THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

(BV TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.'; i Dannevirke, March 11., •- Some , lioavy showers .havo. fallen! this .morning. More rain is -threatened, aiitl would" be ■ much appreciated by farmers.' i i " Hastings, March 11. . Tho rainfall registered the last, six days was 0.94 in. Masterton, March 11. ■'. The weather to-day is again oppressively hot. •. i. '. .i'.'. SITUATION RELIEVED AT OHUTU, (BY TELEGRAM—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Taihaps, March 11. ; Reports from Ohutu stato that tho rain oxperioncod of late has Inula wonderful offset on tho grass, tho result being that the Iccal factory is turning out fully lOOlbs. of butter p'or day. in excess of the amount a fortnight ago..- Tho-milk'supply/has increased 'appreciably Stock prospects are good, but it is' expected that tho'shortage of pigs will raiso the .prico of bacon, while butter mny bo anything. Ono-settlor said that, tho fires in the Ohutu Block wero not, after all,; nearly as bad as was* expected. At ouo time the; placo cerlooked on'tho verge, of ruin when! the fires' 1 were in progress;! The rains freshened things .up generally, arid so far only ono application has < been made from thero for .Government grass-seed.' Ma-ny had to fe- ' sow, but considered that, as it was .necessary •to settlo tho account somo day, it was better, to do so in tho first instance. i(BY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL, CORRESPONDENT.) Creytovjh, March 11. Notwithstanding'tho rain that has,fallen 'liero, off and on, during the past . week, it has not ! penetrated half an inch, into tho ground. In fact, it' has not been enough to set the roads that wero. cut up duringv.tho 'drought: Still, the grass, is showing a slight improvement. ;