TROUT FRY AND FLOODS
In order to avoid releasing trout fry at periods when floods are likely, the Wellington Acclimatisation Society recently wrote to the Meteorological Office for information regarding monthly rainfalls at the time of the year when fry were released. Dr. M. A, Y. Barnett, replying for the Meteorological Office, stated that rainfall was erratic and little reliance should be placed on statistics applying to single years. Figures showed that September was. on the average, slightly drier than August or October.
'"For Wellington, a month with six inches of rain is decidedly wet," said Dr. Barnett, "and so using six inches as an arbitrary standard we have on record 16 'wet' Augusts, 8 'wet' Septembers, and 13 'wet' Octobers over the last 80 years. During the same period there were 72. 49, and 73 occasions in August, September, and October respectively, when the 9 a.m. rainfall for the preceding 24 hours amounted to over an inch or more. These facts suggest that September is the month best suited to your needs, and probably the first week in September is, on the average, the safest." The information would be exceedingly valuable, said the chairman, Mr. D. J. Gibbs. and members were unanimous in their appreciation of the trouble taken by the Meteorological Office. .
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 123, 20 November 1941, Page 6
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214TROUT FRY AND FLOODS Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 123, 20 November 1941, Page 6
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