New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 74

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✨ Rainfall Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR AUGUST, 1912.

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

NORTH ISLAND.

(A.) NORTH-EAST ASPECT—NORTH CAPE TO EAST CAPE.

Mangonui .. .. .. | A. C. Ballance .. | 823 | 14 | 205 on 15th
Pakaraka, Ohaeawai .. .. .. | Kenneth F. Gordon .. | 657 | 17 | 143 on 15th
Waimatenui .. .. .. | J. H. Orr .. | 871 | 16 | 134 on 15th
Leigh .. .. .. | Jno. M. Murray .. | .. | .. | ..
Mount Eden, Auckland .. .. .. | C. Cooper .. | 361 | 19 | 125 on 5th
Silverdale, Auckland .. .. .. | T. R. Koller .. | 325 | 12 | 45 on 30th
Cuvier Island .. .. .. | Lightkeeper .. | 365 | 9 | 200 on 16th
Turua, Thames .. .. .. | R. W. Bagnall .. | 262 | 12 | 95 on 15th
Karaka .. .. .. | H. E. Glasson .. | 281 | 16 | 69 on 5th
Whakarewarewa, Rotorua .. .. .. | H. A. Goudie .. | 535 | 12 | 156 on 30th
Waimangu .. .. .. | R. H. Ingle .. | 395 | 6 | 93 on 5th and 30th
Waiotapu .. .. .. | W. T. Leggett .. | 359 | 9 | 79 on 30th and 31st
Tauranga .. .. .. | C. J. Butcher .. | 536 | 9 | 187 on 30th
Tangihanga, Te Araroa .. .. .. | G. W. Heald .. | 1147 | 21 | 366 on 31st
Raukokore, Thames .. .. .. | William Allison .. | 493 | 5 | 210 on 31st
Te Kaha .. .. .. | Duncan Cameron .. | 413 | 7 | 162 on 15th

(B.) NORTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN TO CAPE EGMONT.

Kaitaia .. .. .. | J. H. Bedgood .. | 354 | 15 | 96 on 15th
Wekaweka .. .. .. | E. J. Hawkings .. | 1069 | 22 | 130 on 4th
Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour .. .. .. | W. R. Coxhead .. | 599 | 28 | 96 on 15th
Kohukohu .. .. .. | A. C. Yarborough .. | 531 | 18 | 128 on 15th
Aponga .. .. .. | G. Alban King .. | 452 | 24 | 111 on 15th
Whangarei .. .. .. | R. Mair .. | 487 | 17 | 114 on 15th
Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei .. .. .. | R. Anderson .. | 515 | 16 | 145 on 1st
Whangarei Heads .. .. .. | F. McKenzie .. | 560 | 10 | 200 on 16th
Helensville .. .. .. | A. J. Hill .. | 291 | 13 | 98 on 5th
Onehunga .. .. .. | C. A. Senior .. | 342 | 12 | 101 on 5th
Waiuku, Auckland .. .. .. | D. Makgill .. | 314 | 14 | 66 on 30th
Kawhia .. .. .. | J. K. Newton.. | 277 | 16 | 63 on 5th
Turangaomoana, Matamata .. .. .. | Wm. A. Kirkness .. | 577 | 13 | 165 on 6th
Taupo .. .. .. | Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. | 373 | 8 | 102 on 4th
Otewa, Waitomo County.. .. .. | Ferguson Bros. .. | 294 | 10 | 87 on 5th
Waitomo Caves .. .. .. | C. Johnston .. | 539 | 10 | 250 on 30th
Te Kuiti .. .. .. | T. E. Foy .. | 428 | 11 | 141 on 30th
Hamilton, Waikato .. .. .. | Dr. H. Douglas .. | 304 | 15 | 77 on 30th
State Farm, Waerenga .. .. .. | G. Mills .. | 395 | 12 | 152 on 15th
Glen Murray .. .. .. | P. G. Arnaboldi .. | 276 | 15 | 86 on 5th
Waiatau, Raurimu .. .. .. | H. E. Wedde .. | 342 | 12 | 125 on 30th
Mangaotaki (550 ft.) .. .. .. | M. M. L. Symonds .. | 551 | 9 | 182 on 30th
Paekaha, Paemako .. .. .. | N. A. Robison .. | 421 | 12 | 175 on 30th
Paparahia, Awakino .. .. .. | J. E. C. Harrison .. | 162 | 4 | 100 on 30th
Ngatimaru, Tarata .. .. .. | R. Drummond .. | 583 | 10 | 350 on 30th
Riversdale, Inglewood (817 ft.) .. .. .. | Miss N. Trimble .. | 671 | 12 | 378 on 30th
Inglewood .. .. .. | D. Gault, M.D. .. | 722 | 8 | 417 on 30th
Upper Mangorei (1,000 ft.) .. .. .. | Mrs. J. Brown .. | 765 | 19 | 265 on 30th

(C.) SOUTH-WEST ASPECT—CAPE EGMONT TO CAPE PALLISER.

Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont (3,140 ft.) | T. R. Ryan .. | .. | .. | ..
Opunake .. .. .. | A. H. Moore .. | 258 | 13 | 124 on 30th
Eltham .. .. .. | L. N. Fairhall .. | 433 | 10 | 293 on 30th
Stratford (1,020 ft.) .. .. .. | T. H. Penn .. | 581 | 12 | 327 on 30th
Ohawe, Hawera .. .. .. | Jas. Livingston .. | 227 | 6 | 135 on 31st
Patea .. .. .. | H. E. Adams.. | 146 | 10 | 49 on 30th
Oruamatua, Moawhango.. .. .. | R. M. Williamson .. | 216 | 16 | 57 on 5th
Taumatatahi, Upper Waitotara .. .. .. | E. F. Liffton .. | 276 | 10 | 79 on 2nd
Whangamomona .. .. .. | R. Fawkner .. | 431 | 12 | 193 on 30th
Manunui .. .. .. | W. C. Wilson.. | 208 | 6 | 56 on 5th
Raurimu (1,920 ft.) .. .. .. | E. Gould .. | 436 | 9 | 123 on 30th
Ohakune .. .. .. | Mrs. W. Seth-Smith .. | 142 | 9 | 44 on 3rd
Waiouru .. .. .. | A. Peters .. | 207 | 10 | 94 on 5th
Marybank, Wanganui .. .. .. | R. Hughes .. | 114 | 12 | 30 on 3rd
Plymouth Street, Wanganui .. .. .. | John T. Stewart, C.E. .. | 95 | 13 | 33 on 3rd
Belmont, Tayforth, Wanganui .. .. .. | H. A. Lambert .. | 79 | 10 | 29 on 3rd
Wanganui .. .. .. | M. C. Corliss .. | 66 | 7 | 30 on 4th
Ruanui .. .. .. | E. Norris-Borlase .. | 201 | 11 | 64 on 4th
Dalvey, Turakina .. .. .. | H. Y. Lethbridge .. | 51 | 10 | 16 on 3rd
Erewhon Station, Moawhango (a) .. .. .. | Reg. G. Hustwick .. | 251 | 15 | 57 on 5th
Hunterville .. .. .. | S. A. R. Mair .. | 116 | 9 | 38 on 3rd
Awakilta, Hunterville (1,451 ft.) .. .. .. | P. R. Earle .. | 135 | 9 | 43 on 3rd
Waituna West, Feilding .. .. .. | J. Guylee .. | 128 | 14 | 41 on 31st
Thoresby, Marton .. .. .. | W. J. Birch .. | 109 | 8 | 42 on 3rd
Halcombe .. .. .. | L. A. MacDonald .. | 338 | 13 | 106 on 23rd
Waitatapia, Bull’s .. .. .. | K. W. Dalrymple .. | 108 | 11 | 36 on 3rd
Glen Orona .. .. .. | Miss K. J. Sanson .. | 113 | 6 | 41 on 3rd
Feilding (b) .. .. .. | William Walpole .. | 139 | 13 | 29 on 31st
Fitzherbert West, Palmerston North .. .. .. | C. J. Monro .. | 141 | 12 | 63 on 31st
Otaki .. .. .. | W. Burns-Smith .. | 209 | 14 | 42 on 31st
Kapiti Island .. .. .. | J. L. Bennett .. | 248 | 12 | 98 on 15th
Waikanae .. .. .. | S. Duncan .. | 238 | 15 | 81 on 15th
Pahautanui .. .. .. | J. Pearce .. | 180 | 12 | 40 on 3rd and 31st
Opau, North Makara .. .. .. | W. H. Wallace .. | 154 | 8 | 52 on 30th

Late returns—
(a) Erewhon Station, Moawhango, July, 1912 | R. G. Hustwick .. | 504 | 19 | 162 on 11th
(b) Feilding, June, 1912 .. .. .. | W. Walpole .. | 468 | 24 | 187 on 1st



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🏛️ New Zealand Rainfall for August 1912

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, North Island, South Island
77 names identified
  • A. C. Ballance, Observer at Mangonui
  • Kenneth F. Gordon, Observer at Pakaraka, Ohaeawai
  • J. H. Orr, Observer at Waimatenui
  • Jno. M. Murray, Observer at Leigh
  • C. Cooper, Observer at Mount Eden, Auckland
  • T. R. Koller, Observer at Silverdale, Auckland
  • R. W. Bagnall, Observer at Turua, Thames
  • H. E. Glasson, Observer at Karaka
  • H. A. Goudie, Observer at Whakarewarewa, Rotorua
  • R. H. Ingle, Observer at Waimangu
  • W. T. Leggett, Observer at Waiotapu
  • C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • G. W. Heald, Observer at Tangihanga, Te Araroa
  • William Allison, Observer at Raukokore, Thames
  • Duncan Cameron, Observer at Te Kaha
  • J. H. Bedgood, Observer at Kaitaia
  • E. J. Hawkings, Observer at Wekaweka
  • W. R. Coxhead, Observer at Rangiahua, Hokianga Harbour
  • A. C. Yarborough, Observer at Kohukohu
  • G. Alban King, Observer at Aponga
  • R. Mair, Observer at Whangarei
  • R. Anderson, Observer at Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei
  • F. McKenzie, Observer at Whangarei Heads
  • A. J. Hill, Observer at Helensville
  • C. A. Senior, Observer at Onehunga
  • D. Makgill, Observer at Waiuku, Auckland
  • J. K. Newton, Observer at Kawhia
  • Wm. A. Kirkness, Observer at Turangaomoana, Matamata
  • Rev. H. J. Fletcher, Observer at Taupo
  • Ferguson Bros., Observer at Otewa, Waitomo County
  • C. Johnston, Observer at Waitomo Caves
  • T. E. Foy, Observer at Te Kuiti
  • Dr. H. Douglas, Observer at Hamilton, Waikato
  • G. Mills, Observer at State Farm, Waerenga
  • P. G. Arnaboldi, Observer at Glen Murray
  • H. E. Wedde, Observer at Waiatau, Raurimu
  • M. M. L. Symonds, Observer at Mangaotaki
  • N. A. Robison, Observer at Paekaha, Paemako
  • J. E. C. Harrison, Observer at Paparahia, Awakino
  • R. Drummond, Observer at Ngatimaru, Tarata
  • Miss N. Trimble, Observer at Riversdale, Inglewood
  • D. Gault (M.D.), Observer at Inglewood
  • Mrs. J. Brown, Observer at Upper Mangorei
  • T. R. Ryan, Observer at Mountain-house, North Mount Egmont
  • A. H. Moore, Observer at Opunake
  • L. N. Fairhall, Observer at Eltham
  • T. H. Penn, Observer at Stratford
  • Jas. Livingston, Observer at Ohawe, Hawera
  • H. E. Adams, Observer at Patea
  • R. M. Williamson, Observer at Oruamatua, Moawhango
  • E. F. Liffton, Observer at Taumatatahi, Upper Waitotara
  • R. Fawkner, Observer at Whangamomona
  • W. C. Wilson, Observer at Manunui
  • E. Gould, Observer at Raurimu
  • Mrs. W. Seth-Smith, Observer at Ohakune
  • A. Peters, Observer at Waiouru
  • R. Hughes, Observer at Marybank, Wanganui
  • John T. Stewart (C.E.), Observer at Plymouth Street, Wanganui
  • H. A. Lambert, Observer at Belmont, Tayforth, Wanganui
  • M. C. Corliss, Observer at Wanganui
  • E. Norris-Borlase, Observer at Ruanui
  • H. Y. Lethbridge, Observer at Dalvey, Turakina
  • Reg. G. Hustwick, Observer at Erewhon Station, Moawhango
  • S. A. R. Mair, Observer at Hunterville
  • P. R. Earle, Observer at Awakilta, Hunterville
  • J. Guylee, Observer at Waituna West, Feilding
  • W. J. Birch, Observer at Thoresby, Marton
  • L. A. MacDonald, Observer at Halcombe
  • K. W. Dalrymple, Observer at Waitatapia, Bull’s
  • Miss K. J. Sanson, Observer at Glen Orona
  • William Walpole, Observer at Feilding
  • C. J. Monro, Observer at Fitzherbert West, Palmerston North
  • W. Burns-Smith, Observer at Otaki
  • J. L. Bennett, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • S. Duncan, Observer at Waikanae
  • J. Pearce, Observer at Pahautanui
  • W. H. Wallace, Observer at Opau, North Makara