months. WEATHER IN THE SOUTH.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 138, 7 December 1907, Page 7

months. WEATHER IN THE SOUTH.

0 EFFECT ON CROPS. [B7 TEI.ECSHAPH. — PHES9 ASSOCIATION 1 DUNEDIN, Tliis Day. The long-continued spell of dry weather is beginning to cause anxiety to farmers and agriculturists, and it is felt that unless there is abundant rain within the next week the prospects of even an average harvest will bo Mnall. The extreme heat of the last few clays has had a damaging effect on the crops and grass alike, both of which are beginning to look parched and wilted. In nearly every case the crops, although in many instances now in full ear, are extremely short for the season, of the- year, and quite lack that appearance of vigorous growth which usually characterises grain in the early part of December. Rain, even at this late period, would have a beneficial effect, and give quite a change to the outlook, which is now very discouraging. The- grass is beginning to fail rapidly under tno present weather conditions. The growth during the last few weeks has been almost imperceptible. The shortage of feed is most severely felt by holders of lines of lambs intended for freezing. It is feared that unless there is rain. ioon the result will be that largo numbers of lambs in an unfreezing condition will bo forced on the market, causing a glut and a seiious fall in pi ices. BROOKLYN TRAM ACCIDENTS. o REMAINING CLAIM INCREASED. It was announced in The Post some days ago that all but one of the claims brought agninst Iho Wellington City Council, on account of the tramway accident on Brooklyn Hill, had been settled. It was hoped that Iho remaining claim would also be disposed of without iccourso to litigation, but a few days ago the claimant (Richard Elliott, baker) increased his claim from £250 to £500, and there sooms now no likelihood of the case being settled by the parlies. The City Council paid £65 into court to-day as an admitted liability. Mr. R. \V. Holmes, chief enginoiu 1 for Now Zealand, has been subpoenaed as n \wtuoKS in the case, which is t<> be heard on »MoaUiiy beioiv> a special jury.