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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35
ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1935—continued.
| Station. | Observer. | Altitude. | Total Fall. | Number of Days. | Deviation from Normal. | Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Fall. | Amount. | |||||
| Ft. | In. | In. | In. | |||
| Mount Torlesse .. | P. H. Johnstone .. | 1,200 | 39·43 | 133 | — 2 | +26 |
| Oxford .. | L. Watson .. | 850 | 32·22 | 94 | — 8 | —12 |
| Simois Creek | R. Dey .. | 1,800 | 29·79 | .. | .. | .. |
| Double Hill | H. Ensor .. | 2,500 | 51·86 | 81 | + 3 | — 6 |
| Lake Coleridge .. | H. E. M. Hart .. | 1,220 | 26·91 | 124 | — 6 | +22 |
| Lake Coleridge Homestead | J. Murchison .. | 1,685 | 31·63 | 111 | — 5 | + 7 |
| Point Switching Station .. | W. L. Sedcole .. | 1,540 | 43·21 | 126 | — 4 | —12 |
| Coalgate .. | Mrs. A. M. Wilson .. | 775 | 31·81 | 93 | — 2 | —18 |
| Darfield.. | Miss R. G. Robinson .. | 500 | 25·00 | 106 | — 5 | +12 |
| Paparua Prison .. | W. T. Leggett .. | 120 | 21·67 | 95 | 0 | +32 |
| Mount Possession | S. A. Chaffey .. | 2,000 | 26·86 | .. | .. | .. |
| Islington .. | G. T. Slade .. | 109 | 24·25 | 133 | — 1 | +20 |
| Evandale, Mount Somers .. | J. Grieve .. | 1,300 | 28·58 | 105 | — 4 | + 3 |
| Methven .. | N. Dewe (Postmaster) .. | 1,031 | 32·65 | 94 | — 5 | — 4 |
| Staveley .. | H. T. Smith .. | 1,180 | 41·27 | 115 | — 1 | + 2 |
| Springburn (Fairview) .. | W. T. Smith .. | 1,009_ | 27·76 | 103 | — 6 | —10 |
| Mount Somers .. | J. T. Bull .. | 1,180 | 35·94 | 137 | — 2 | — 4 |
| Christchurch .. | H. F. Skey .. | 25 | 22·07 | 129 | — 3 | + 4 |
| Rhodes Convalescent Home | The Matron .. | 200 | 26·82 | 112 | + 1 | + 2 |
| Lincoln .. | Dr. M. C. Franklin .. | 42 | 23·37 | 121 | — 2 | 0 |
| Otahuna, Tai Tapu | Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes | 35 | 24·44 | 95 | — 8 | — 2 |
| “Brockworth,” Little Akaloa | C. E. Kay .. | 800 | 25·05 | 125 | —10 | + 1 |
| Puaha .. | J. C. Harty .. | 250 | 41·90 | 128 | 0 | +24 |
| Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay | Ian S. Kay .. | 155 | 37·60 | 132 | .. | .. |
| Okuti, Little River .. | D. Richards .. | 10 | 51·73 | 108 | + 7 | +22 |
| Akaroa .. | Miss E. M. Jacobson .. | 11 | 42·55 | 101 | 0 | + 7 |
| Magnet Bay, Little River .. | A. A. Hutchinson .. | 20 | 26·15 | 111 | + 1 | +23 |
| “Rudstone,” Methven .. | James Carr .. | 1,200 | 35·96 | 137 | — 2 | +10 |
| The Hermitage, Mount Cook | C. Elms .. | 2,510 | .. | 165 | +80 | +31 |
| Rakaia .. | Miss A. Hardy .. | 349 | 26·34 | 123 | — 3 | +10 |
| Southbridge .. | A. J. Inwood .. | 20 | 21·96 | 108 | — 3 | + 4 |
| Winchmore .. | C. Jones .. | 670 | 28·27 | 95 | — 1 | — 2 |
| Peel Forest .. | Mrs. W. E. Barker .. | 1,000 | 39·72 | 122 | — 4 | — 6 |
| Ashburton .. | H. P. Clayton .. | 323 | 30·54 | 152 | + 3 | +31 |
| Orari Gorge .. | A. J. Blakiston .. | 800 | 40·85 | 133 | — 8 | — 5 |
| Godley Peaks .. | Bruce Murray .. | 2,400 | 27·69 | 90 | — 3 | +14 |
| Seafield .. | M. B. Cooke .. | .. | 24·86 | 109 | .. | .. |
| Braemar .. | George Murray .. | 1,700 | 33·79 | 94 | — 1 | + 7 |
| Lake Tekapo .. | Mrs. Rodman.. | 2,350 | 23·37 | 89 | + 1 | +17 |
| Lynnford, Hinds .. | J. W. Dell .. | 274 | 28·03 | 106 | + 1 | — 8 |
