New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 56

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 56

New Zealand Rainfall for May, 1912—continued.

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

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

(F.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.
Farewell Spit .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 454 7 175 on 29th
Pakawau .. .. .. T. C. V. Field .. 800 12 294 on 28th
Karamoa, Westport .. .. E. J. Gilmor .. 396 13 77 on 31st
Denniston .. .. .. F. Vurlow .. .. .. ..
Westport .. .. .. M. Furneaux.. 334 13 71 on 17th
Reefton (643 ft.) .. .. J. F. McPadden 265 13 93 on 17th
Greymouth (a) .. .. J. Connor .. 377 11 72 on 17th
Otira (1,255 ft.) .. .. J. Manson .. 857 11 309 on 31st
Ross, Westland .. .. W. Winchester 621 13 204 on 31st
Okura .. .. .. J. Cuttance .. 670 9 148 on 4th
Puysegur Point .. .. Lightkeeper .. 888 27 454 on 21st

(G.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS.
Hanmer Springs Nursery .. .. W. A. Morrison .. 203 10 77 on 17th
Highfield, Amuri .. .. F. S. Northcote .. 205 6 90 on 17th
Mackenzie, Cheviot .. .. A. C. Bellwood .. 229 7 70 on 17th
Waikari .. .. .. C. Blake .. .. .. ..
Oxford East .. .. .. R. H. Gainsford .. 181 7 62 on 17th
Amberley .. .. .. F. G. Lewton .. 146 4 78 on 17th
Singletree, Alford Forest.. .. R. A. Grigg .. 218 5 104 on 17th
Mount Somers .. .. .. Rev. P. H. Pritchett 174 8 86 on 17th
Bealey .. .. .. F. S. Schaab .. 395 7 190 on 31st
Bealey Flat .. .. .. A. F. Roberts .. 902 11 306 on 31st
Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home .. The Matron (R. M. Hayward) 202 9 130 on 1st
Ngapua, Cashmere Hills .. .. W. Guise Brittan .. 84 8 25 on 17th
Otahuna, Tai Tapu .. .. R. H. Rhodes, M.P. 83 9 28 on 22nd
Hororata .. .. .. G. Hall .. 119 6 65 on 17th
Akaroa .. .. .. Miss M. Jacobson .. .. .. ..
Little Akaloa .. .. .. H. Coombs, Newton 105 7 31 on 22nd
Mount Torlesse, Springfield .. P. H. Johnson .. 173 6 78 on 18th
Methven .. .. .. J. Carr .. 109 6 66 on 17th
Glenthorne Station .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lake Coleridge .. .. G. S. Boyle .. 203 6 126 on 17th
Rakaia .. .. .. Rev. H. H. Mathias 105 9 38 on 17th
Kyle .. .. .. J. Lambie .. 130 5 43 on 6th
Winchmore, Ashburton .. .. A. Curtis .. 119 7 44 on 17th
Porateko, Mayfield .. .. Miss Gladys Wood 159 7 84 on 17th
Ashburton (b) .. .. .. J. Readhead .. 45 5 15 on 23rd
Evandale, Mount Somers .. .. Capt. W. A. Morgan 156 7 93 on 18th
Windermere .. .. .. J. W. Dell .. 107 10 44 on 17th
Mount Peel, Rangitata .. .. Mrs. Livingstone .. 121 5 72 on 17th
Peel Forest .. .. .. W. E. Barker .. 139 6 69 on 17th
Huntsham, Peel Forest .. .. C. A. Dunn .. 147 7 70 on 17th
Kapunatiki, Rangitata .. .. L. J. Grant .. 112 7 32 on 17th
The Heights, Geraldine .. .. W. M. Moore.. 141 14 40 on 17th
Orari Gorge .. .. .. A. J. Blakiston .. 186 7 82 on 17th
Orari Estate, Orari .. .. G. A. Macdonald 102 11 29 on 17th
Lambrock, Fairlie .. .. R. E. Gillingham 163 7 66 on 17th
Gray’s Hill Station, Burke’s Pass .. J. W. Grant .. .. .. ..
Waratah, Albury (c) .. .. F. H. Smith .. 136 7 65 on 17th
Kakahu .. .. .. Miss A. Thomson .. 101 7 31 on 22nd
Pleasant Point .. .. J. Bishop .. .. .. ..
Timaru Reservoir .. .. J. Courtney .. 97 6 52 on 17th
Hermitage, Mount Cook (2,510 ft.) .. W. R. Cook .. .. .. ..
Benmore Station, Omarama .. J. Sutherland .. 68 7 38 on 17th
Otekaike .. .. .. G. Benstead .. 45 3 17 on 4th and 17th
Borton’s Siding (d) .. .. H. A. Dovey .. 53 4 22 on 28th
Livingstone .. .. .. T. Charters .. 99 4 32 on 5th
Arnmore, Windsor .. .. P. S. Shand .. 84 6 22 on 22nd
Totara Station, near Oamaru .. J. Macpherson .. 59 6 15 on 22nd
Oamaru .. .. .. J. Patterson .. 47 5 13 on 9th
Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove .. W. S. D. Trotter 98 6 26 on 20th
Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. .. A. Robertson.. 51 7 15 on 20th
Bushey Park, Palmerston South .. Mrs. J. McKenzie 118 10 56 on 20th
Opoho, Dunedin (383 ft.) .. J. W. Paulin .. 128 10 40 on 19th
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. F. Anderton .. 95 9 25 on 20th

