Rainfall Statistics




SEPT. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2899

New Zealand Rainfall for August, 1913—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—continued.

Waratah, Albury .. .. .. | N. Spence .. .. | 177 | 10 | 66 on 13th
Kakahu Bush, Geraldine .. .. .. | Miss A. Thomson .. .. | 321 | 13 | 84 on 31st
Pleasant Point .. .. .. | J. Bishop .. .. | 146 | 8 | 46 on 13th
Timaru Reservoir .. .. .. | J. Courtney .. .. | 226 | 10 | 74 on 15th
Hermitage, Mount Cook (2,510 ft.) .. .. | O. R. Cook .. .. | 716 | 10 | 261 on 4th
Benmore Station, Omarama .. .. .. | J. Sutherland .. .. | 163 | 6 | 68 on 4th
Otekaike .. .. .. | G. Benstead .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Otiake .. .. .. | Geo. D. Grant .. .. | 181 | 11 | 118 on 13th
Borton’s Siding .. .. .. | T. Pryor .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Livingstone .. .. .. | T. Charters .. .. | 593 | 10 | 210 on 14th
Arnmore, Windsor .. .. .. | P. S. Shand .. .. | 279 | 8 | 120 on 13th
Totara Station, near Oamaru .. .. | J. Macpherson .. .. | 485 | 11 | 132 on 13th
Oamaru .. .. .. | J. Patterson .. .. | 436 | 8 | 158 on 24th
Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove .. .. | W. S. D. Trotter .. .. | 712 | 14 | 196 on 13th
Kauru Hill, Maheno .. .. .. | A. Robertson.. .. .. | 323 | 8 | 152 on 13th
Bushey Park, Palmerston South .. .. | Mrs. Roderick McKenzie .. .. | 597 | 16 | 139 on 24th
Opoho, Dunedin (383 ft.) .. .. .. | J. W. Paulin .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. .. .. | P. Anderton .. .. | 535 | 9 | 146 on 24th
Whare Flat .. .. .. | R. McMeeking .. .. | 1479 | 17 | 405 on 13th

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

Paerau .. .. .. | Charles Cattanach .. .. | 500 | 9 | 176 on 24th
Great Moss Swamp, via Patearoa .. .. | Elizabeth Henderson .. .. | 300 | 8 | 119 on 13th
Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly .. .. .. | A. W. Roberts .. .. | 180 | 10 | 65 on 13th
Naseby .. .. .. | J. Reed .. .. | 186 | 11 | 59 on 25th
Kokonga .. .. .. | John R. Peterson .. .. | 430 | 10 | 112 on 16th
Gladbrook Station, Middlemarch .. .. | A. McKinnon .. .. | 438 | 22 | 145 on 13th
Duntroon .. .. .. | James E. Tallentire .. .. | 202 | 11 | 100 on 14th
Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell .. .. | W. A. Scaife .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Luggate, Cromwell .. .. .. | C. W. Grierson .. .. | 188 | 9 | 90 on 4th
Manorburn Dam .. .. .. | James A. Begg .. .. | 175 | 11 | 51 on 14th
Queenstown .. .. .. | J. A. Algie .. .. | 293 | 9 | 100 on 13th
Lower Crawfords, Moa Creek .. .. | Robt. F. Smith .. .. | 140 | 9 | 56 on 13th
Galloway, Alexandra South .. .. .. | A. Gunn .. .. | 88 | 5 | 51 on 14th
St. Bathans .. .. .. | R. W. Noake .. .. | 284 | 9 | 105 on 13th
Clyde .. .. .. | J. S. Dickie .. .. | 142 | 9 | 62 on 14th
Roxburgh .. .. .. | Dr. J. R. Gilmour .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Balclutha .. .. .. | H. W. Kiernan .. .. | 628 | 11 | 205 on 14th
Owaka .. .. .. | W. Allan .. .. | 636 | 10 | 182 on 13th
Tapanui Nursery .. .. .. | R. G. Robinson .. .. | 573 | 14 | 183 on 13th
Waikawa Valley .. .. .. | J. H. Buckingham .. .. | 641 | 13 | 201 on 13th
Uplands, Waimahaka .. .. .. | Miss E. Middleton .. .. | 342 | 8 | 110 on 24th
Roslin Estate, Woodlands .. .. .. | J. D. Trotter.. .. .. | 335 | 14 | 143 on 24th
Hamilton Burn, Mosaburn .. .. .. | W. Menlove .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Dipton .. .. .. | Miss H. E. MacLachlan.. .. | 347 | 12 | 104 on 13th
Bluff .. .. .. | E. F. Nichol .. .. | 378 | 17 | 85 on 24th
Nightcaps .. .. .. | James Ritchie .. .. | 405 | 9 | 120 on 24th
Rannock, Orawia .. .. .. | Wm. Lambie.. .. .. | 472 | 7 | 150 on 13th
Riverton .. .. .. | J. M. Geary .. .. | 358 | 7 | 114 on 23rd
Manapouri .. .. .. | R. Murrell .. .. | 472 | 12 | 190 on 25th

(I.) ISLANDS.