| Waitui, Geraldine .. | B. R. Macdonald .. | 560 | 27·05 | 115 | — 2 | — 9 |
| Fairlie .. | C. Searle .. | 1,000 | 26·27 | 107 | — 3 | 0 |
| Horwell Downs .. | F. G. Saville .. | 1,200 | 42·62 | 127 | + 1 | — 3 |
| Bedeshurst .. | R. B. Gillingham .. | 1,500 | 31·98 | 127 | — 2 | — 2 |
| Lambrook Station, Fairlie.. | A. H. Gillingham .. | 996 | 22·38 | 82 | — 3 | —16 |
| Orari Estate .. | Mrs. G. A. M. Macdonald | 249 | 24·70 | 122 | — 3 | — 9 |
| Kakahu Bush .. | A. G. Hargreaves .. | .. | 23·93 | 91 | — 3 | —14 |
| Glenlyon Station, Lake Ohau | J. W. Preston .. | 1,750 | 40·91 | 112 | .. | .. |
| “Waratah,” Albury .. | F. H. Smith .. | 1,500 | 27·95 | 123 | — 4 | +13 |
| Albury Park .. | B. Shaw .. | 1,000 | 27·56 | 107 | .. | .. |
| Pleasant Point .. | Miss I. Woofindin .. | 205 | 18·67 | 81 | — 4 | —14 |
| Seadown .. | Miss M. H. Twentyman | 28 | 20·09 | 115 | — 3 | — 6 |
| Cave .. | A. E. Gillingham .. | 500 | 22·59 | 92 | — 1 | — 4 |
| Smithfield .. | D. W. Riddler .. | 16 | 18·62 | 82 | — 6 | —24 |
| Timaru .. | A. W. Anderson .. | 56 | 19·50 | 92 | — 3 | —25 |
| Timaru Reservoir .. | J. Brosnan .. | 250 | 19·43 | 81 | — 4 | —14 |
| Haka Downs, Hakataramea | W. T. Smith .. | 1,700 | 22·88 | 99 | .. | .. |
| Waihaorunga, Waikora .. | H. M. Macfarlane .. | 1,100 | 27·24 | 82 | — 3 | — 9 |
| Glen-Cary, Hakataramea .. | J. O. Tripp .. | 650 | 13·65 | 80 | .. | .. |
| Waimate .. | F. Akhurst .. | 200 | 19·38 | 129 | — 6 | 0 |
| Makarora .. | G. R. Humphrey .. | 1,000 | 62·94 | 93 | —23 | —26 |
| Benmore Station, Clearburn | J. Sutherland .. | 1,600 | 22·79 | 114 | — 2 | + 5 |
| Hawea Flat .. | Mrs. E. W. McCarthy .. | 1,100 | 25·94 | 76 | 0 | + 2 |
| Waitaki Hydro .. | H. M. Tomlinson .. | 720 | 13·08 | 71 | .. | .. |
| Luggate .. | Mrs. T. G. Fleming .. | 1,100 | 22·85 | 62 | + 2 | —14 |
| Otiake .. | George D. Grant .. | 600 | 14·30 | 87 | — 6 | — 3 |
| Tarras .. | A. Aiken .. | 1,428 | 21·06 | 49 | + 2 | —29 |
| Duntrroon .. | J. E. Tallentire .. | 520 | 15·45 | 99 | — 6 | + 3 |
| Glenorchy .. | George Reid .. | 1,200 | 47·19 | 95 | .. | .. |
| Stewart Settlement .. | F. R. Sanders .. | 215 | 17·38 | 70 | — 3 | — 4 |
| Arrowtown .. | A. Hamilton .. | 1,180 | 28·76 | 108 | .. | .. |
| Blackstone Hill .. | H. McCreadie (Postmaster) | 1,900 | 26·33 | 76 | — 5 | —17 |
| Manuherikia Dam .. | Public Works Department | 1,770 | 31·76 | 118 | .. | .. |
| Frankton, Lake Wakatipu | J. W. Wallace .. | 1,080 | 27·95 | 92 | 0 | —27 |
| Queenstown .. | F. W. Bailey (Postmaster) | 1,100 | 28·86 | 110 | — 2 | +15 |
| Naseby .. | N. E. Wood .. | 2,000 | 21·04 | 97 | — 4 | + 2 |
| Naseby Plantation .. | H. E. Fache .. | 2,300 | 21·44 | 97 | — 3 | —13 |
| Ripponvale, Cromwell .. | A. D. Bridgman .. | 700 | 16·49 | 68 | + 1 | —22 |
| Oamaru .. | W. Forrester .. | 10 | 19·09 | 129 | — 3 | +26 |
| Ophir, Central Otago .. | D. Wells .. | 1,000 | 17·93 | 95 | + 3 | + 1 |
| Waipiata .. | Ian Lothian .. | 1,176 | 14·73 | 76 | — 2 | — 2 |
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79 names identified
- P. H. Johnstone, Observer at Mount Torlesse
- L. Watson, Observer at Oxford
- R. Dey, Observer at Simois Creek
- H. Ensor, Observer at Double Hill
- H. E. M. Hart, Observer at Lake Coleridge
- J. Murchison, Observer at Lake Coleridge Homestead
