Rainfall for 1889, with Averages for same Months previous Twenty-two Years. Months Auckland. Wellington. Lincoln. Canterbury. Dunedin. 1889. Av'ges prev. Years. 1889. Av'ges. prev. Years. 1889. Av'ges. prev. Years. 1889. Av'ges. prev. Years. In. In. In. In. In. In. In. In. January .64 2.80 2.24 3.50 .41 2.27 .44 3.91 February 4.04 3.54 1.48 3.54 .05 2.00 .19 2.66 March .70 2.63 3.97 2.81 4.18 1.80 2.42 2.72 April 1.04 2.82 1.31 3.52 1.60 1.80 1.83 2.19 May 5.41 4.08 .92 4.98 1.36 2.23 .90 3.64 June 10.41 4.77 4.03 5.21 2.84 3.11 1.94 3.64 July 4.38 4.81 3.14 6.10 1.65 2.60 1.55 2.44 August 2.59 4.63 2.59 5.20 .98 2.26 1.82 2.82 September 5.82 3.39 4.78 4.25 3.66 1.76 1.76 2.47 October 3.20 3.24 3.23 4.83 .49 1.72 1.67 2.48 November 1.11 2.75 .94 4.16 1.69 2.18 4.84 2.73 December 2.63 3.22 2.73 3.93 1.42 1.64 4.07 3.15 Totals 41.97 42.68 31.36 52.03 20.33 25.37 23.44 34.85

Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1889. Place Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total. Gisborne 24† 1 Napier 27 1 Rotorua 19 20, 13 7 21, 22, 23, 25 Marton 20* 1 Woodville 6* 27 12 10* 4 Masterton 6* 12 10* 3 Wellington 19 13, 19 29 10 6 27 Waipawa 27 1 Castlepoint 12 1 Feilding 6* 27 12 20*, 5 10* Palmerston North 6* 27 2 Note:—The figures denote the day of the month on which one or more shocks were felt. Those with the asterisk affixed were described as smart, those with the dagger as severe shocks. The remainder were only slight tremors, and no doubt escaped record at most stations, there being no instrumental means employed for their detection. These tables are therefore not reliable as far as indicating the geographical distribution of the shocks.