New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 81

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✨ Rainfall Statistics and Customs Appointments

Oct. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3095

New Zealand Rainfall for September, 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—continued.


Galloway, Alexandra South .. .. A. Gunn .. .. 66	7	15 on 28th
Manuherekia River .. .. W. Jewiss .. .. 322	9	70 on 29th
Clyde .. .. J. S. Dickie .. .. 61	9	17 on 1st
Roxburgh .. .. Dr. J. R. Gilmour .. .. 152	8	58 on 21st
Balclutha .. .. H. W. Kiernan .. .. 112	8	32 on 16th
Tapanui Nursery .. .. R. G. Robinson .. .. 310	19	57 on 21st
Waikawa Valley .. .. J. H. Buckingham .. .. 623	15	214 on 21st
Uplands, Waimahaka .. .. Miss E. Middleton .. .. 471	12	146 on 15th
Roslin Estate, Woodlands .. .. J. D. Trotter .. .. 500	16	170 on 16th
Centre Hill Station, Mossburn .. .. W. Menlove .. .. ..	..	..
Dipton .. .. Miss H. E. MacLachlan .. .. 542	12	146 on 16th
Nightcaps .. .. James Ritchie .. .. 598	15	199 on 16th
Rannock, Orawia .. .. Wm. Lambie .. .. 672	10	220 on 16th
Riverton .. .. J. M. Geary .. .. 460	15	204 on 16th

(I.) ISLANDS.


Centre Island .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 479	16	122 on 16th
Stewart Island .. .. W. Traill .. .. 634	16	174 on 21st
Nine Island (a) .. .. A. House .. .. ..	..	..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (b) .. .. H. M. Connal .. .. 384	15	179 on 13th
Chatham Islands .. .. F. A. D. Cox .. .. ..	..	..

Late returns—

(a) Niue Island for August, 1912 .. .. A. House .. .. 687	13	406 on 20th
(b) Avarua, Rarotonga, May, 1912 .. .. H. M. Connal .. .. 261	17	119 on 3rd
" " June, 1912 .. .. " .. .. 308	14	108 on 24th
" " July, 1912 .. .. " .. .. 597	16	253 on 12th
" " August, 1912 .. .. " .. .. 562	13	379 to 29th

Customs Appointments.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 22nd October, 1912.

THE following appointments have been made by the Honourable Minister.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Secretary of Customs.

Date.	Name.	Office and Station.	Previous Office and Station.

25 September, 1912 .. .. Brabazon, E. R. .. .. Collector, Wellington .. .. Collector, Dunedin.
20 " .. .. Cullen, T. M. .. .. " Dunedin .. .. " Nelson.
1 October, " .. .. Wratt, W. J. .. .. " Invercargill .. .. Landing Surveyor, Dunedin.
16 September, " .. .. Devenish, W. .. .. " Nelson .. .. Collector, Greymouth.
12 " .. .. Howarth, W. .. .. " Greymouth .. .. Landing Waiter, Christchurch.
20 " .. .. Fantham, F. C. J. .. .. " Hokitika .. .. Ditto.

Date.	Name.	Office.	Station.

20 March, 1912 .. .. Bigwood, C. J. .. .. Cadet .. .. Wellington.
22 " .. .. Bayldon, J. .. .. " .. .. "
1 August, " .. .. Serra, L. D. .. .. Tide-waiter.. .. Lyttelton.
23 " .. .. Collett, E. C. .. .. " .. .. "
1 September. " .. .. Galley, C. .. .. Night-watchman .. .. Wellington.
10 " .. .. Thompson, J. E. A. .. .. Tide-waiter.. .. Lyttelton.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1912, No 81

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsRainfall, Statistics, Weather, September 1912
👱🏽 Names

18 names identified

A. Gunn, Observer at Galloway, Alexandra South
W. Jewiss, Observer at Manuherekia 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 Nine Island and Niue Island
H. M. Connal, Observer at Avarua, Rarotonga
F. A. D. Cox, Observer at Chatham Islands

🏭 Customs Appointments

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated22 October 1912
KeywordsAppointments, Customs, Trade, Transfers
👱🏽 Names

12 names identified

E. R. Brabazon, Appointed Collector at Wellington
T. M. Cullen, Appointed Collector at Dunedin
W. J. Wratt, Appointed Collector at Invercargill
W. Devenish, Appointed Collector at Nelson
W. Howarth, Appointed Collector at Greymouth
F. C. J. Fantham, Appointed Collector at Hokitika
C. J. Bigwood, Appointed Cadet at Wellington
J. Bayldon, Appointed Cadet at Wellington
L. D. Serra, Appointed Tide-waiter at Lyttelton
E. C. Collett, Appointed Tide-waiter at Lyttelton
C. Galley, Appointed Night-watchman at Wellington
J. E. A. Thompson, Appointed Tide-waiter at Lyttelton

👩‍💼 Officials

W. B. Montgomery, Secretary of Customs

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