- W. L. Sedcole, Observer at Point Switching Station
- A. M. Wilson (Mrs.), Observer at Coalgate
- R. G. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Darfield
- W. T. Leggett, Observer at Paparua Prison
- S. A. Chaffey, Observer at Mount Possession
- G. T. Slade, Observer at Islington
- J. Grieve, Observer at Evandale, Mount Somers
- N. Dewe (Postmaster), Observer at Methven
- H. T. Smith, Observer at Staveley
- W. T. Smith, Observer at Springburn (Fairview)
- J. T. Bull, Observer at Mount Somers
- H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
- M. C. Franklin (Dr.), Observer at Lincoln
- Heaton Rhodes (Hon. Sir), Observer at Otahuna, Tai Tapu
- C. E. Kay, Observer at Brockworth, Little Akaloa
- J. C. Harty, Observer at Puaha
- Ian S. Kay, Observer at Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay
- D. Richards, Observer at Okuti, Little River
- E. M. Jacobson (Miss), Observer at Akaroa
- A. A. Hutchinson, Observer at Magnet Bay, Little River
- James Carr, Observer at Rudstone, Methven
- C. Elms, Observer at The Hermitage, Mount Cook
- A. Hardy (Miss), Observer at Rakaia
- A. J. Inwood, Observer at Southbridge
- C. Jones, Observer at Winchmore
- W. E. Barker (Mrs.), Observer at Peel Forest
- H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
- A. J. Blakiston, Observer at Orari Gorge
- Bruce Murray, Observer at Godley Peaks
- M. B. Cooke, Observer at Seafield
- George Murray, Observer at Braemar
- Rodman (Mrs.), Observer at Lake Tekapo
- J. W. Dell, Observer at Lynnford, Hinds
- B. R. Macdonald, Observer at Waitui, Geraldine
- C. Searle, Observer at Fairlie
- F. G. Saville, Observer at Horwell Downs
- R. B. Gillingham, Observer at Bedeshurst
- A. H. Gillingham, Observer at Lambrook Station, Fairlie
- G. A. M. Macdonald (Mrs.), Observer at Orari Estate
- A. G. Hargreaves, Observer at Kakahu Bush
- J. W. Preston, Observer at Glenlyon Station, Lake Ohau
- F. H. Smith, Observer at Waratah, Albury
- B. Shaw, Observer at Albury Park
- I. Woofindin (Miss), Observer at Pleasant Point
- M. H. Twentyman (Miss), Observer at Seadown
- A. E. Gillingham, Observer at Cave
- D. W. Riddler, Observer at Smithfield
- A. W. Anderson, Observer at Timaru
- J. Brosnan, Observer at Timaru Reservoir
- W. T. Smith, Observer at Haka Downs, Hakataramea
- H. M. Macfarlane, Observer at Waihaorunga, Waikora
- J. O. Tripp, Observer at Glen-Cary, Hakataramea
- F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
- G. R. Humphrey, Observer at Makarora
- J. Sutherland, Observer at Benmore Station, Clearburn
- E. W. McCarthy (Mrs.), Observer at Hawea Flat
- H. M. Tomlinson, Observer at Waitaki Hydro
- T. G. Fleming (Mrs.), Observer at Luggate
- George D. Grant, Observer at Otiake
- A. Aiken, Observer at Tarras
- J. E. Tallentire, Observer at Duntrroon
- George Reid, Observer at Glenorchy
- F. R. Sanders, Observer at Stewart Settlement
- A. Hamilton, Observer at Arrowtown
- H. McCreadie (Postmaster), Observer at Blackstone Hill
- J. W. Wallace, Observer at Frankton, Lake Wakatipu
- F. W. Bailey (Postmaster), Observer at Queenstown
- N. E. Wood, Observer at Naseby
- H. E. Fache, Observer at Naseby Plantation
- A. D. Bridgman, Observer at Ripponvale, Cromwell
- W. Forrester, Observer at Oamaru
- D. Wells, Observer at Ophir, Central Otago
- Ian Lothian, Observer at Waipiata