THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 473, 3 April 1909, Page 7

THE WEATHER.

RAIN IN OTAGO. tor Tnr.EGUArn stecial cniinicsrornENT 1 n , ' Dunedin, April 2. Quoenstown reports heavy rain sinco the oarly moriiing. Die Lake has risen 3 inches and is now at the 2ft. Gin. mark. There is snow on the high country, ;lho past summer has been tho driest experienced ,11 tho interior of this province for man} .tears, and rain will be welcomed though it has come too late to do much good to tho majority of the settlers. Tho wliolo M'ddlenurch right 011 through tho Otago Central to kanaka and Wakatipu boio a burnt and parched appearance with scam, a blade ofjreon oxcept S patches of land whero u-ater had been brought 111. All tlio corps suffered severely, particularly turnips, which are largely relied on to supply winter feed, and tho farmer" >e r « beginning to rail their stock away to Southland pastures _ It was stated that ta the \\akatipu district up to tho middle of March .only one good ram had fallen in twenty-three weeks. 1 hero had been ono or two flying wot'thc' ground. OSO WCrO SUfficient