Centre Island .. .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 184 | 16 | 70 on 22nd
Stewart Island .. .. .. | W. Traill .. .. | 582 | 19 | 176 on 12th
Niue Island .. .. .. | H. Cornwall .. .. | .. | .. | ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands .. .. | H. M. Connal .. .. | 205 | 15 | 72 on 8th
Chatham Islands .. .. .. | F. A. D. Cox.. .. .. | 519 | 30 | 55 on 2nd

LATE RETURNS.

Cuvier Island, July, 1913 .. .. .. | Lightkeeper .. .. | 281 | 16 | 75 on 31st
Taupo, July, 1913 .. .. .. | Rev. H. J. Fletcher .. .. | 411 | .. | ..
Porangahau, July, 1913 .. .. .. | Rev. F. E. Telling-Simcox .. .. | 153 | 4 | 75 on 13th
Tawataia, July, 1913 .. .. .. | T. H. Groves.. .. .. | 341 | 13 | 105 on 19th
Nelson, Suburban North, July, 1913 .. .. | N. A. McLaren .. .. | Incomplete | .. | ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, June, 1913 .. | H. M. Connal .. .. | 683 | 17 | 229 on 25th
" " July, 1913 .. .. .. | H. M. Connal .. .. | 105 | 15 | 22 on 3rd
Niue Island, July, 1913 .. .. .. | H. Cornwall .. .. | 194 | 10 | 67 on 22nd
Chatham Islands, June, 1913 .. .. | F. A. D. Cox .. .. | 427 | 29 | 100 on 3rd



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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for August 1913 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, South Island, East Aspect, South Aspect, Islands, Late Returns
56 names identified
  • N. Spence, Observer at Waratah, Albury
  • A. Thomson (Miss), Observer at Kakahu Bush, Geraldine
  • J. Bishop, Observer at Pleasant Point
  • J. Courtney, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
  • O. R. Cook, Observer at Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • J. Sutherland, Observer at Benmore Station, Omarama
  • G. Benstead, Observer at Otekaike
  • Geo. D. Grant, Observer at Otiake
  • T. Pryor, 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 Kauru Hill, Maheno
  • Roderick McKenzie (Mrs.), Observer at Bushey Park, Palmerston South
  • J. W. Paulin, Observer at Opoho, Dunedin
  • P. Anderton, Observer at Fish-hatchery, Portobello
  • R. McMeeking, Observer at Whare Flat
  • Charles Cattanach, Observer at Paerau
  • Elizabeth Henderson, Observer at Great Moss Swamp, via Patearoa
  • A. W. Roberts, Observer at Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly
  • J. Reed, Observer at Naseby
  • John R. Peterson, Observer at Kokonga
  • A. McKinnon, Observer at Gladbrook Station, Middlemarch
  • James E. Tallentire, Observer at Duntroon
  • W. A. Scaife, Observer at Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell
  • C. W. Grierson, Observer at Luggate, Cromwell
  • James A. Begg, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • J. A. Algie, Observer at Queenstown
  • Robt. F. Smith, Observer at Lower Crawfords, Moa Creek
  • A. Gunn, Observer at Galloway, Alexandra South
  • R. W. Noake, Observer at St. Bathans
  • J. S. Dickie, Observer at Clyde
  • J. R. Gilmour (Dr.), Observer at Roxburgh
  • H. W. Kiernan, Observer at Balclutha
  • W. Allan, Observer at Owaka
  • 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 Hamilton Burn, Mosaburn
  • H. E. MacLachlan (Miss), Observer at Dipton
  • E. F. Nichol, Observer at Bluff
  • James Ritchie, Observer at Nightcaps
  • Wm. Lambie, Observer at Rannock, Orawia
  • J. M. Geary, Observer at Riverton
  • R. Murrell, Observer at Manapouri
  • W. Traill, Observer at Stewart Island
  • H. Cornwall, Observer at Niue Island
  • H. M. Connal, Observer at Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
  • F. A. D. Cox, Observer at Chatham Islands
  • H. J. Fletcher (Rev.), Observer at Taupo
  • F. E. Telling-Simcox (Rev.), Observer at Porangahau
  • T. H. Groves, Observer at Tawataia
  • N. A. McLaren, Observer at Nelson, Suburban North