New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 88

Page 1968

✨ Rainfall Statistics and Tenders



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 88

New Zealand Rainfall for July, 1940—continued.

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

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.
(I) OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND—continued.

Galloway .. .. .. 96 6
Patearoa .. .. .. 78 6
Earnscleugh .. .. .. 105 4
Kingston .. .. .. Nil ..
Te Awa, Hillgrove .. .. .. 137 10
Moeraki Lighthouse .. .. .. 128 10
Paerau .. .. .. 48 3
Robertslee, Middlemarch .. .. .. 138 14
Te Anau .. .. .. 20 2
Bushy Park, Palmerston South .. .. .. 181 10
Castle Hill Station, Athol .. .. .. 52 5
Nokomai .. .. .. 60 4
Roxburgh .. .. .. 52 3
Roxburgh East .. .. .. 50 3
Rae’s Junction .. .. .. 49 8
Deep Stream .. .. .. 90 4
Blue Mountains, Beaumont .. .. .. 73 8
Wilden Settlement, Heriot .. .. .. 59 9
Sawyer’s Bay .. .. .. 277 12
Monowai (Sunnyside) .. .. .. 138 11
Fish Hatchery, Portobello .. .. .. 180 12
Cape Saunders .. .. .. 92 10
Ross Creek, Woodhaugh .. .. .. 189 12
Taiaroa Heads .. .. .. 137 13
Wendon .. .. .. 49 6
Burnside .. .. .. .. ..
Pumping-station, Musselburgh .. .. .. 138 11
Dipton .. .. .. 24 2
Lawrence .. .. .. 82 8
Tapanui .. .. .. 145 11
Milton .. .. .. 82 9
Otatau .. .. .. 86 9
Winton .. .. .. 108 6
Clinton .. .. .. 31 7
Pebbly Hills Plantation .. .. .. 95 8
Balclutha .. .. .. 111 14
Redan, Wyndham .. .. .. 70 5
Riverton .. .. .. 114 15
Roslin Estate, Woodlands .. .. .. 76 7
“Fernhill,” Mokoreta .. .. .. 66 9
Kapuka .. .. .. 100 11
Nugget Point .. .. .. .. ..
Owaka .. .. .. 124 10
Centre Island .. .. .. 96 12
Tahakopa .. .. .. 130 12
Quarry Hills, Waikawa .. .. .. 100 8
“Dun-Ian,” Waimahaka .. .. .. 88 10
Awarua-Radio .. .. .. 113 10
Flagstaff, Bluff .. .. .. 118 10
Bluff Reservoir .. .. .. 84 10
Dog Island .. .. .. 32 5
Waipapapa Point .. .. .. 198 7
Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island .. .. .. 81 9

New Zealand Rainfall for July, 1940—continued.

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

ISLANDS.

Chatham Islands .. .. .. ..
Kermadec Islands .. .. .. ..
Niue Island .. .. .. ..
Radio-Rarotonga .. .. .. ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands .. .. .. ..
Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands .. .. .. ..
Mangaia, Cook Islands .. .. .. ..
Atiu, Cook Islands .. .. .. ..
Mauke, Cook Islands .. .. .. ..
Danger Island .. .. .. ..
Penrhyn Island .. .. .. ..
Manihiki Island .. .. .. ..

LATE RETURNS.

Weka Weka, June, 1940 .. .. 873 18
Koranga, June, 1940 .. .. 312 13
Te Kuiti, June, 1940 .. .. 459 10
Mangatoi, June, 1940 .. .. 592 13
Waioro, March, 1940 .. .. 342 6
,, April, 1940 .. .. 331 7
,, May, 1940 .. .. (Incomplete.)
,, June, 1940 .. .. (Incomplete.)
Waimarama, May, 1940 .. .. 715 13
,, June, 1940 .. .. 30 4
Castlepoint, June, 1940 .. .. 173 4
Pukeatua, April, 1940 .. .. 628 12
Te Awaite, June, 1940 .. .. 128 8
Puysegur Point, June, 1940 .. .. 911 23
Hari Hari, June, 1940 .. .. 900 10
Waiua, June, 1940 .. .. 336 7
Manaroa, June, 1940 .. .. 303 8
The Branch, June, 1940 .. .. 340 8
Duntroon, June, 1940 .. .. 209 3
Midlands, June, 1940 .. .. 78 3
Hawea Flat, June, 1940 .. .. 196 5
Castle Hill, June, 1940 .. .. (Incomplete.)
Burnside, June, 1940 .. .. 98 7
Avarua, April, 1940 .. .. 1469 16
,, May, 1940 .. .. 250 1
,, June, 1940 .. .. 449 8
Mangaia, June, 1940 .. .. 216 4
Niue, June, 1940 .. .. 775 19
Radio-Rarotonga, June, 1940 .. .. 343 17
Mauke, June, 1940 .. .. 79 12
Kermadecs, May, 1940 .. .. 460 24
,, June, 1940 .. .. 314 16

List of Tenders passed by Public Works Department.

THE following list of tenders, passed by the Public Works Department, is for general information :—

Work. Cost. Name of Contractor.
£ s. d.
Blenheim-Nelson State Highway—Wakapuaka River Bridge and approaches 1,875 19 4 E. D. Wilson.
Southland Electrical Power Scheme—Two cottages, garage, Tapanui 2,662 18 6 Butler Construction Co.
Southland Electrical Power Scheme—Two cottages, garage, Balfour. 2,676 0 0 Butler Construction Co.
Southland Electrical Power Scheme—One cottage, garage, Edendale 1,418 6 0 Butler Construction Co.
Marlborough College—Cycle shelters .. .. 411 13 0 H. L. McDonald.
Melling Substation—Cottage and garage.. .. 1,458 0 0 G. R. Norman.
Miramar—Police-station and residence .. .. 1,975 0 0 E. H. Sellens.
Musick Point Aeradio Station—20,000-gallon water-towers 1,466 0 0 Andrew Murray.
Old Telegraph Building, Dunedin—Heating installation 2,478 0 0 A. and T. Burt, Ltd.
Otekaike Special School for Boys—Glasshouse and boiler-room 825 0 0 Mackie and Wright.
Section 48, Christchurch—Highbank power-house building 14,470 0 0 W. Williamson Construction Co.
Lincoln College, Store Building—Truck shed .. .. 3,618 0 0 L. B. Davenport.

Wellington, 19th August, 1940.

J. WOOD, Engineer-in-Chief.



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🏗️ New Zealand Rainfall for July 1940 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Rainfall, Weather, Statistics, South Island, Otago, Southland, Islands, Late Returns

🏗️ List of Tenders passed by Public Works Department

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
19 August 1940
Tenders, Construction, Public Works, Roads, Bridges, Electrical Power, Schools, Police Stations
10 names identified
  • E. D. Wilson, Contractor for Wakapuaka River Bridge
  • Butler, Contractor for Southland Electrical Power Scheme
  • H. L. McDonald, Contractor for Marlborough College cycle shelters
  • G. R. Norman, Contractor for Melling Substation cottage and garage
  • E. H. Sellens, Contractor for Miramar Police-station and residence
  • Andrew Murray, Contractor for Musick Point Aeradio Station water-towers
  • Burt, Contractor for Old Telegraph Building heating installation
  • Mackie, Contractor for Otekaike Special School glasshouse and boiler-room
  • W. Williamson, Contractor for Section 48 power-house building
  • L. B. Davenport, Contractor for Lincoln College truck shed

  • J. Wood, Engineer-in-Chief