Rainfall Statistics and Postal Transactions




APRIL 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1339

New Zealand Rainfall for March, 1920—continued.

Station. Total Fall, Points (100 to Inch). Days with Rain.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

(G.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS—continued.

Totara Station, near Oamaru .. .. 141 4
Duntroon .. .. 74 7
Pukeuri, Oamaru .. .. 97 5
Oamaru .. .. 107 5
Steward Settlement, Oamaru .. .. 119 6
Trotter’s Creek, Hillgrove .. .. 111 5
Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. .. .. 156 9
Balruddery, Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. .. 106 5
Bushey Park, Palmerston South .. .. 67 11
Opoho, Dunedin (383 ft.) .. .. 97 10
Burnside, Dunedin .. .. 104 11
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. .. 24 9
Whare Flat .. .. ..
Mosgiel .. .. ..

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

Paerau .. .. .. 77 4
Great Moss Swamp, via Patearoa .. .. 26 4
Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly .. .. 71 6
Waipiata .. .. .. 41 2
Naseby .. .. .. 75 3
Robertslea, Middlemarch .. .. 31 6
Tarras .. .. .. .. ..
Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell .. .. 43 3
Maungawera, Otago .. .. 209 6
Luggate, Cromwell .. .. 68 5
Manorburn Dam.. .. .. 60 4
Queenstown .. .. .. 131 9
Moa Creek .. .. .. 55 3
Little Valley .. .. .. .. ..
St. Bathan’s .. .. .. 82 3
Blackstone Hill .. .. 63 3
Clyde .. .. .. 39 4
Earnscleugh .. .. .. 26 1
Teviot River .. .. .. 87 5
Roxburgh .. .. .. .. ..
Moa Flat Downs.. .. .. .. ..
Sunnyvale Orchard, Island Block .. .. ..
Balclutha .. .. .. 123 8
Garston .. .. .. 74 3
Fairlight Station, Nokomai .. .. 53 5
Glenfalloch Station, Nokomai .. .. 65 3

New Zealand Rainfall for March, 1920—continued.

Station. Total Fall, Points (100 to Inch). Days with Rain.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

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

Wendonside .. .. .. 115 12
Wendon .. .. .. 120 10
Lawrence .. .. .. 103 9
Owaka .. .. .. 192 8
Tapanui Nursery .. .. 140 10
Waikawa Valley.. .. .. 332 14
Wharuarimu .. .. .. 336 15
Uplands, Waimahaka .. .. 440 14
Roslin Estate, Woodlands .. .. 306 18
Dipton .. .. .. 108 6
Bluff .. .. .. .. ..
Radio-Awarua .. .. .. 411 18
Nightcaps .. .. .. 135 8
Otautau .. .. .. 194 9
Creighton .. .. .. 333 8
Manapouri .. .. .. 256 7

(I.) ISLANDS.

Centre Island .. .. .. 425 14
Stewart Island .. .. .. 444 22
Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island .. .. 421 21
Niue Island .. .. .. .. ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands .. .. ..
Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands .. .. ..
Mangaia, Cook Islands .. .. ..
Chatham Island .. .. .. .. ..

LATE RETURNS.

Waitatapia, November, 1919 .. .. 249 16
,, December, 1919 .. .. 90 7
,, January, 1920 .. .. 431 13
,, February, 1920 .. .. 427 10
Pakihiroa, February, 1920 .. .. 700 6
Bainham, January, 1920.. .. 2380 17
Kaituna, February, 1920 .. .. 420 7
Okuru, February, 1920 .. .. 531 6
Puysegur Point, January, 1920 .. .. 640 17
,, February, 1920 .. .. 346 15

STATEMENT showing Discount-stamp Transactions in the several Postal Districts of the Dominion of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1920.

Postal District. Discount-stamps sold. Discount-stamps redeemed. Unsold Discount-stamps on Hand on 31st December, 1919.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 2 2 0 5 15 0
Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 10 0
Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 8 0 0 7 15 0 ..
Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Oamaru.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Thames.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 131 0 0 126 7 0 39 15 0
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Totals, 1st quarter, 1920 .. .. 140 10 0 136 4 0 48 0 0
Totals, 1st quarter, 1919 .. .. 168 13 6 146 6 0 148 15 0

General Post Office, Wellington, 28th April, 1920. W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.



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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for March 1920 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Statistics, Weather, Stations, March 1920

🚂 Statement of Discount-stamp Transactions for Quarter Ended 31st March 1920

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 April 1920
Postal, Discount-stamps, Transactions, Statistics
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary