Gladbrook St’n, Middlemarch.. A. McKinnon .. 421 15 97 on 30th
Middlemarch .. J. Hay .. 376 17 82 on 30th
Tarras .. R. K. Smith .. 431 9 115 on 29th
Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell R. J. Hendrie .. 331 11 105 on 24th
Queenstown .. A. H. Hiddleston .. 504 15 105 on 12th
Garston.. .. W. S. Lea .. 338 8 70 on 15th
Galloway, Alexandra South(c) .. A. Gunn .. 298 7 92 on 25th
Clyde .. J. S. Dickie .. 292 8 110 on 25th
Roxburgh .. Dr. J. R. Gilmour .. 304 15 57 on 24th
Balclutha .. J. W. Brame .. 301 16 48 on 14th
Tapanui Nursery .. R. G. Robinson .. 480 19 112 on 23rd
Conical Hills, Pomahaka .. .. ..
Waikawa Valley .. J. H. Buckingham .. 627 23 106 on 8th
Mataura .. R. Winning .. 379 20 55 on 17th
Uplands, Waimahaka .. Miss E. Middleton .. 482 19 90 on 14th
Centre Hill Station, Mossburn W. J. Anderson .. 636 15 132 on 24th
Dipton .. R. D. MacLachlan .. 376 15 106 on 23rd
Winton .. J. B. Hutchinson .. .. ..
Nightcaps .. James Ritchie .. 448 19 138 on 23rd
Riverton .. J. M. Geary .. 529 21 122 on 23rd

(I.) ISLANDS.

Stewart Island .. .. W. Traill .. 738 25 112 on 23rd
Niue Island(d) .. .. A. House .. .. ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Is’ds(e) H. M. Connol .. 914 17 195 on 28th
Chatham Islands(f) .. A. Shand .. 331 15 100 on 3rd

Late returns—
(a) Akaroa, December, 1908 .. Miss M. Jacobson .. 379 10 109 on 12th
(b) Lambrook, Fairlie, Dec., ’08 R. E. Gillingham .. 310 15 77 on 7th
(c) Galloway, Alexandra South, A. Gunn .. 90 4 50 on 31st
December, 1908
(d) { Niue Island, Oct., 1908 .. A. House .. 303 10 55 on 16th and 26th
" Nov., " .. " .. 628 8 250 on 21st
" Dec., " .. " .. 555 10 148 on 31st
(e) { Avarua, Rarotonga—
September, 1908 .. H. M. Connol .. 645 18 200 on 13th
October, " .. " .. 728 17 190 on 1st
November, " .. " .. 1552 19 633 on 15th
December, " .. " .. 1177 18 320 on 19th
(f) Chatham Islands, Dec., ’08 A. Shand .. 549 19 160 on 9th



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🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for January, 1909 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Meteorology, Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, January 1909, South Island, North Island
71 names identified
  • T. B. Curle, Observer at Hanmer Springs Nursery
  • F. S. Northcote, Observer at Highfield, Amuri
  • A. C. Bellwood, Observer at Mackenzie, Cheviot
  • C. Blake, Observer at Waikari
  • R. H. Gainsford, Observer at Oxford East
  • J. L. Davies, Observer at Bealey
  • M. L. Higgins (Miss), Observer at Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home
  • R. H. Rhodes (M.P.), Observer at Otahuna, Tai Tapu
  • D. Fraser, Observer at Hororata
  • M. Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
  • J. McMillan, Observer at Southbridge
  • P. H. Johnson, Observer at Mount Torlesse, Springfield
  • H. H. Mathias (Rev.), Observer at Rakaia
  • J. Lambie, Observer at Kyle
  • A. Curtis, Observer at Winchmore, Ashburton
  • W. G. Gallagher (Mrs.), Observer at Porateko, Mayfield
  • J. W. Dell, 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. Macdonald, Observer at Orari Estate, Orari
  • R. E. Gillingham, Observer at Lambrook, Fairlie
  • J. W. Grant, Observer at Gray’s Hill St’n, Burke’s Pass
  • F. H. Smith, Observer at Waratah, Albury
  • J. Bishop, Observer at Pleasant Point
  • J. Courtney, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • D. McDonald, Observer at Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • J. Sutherland, Observer at Benmore Station, Omarama
  • G. Benstead, Observer at Otekaike
  • H. A. Dovey, Observer at Borton’s Siding
  • C. P. J. Blathwayt, Observer at Livingstone, Windsor
  • P. S. Shand, Observer at Arnmore, Windsor
  • J. Macpherson, Observer at Totara Station, near Oamaru
  • J. Patterson, Observer at Oamaru
  • W. S. D. Trotter, Observer at Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove
  • A. French, Observer at Kauroo Hill, Maheno
  • R. McKenzie (Mrs.), Observer at Bushey Park, Palmerston South
  • 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
  • J. Reed, Observer at Naseby
  • R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
  • A. McKinnon, Observer at Gladbrook St’n, Middlemarch
  • J. Hay, Observer at Middlemarch
  • R. K. Smith, Observer at Tarras
  • R. J. Hendrie, Observer at Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell
  • A. H. Hiddleston, Observer at Queenstown
  • W. S. Lea, Observer at Garston
  • A. Gunn, Observer at Galloway, Alexandra South
  • J. S. Dickie, Observer at Clyde
  • J. R. Gilmour (Dr.), Observer at Roxburgh
  • J. W. Brame, Observer at Balclutha
  • R. G. Robinson, Observer at Tapanui Nursery
  • J. H. Buckingham, Observer at Waikawa Valley
  • R. Winning, Observer at Mataura
  • E. Middleton (Miss), Observer at Uplands, Waimahaka
  • W. J. Anderson, Observer at Centre Hill Station, Mossburn
  • R. D. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • J. B. Hutchinson, Observer at Winton
  • James Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • J. M. Geary, Observer at Riverton
  • W. Traill, Observer at Stewart Island
  • A. House, Observer at Niue Island
  • H. M. Connol, Observer at Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Is’ds
  • A. Shand, Observer at Chatham Islands