27 JULY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1557

Snow was unusually frequent in both Islands. The main snow-
falls were on the 6th and 7th, from the 11th to the 13th, and on the
18th and 19th. Parts of Otago reported snow falling on about
half the days of the month, and in the mountainous area to the
west and north-west of Dunedin some places were isolated for
several days.

Sunshine—Over the greater part of the country sunshine was
20–50 hours above normal. However, in Southland and Otago
it was normal or, up to 30 hours below; while in Northland,
Gisborne, and Hawke’s Bay it was close to normal.

Weather Sequence—At the beginning of June and on the 2nd an
anticyclone was centred near Melbourne and a depression near
the Chatham Islands. South-westerlies covered the country, with
scattered rain. During the next two days an anticyclone covered
New Zealand, with settled weather. This anticyclone soon collapsed,
and with pressures low again to the east, southerly winds pre-
dominated from the 5th to the 7th. Light rain was reported in
eastern districts and in Southland with snow in some areas,
especially the North Island high country. The main centre to the
east moved northward and southerlies persisted from the 8th to
the 10th, with similar conditions.

The main centre of high pressure was still centred near Mel-
bourne. A trough of low pressure moved on to New Zealand from
the west and a depression developed on it east of Otago with a
second centre west of the North Island. On the 11th and 12th rain
was general except in the east of the North Island. Some heavy
falls were reported on the 12th with serious flooding in South
Otago and Southland, while snow affected many inland areas of
the South Island. The southern centre moved away eastward but
the other centre crossed the North Island on the 13th and 14th
with considerable rain, more especially in the east. Snow was
reported over much of the North Island high country. Conditions
showed some improvement on the following day as the depression
moved away to the east. On the 16th and 17th pressures were low
to the south and winds became more south-westerly. Rain affected
mainly western districts but it persisted in Southland and most
of Otago.

On the 18th a deep depression developed off the Otago coast
and moved slowly north-eastwards. Rain was fairly general at
first but it became scattered on the following day. This was another
period with widespread snow in both Islands. An anticyclone
was now centred near Tasmania, while another one was passing
to the north of Northland, and pressures remained low to the
south-east. South-westerly conditions persisted from the 20th to
the 23rd, with further rain in Southland and scattered falls elsewhere.

During the 24th and 25th a complex depression from the North
Tasman Sea crossed the North Island while anticyclones were
centred over the South Tasman Sea and near Campbell Island.
Considerable rain was reported in northern and eastern districts
of the North Island with scattered light falls elsewhere, except
on the West Coast, the Alps, Nelson, and inland Canterbury and
Otago. During the next three days the depression was moving
away to the north-east of Auckland while an anticyclone crossed
the South Island. In the easterlies, rain persisted in northern and
eastern districts of the North Island though gradually decreasing
in extent and amount.

During the last two days of the month a deep depression near
Tasmania moved eastward and an associated trough of low pressure
crossed New Zealand. Rain affected most of the country except
for eastern districts and Northland.

J. F. GABITES, Director.

(N.Z. Met. S Misc. Pub. 107)

Manufacturing Retailers’ Licences Under the Sales Tax Act—Notice No. 1972/7

PURSUANT to the Sales Tax Act 1932–33, licences to act as manufacturing retailers have been granted as set out in Schedule I hereto, and licences to act as manufacturing retailers have been surrendered or revoked as set out in Schedule II hereto.

SCHEDULE I

LICENCES GRANTED

SCHEDULE II

LICENCES SURRENDERED OR REVOKED

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of July 1972.

J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.