SHANNON,
Rain foil all Wednesday night, and it was raining heavily yesterday (Thursday). Mr. A. Soifert is convening a meeting of tho owners of tho Makerua Swamp for February i at Tokomnru, to consider what i 3 tho best method to: protect tho swamp against fll'O.
Mr. W, Voisey, schoolmaster, is at present on holiday in tho South Island. Mr. Voisey oxpeots to visit Hanmer.
The heavy rainfall should bo a godsend to the flaxtnillers oil the Manawntu River, as, owing to the drought, great difficulty hasbeen experienced in getting the greoii-lcuf and fibre down tho river to Fox toil. Levin and Co.'s flat-bottomed oil-launch, the Taihoa, could alono navigato tho upper reaches.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 109, 31 January 1908, Page 9
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