SUMMER'S FAILURE
DROUGHTY CONDITION OF N S. WALES By —Vr«#* ««#orlt*.<on r onyiist Außlr«Jiao and N.Z. enable issocimoa. Sydney, April 22 Summer’s failure to observe the official dictum that it ends with March, and the continued indications of further possible April records, are causing water officials alarm. The unusual hot, droughty conditions of the last few weeks, and the continued in flux ot Easter visitors, resulted in heavy depletions. Failing rain strict restrictions are expected. As a first step the Water Board will stop all extensions until the position improves The return to droughty conditions has revived the proposal for locking the Lachlan river, thereby freeing large areas ot rich western lands from drought visitation, and opening the country to closer settlement. The scheme, which would involve millions, would water practically the whole Lachlan Valley.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume L, Issue 7969, 26 April 1922, Page 2
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135SUMMER'S FAILURE Bay of Plenty Times, Volume L, Issue 7969, 26 April 1922, Page 2
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