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New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 56

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✨ Rainfall Statistics and Tender Notice

JUNE 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2069

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.

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

Paerau .. .. Miss Marion Kennedy .. 133 11 30 on 15th
Great Moss Swamp .. .. A. J. McLeod .. 114 11 18 on 4th
Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly .. .. A. W. Roberts .. 93 10 25 on 17th
Naseby .. .. J. Reed .. 143 14 38 on 18th
Kokonga .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. 113 11 22 on 20th
Gladbrook Station, Middlemarch .. .. A. McKinnon .. 92 14 18 on 21st
Middlemarch .. .. J. Hay .. 77 7 20 on 16th
Queenstown .. .. J. A. Algie .. .. ..
Lower Crawfords, near Alexandra .. .. J. C. Buchanan .. 60 5 37 on 17th
Galloway, Alexandra South .. .. A. Gunn .. 63 7 20 on 17th
Manuhereria River .. .. W. Jewiss .. .. ..
Clyde .. .. J. S. Dickie .. 79 6 31 on 17th
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. J. R. Gilmour .. 131 10 28 on 1st
Balclutha .. .. H. W. Kiernan .. 78 5 38 on 20th
Tapanui Nursery .. .. R. G. Robinson .. 333 20 55 on 20th
Waikawa Valley .. .. J. H. Buckingham .. 250 15 46 on 1st
Uplands, Waimahaka .. .. Miss E. Middleton .. 219 13 42 on 19th
Roslin Estate, Woodlands .. .. J. D. Trotter .. 233 15 40 on 16th
Centre Hill Station, Mossburn .. .. W. Menlove .. .. ..
Dipton (a) .. .. Miss H. E. MacLachlan .. 149 12 43 on 17th
Nightcaps .. .. James Ritchie .. 251 13 69 on 20th
Rannock, Orawia .. .. Wm. Lambie .. 248 10 84 on 21st
Riverton .. .. J. M. Geary .. 402 17 67 on 1st

(I.) ISLANDS.

Centre Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. 377 15 57 on 21st
Stewart Island .. .. W. Traill .. 340 14 113 on 19th
Niue Island (b) .. .. A. House .. .. ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (c) .. .. H. M. Connal .. .. ..
Chatham Islands .. .. F. A. D. Cox .. .. ..

Late returns—

(a) Dipton, February, 1912 .. .. Miss H. E. MacLachlan .. 224 8 60 on 7th
" April, 1912 .. .. .. 388 9 90 on 14th
(b) Niue Island, April, 1912 .. .. H. M. Connal .. 397 19 154 on 6th
(c) Ararua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, April, 1912 .. .. " .. 615 21 170 on 8th

Tenders for Varnish.

Railway Department (Head Office), Wellington, 18th June, 1912.

THE undermentioned accepted tender-rates for the supply and delivery of 2,160 gallons of varnish for the New Zealand Railways at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin (or Port Chalmers), and Bluff are published for general information.

T. RONAYNE,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

Description of Varnish.	Auckland.	Wellington.	Lyttelton.	Dunedin (or Port Chalmers).	Bluff.	Total Number of Gallons.	Rate per Gallon.
Pale finishing body ..	40	30	270	60	100	500	s. d. 17 0
Hard drying body ..	70	350	..	110	90	620	16 0
Hard drying carriage ..	20	70	250	..	..	340	12 6
Best black japan ..	20	50	130	30	20	300	12 0
" gold-size ..	50	80	200	55	15	400	8 0

Name of makers: Robert Kearsley and Co. (Limited).
Total value of accepted tender: £1,473 10s.
Name of accepted tenderers: Hayward Brothers and Co. (Limited), Christchurch.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1912, No 56

After a massive fire destoyed the wooden Parliament complex in 1907, Old Government House (depicted) became the seat of Parliament until 1918. Demolished in 1969 to make way for the Beehive.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsRainfall, Statistics, Weather, Meteorology, South Island, Islands
👱🏽 Names

27 names identified

Marion Kennedy (Miss), Observer at Paerau
A. J. McLeod, Observer at Great Moss Swamp
A. W. Roberts, Observer at Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly
J. Reed, Observer at Naseby
R. W. Glendinning, Observer at Kokonga
A. McKinnon, Observer at Gladbrook Station, Middlemarch
J. Hay, Observer at Middlemarch
J. A. Algie, Observer at Queenstown
J. C. Buchanan, Observer at Lower Crawfords, near Alexandra
A. Gunn, Observer at Galloway, Alexandra South
W. Jewiss, Observer at Manuhereria River
J. S. Dickie, Observer at Clyde
J. R. Gilmour (Doctor), Observer at Roxburgh
H. W. Kiernan, Observer at Balclutha
R. G. Robinson, Observer at Tapanui Nursery
J. H. Buckingham, Observer at Waikawa Valley
E. Middleton (Miss), Observer at Uplands, Waimahaka
J. D. Trotter, Observer at Roslin Estate, Woodlands
W. Menlove, Observer at Centre Hill Station, Mossburn
H. E. MacLachlan (Miss), Observer at Dipton
James Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
Wm. Lambie, Observer at Rannock, Orawia
J. M. Geary, Observer at Riverton
W. Traill, Observer at Stewart Island
A. House, Observer at Niue Island
H. M. Connal, Observer at Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
F. A. D. Cox, Observer at Chatham Islands

🚂 Tenders for Varnish

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated18 June 1912
KeywordsTenders, Varnish, Railways, Supply, Delivery
👩‍💼 Officials

T. Ronayne, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

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