New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 32

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✨ Rainfall Statistics and Land Court Notice



ANNUAL RAINFALL, 1937—continued.

Station. Observer. Altitude. Total Fall. Number of Days. Deviation from Normal. Greatest Fall in Twenty-four Hours.
Ft. In. Total Fall. Number of Days.
Alexandra Geo. Smith 520 12·60 102 + 6 23rd February.
Kingston Postmaster 1,033 45·65 144 1·59
'Te Awa,' Hillgrove W. S. D. Trotter 63 22·44 123 - 6 1·66
Moeraki Lighthouse Principal Keeper 140 19·91 118 1·48
Manorburn Dam A. McDonnell 2,448 20·95 132 + 2 1·14
Robertslea, Middlemarch Alex. McKinnon 900 31·18 157 +15 1·87
Paerau A. McMillan 178 35·55 115 + 6 2·12
Castle Hill Station, Athol W. Menlove 896 32·35 123 - 1 2·02
Bushey Park, Palmerston S. Alex. Twaddle 20 20·65 91 -33 1·43
Glenfalloch, Nokomai A. Cameron 800 39·77 104 + 1 2·40
Roxburgh East Wm. Young 325 21·41 115 1·82
Roxburgh Dr. J. K. Gilmour 527 23·23 121 +20 1·57
Wilden Settlement, Heriot A. J. Hodgkin 30·52 182 1·35
Deep Stream A. E. Proctor 1,200 25·21 128 1·50
Monowai A. Walker 560 2·59
Whare Flat J. W. Paterson 142 30·64 151 + 6 1·86
Sawyer's Bay J. Middleditch 45·00 194 1·80
Dunedin Miss A. W. Browne 300 38·34 174 +14 2·02
Portobello (Hatchery) W. Adams 50 36·58 176 +23 1·83
Ross Creek, Woodhaugh L. Fraser 375 39·72 185 1·93
Cape Saunders Lighthouse Principal Keeper 39·45 178 2·01
Taiaroa Heads A. K. Ness 250 32·68 177 2·38
Wendon Alex. McKay 425 38·39 151 +20 2·10
Burnside P. W. Piper 142 30·50 136 +28 1·55
Dipton R. MacLachlan 37·88 96 -20 2·30
Musselburgh W. Jacobsen 5 33·75 170 + 9 1·61
Lawrence Postmaster 400 28·22 165 +11 1·72
Tapanui D. J. Buchanan 550 50·75 178 +12 1·55
Otautau J. G. C. Baker 130 49·67 192 +22 2·05
Winton Experimental Station 135 38·45 158 1·89
Pebbly Hills Plantation C. W. Bridgeman 41·18 170 1·95
Balclutha Postmaster 20 29·90 158 +35 1·84
Riverton Postmaster 60 42·31 152 3·20
Redan, Wyndham Mrs. W. Hunter 41·14 162 1·40
Roslin Estate, Woodlands J. D. Trotter 112 42·13 208 +12 2·24
Invercargill L. Lennie 12 40·03 222 +26 2·32
Mokoreta ('Fernhill') Mrs. N. H. Jeffries 360 57·07 173 1·71
Nugget Point Lighthouse Principal Keeper 423 33·43 164 1·41
Owaka Postmaster 120 42·71 187 +25 1·99
Centre Island Lighthouse Principal Keeper 248 54·97 187 + 7 3·55
Tahakopa A. H. Skey 96 59·20 220 + 5 2·12
Waikawa Valley J. H. Buckingham 457 53·82 182 - 6 1·73
'Dun Ian,' Waimahaka I. A. Stirling 240 40·55 184 + 2 2·08
Awarua-Radio Officer-in-Charge 32 39·76 193 - 5 3·60
Bluff Signal Station E. L. Fowler 860 39·54 232 2·81
Bluff Reservoir D. E. S. Mason 310 35·92 179 2·87
Dog Island Lighthouse Principal Keeper 39·20 164 3·04
Waipapapa Point Lighthouse Principal Keeper 43·16 211 2·28
Slope Point Miss J. MacPherson 38·43 131
Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island Thos. Bragg 80 55·01 201 -20 2·08
Chatham Island Superintendent, Radio Station 150 35·05 157 + 4 2·13
Niue Island J. P. McMahon-Box 65 53·70 173 +21 3·79
Avarua, Rarotonga H. Williams 20 81·34 127 -56 9·76
Radio-Rarotonga Superintendent 15 72·90 187 7·12
Aitutaki, Cook Islands Captain A. A. Luckham 10
Mangaia, Cook Islands Resident Agent
Mauke, Rarotonga Resident Agent 30

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Te Araroa on the 11th May, 1938.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Te Araroa on the 11th May, 1938, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

[Gisborne, 1938-39/3.]

R. J. THOMPSON, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

No. Applicant. Name of Land. Nature of Application.
20 Minister of Public Works Tokata 5D To assess compensation for land taken for road purposes.


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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for 1937 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, North Island, South Island, Stations, Observers
37 names identified
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • W. S. D. Trotter, Observer at 'Te Awa,' Hillgrove
  • A. McDonnell, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • Alex. McKinnon, Observer at Robertslea, Middlemarch
  • A. McMillan, Observer at Paerau
  • W. Menlove, Observer at Castle Hill Station, Athol
  • Alex. Twaddle, Observer at Bushey Park, Palmerston S.
  • A. Cameron, Observer at Glenfalloch, Nokomai
  • Wm. Young, Observer at Roxburgh East
  • J. K. Gilmour (Doctor), Observer at Roxburgh
  • A. J. Hodgkin, Observer at Wilden Settlement, Heriot
  • A. E. Proctor, Observer at Deep Stream
  • A. Walker, Observer at Monowai
  • J. W. Paterson, Observer at Whare Flat
  • J. Middleditch, Observer at Sawyer's Bay
  • A. W. Browne (Miss), Observer at Dunedin
  • W. Adams, Observer at Portobello (Hatchery)
  • L. Fraser, Observer at Ross Creek, Woodhaugh
  • A. K. Ness, Observer at Taiaroa Heads
  • Alex. McKay, Observer at Wendon
  • P. W. Piper, Observer at Burnside
  • R. MacLachlan, Observer at Dipton
  • W. Jacobsen, Observer at Musselburgh
  • D. J. Buchanan, Observer at Tapanui
  • J. G. C. Baker, Observer at Otautau
  • C. W. Bridgeman, Observer at Pebbly Hills Plantation
  • W. Hunter (Mrs.), Observer at Redan, Wyndham
  • J. D. Trotter, Observer at Roslin Estate, Woodlands
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
  • N. H. Jeffries (Mrs.), Observer at Mokoreta ('Fernhill')
  • E. L. Fowler, Observer at Bluff Signal Station
  • D. E. S. Mason, Observer at Bluff Reservoir
  • J. MacPherson (Miss), Observer at Slope Point
  • Thos. Bragg, Observer at Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island
  • J. P. McMahon-Box, Observer at Niue Island
  • H. Williams, Observer at Avarua, Rarotonga
  • A. A. Luckham (Captain), Observer at Aitutaki, Cook Islands

🪶 Sitting of the Native Land Court at Te Araroa

🪶 Māori Affairs
Native Land Court, Te Araroa, Land Compensation, Road Purposes
  • R. J. Thompson, Registrar