Late returns—

(a) Greymouth, January, 1912 .. .. J. Connor .. .. 1140 15 243 on 17th
" March, 1912 .. .. " .. .. 574 13 92 on 27th
(b) Ashburton, April, 1912 .. .. J. Readhead .. 416 9 187 on 24th
(c) Waratah, Albury, March, 1912 .. F. H. Smith .. 385 15 93 on 7th
(d) Borton’s Siding, April, 1912 .. H. A. Dovey .. 76 7 17 on 13th


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🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for May 1912 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, Meteorology, North Island, South Island
61 names identified
  • T. C. V. Field, Observer at Pakawau
  • E. J. Gilmor, Observer at Karamoa, Westport
  • F. Vurlow, Observer at Denniston
  • M. Furneaux, Observer at Westport
  • J. F. McPadden, Observer at Reefton
  • J. Connor, Observer at Greymouth
  • J. Manson, Observer at Otira
  • W. Winchester, Observer at Ross, Westland
  • J. Cuttance, Observer at Okura
  • W. A. Morrison, 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
  • F. G. Lewton, Observer at Amberley
  • R. A. Grigg, Observer at Singletree, Alford Forest
  • P. H. Pritchett (Reverend), Observer at Mount Somers
  • F. S. Schaab, Observer at Bealey
  • A. F. Roberts, Observer at Bealey Flat
  • R. M. Hayward (Matron), Observer at Port Hills, Rhodes Convalescent Home
  • W. Guise Brittan, Observer at Ngapua, Cashmere Hills
  • R. H. Rhodes (M.P.), Observer at Otahuna, Tai Tapu
  • G. Hall, Observer at Hororata
  • M. Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
  • H. Coombs, Observer at Little Akaloa
  • P. H. Johnson, Observer at Mount Torlesse, Springfield
  • J. Carr, Observer at Methven
  • G. S. Boyle, Observer at Lake Coleridge
  • H. H. Mathias (Reverend), Observer at Rakaia
  • J. Lambie, Observer at Kyle
  • A. Curtis, Observer at Winchmore, Ashburton
  • Gladys Wood (Miss), Observer at Porateko, Mayfield
  • J. Readhead, Observer at Ashburton
  • W. A. Morgan (Captain), Observer at Evandale, Mount Somers
  • J. W. Dell, Observer at Windermere
  • Livingstone (Mrs.), Observer at Mount Peel, Rangitata
  • W. E. Barker, Observer at Peel Forest
  • C. A. Dunn, Observer at Huntsham, Peel Forest
  • L. J. Grant, Observer at Kapunatiki, Rangitata
  • W. M. Moore, Observer at The Heights, Geraldine
  • A. J. Blakiston, Observer at Orari Gorge
  • G. A. Macdonald, Observer at Orari Estate, Orari
  • R. E. Gillingham, Observer at Lambrock, Fairlie
  • J. W. Grant, Observer at Gray’s Hill Station, Burke’s Pass
  • F. H. Smith, Observer at Waratah, Albury
  • A. Thomson (Miss), Observer at Kakahu
  • J. Bishop, Observer at Pleasant Point
  • J. Courtney, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • W. R. Cook, 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
  • T. Charters, Observer at Livingstone
  • 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. Robertson, Observer at Kauroo Hill, Maheno
  • McKenzie (Mrs.), Observer at Bushey Park, Palmerston South
  • J. W. Paulin, Observer at Opoho, Dunedin
  • F. Anderton, Observer at Fish-hatchery, Portobello