THE WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1908, Page 7

THE WEATHER.

♦— BREAK UP OF DROUGHT NOT GENERAL. Ths promising signs of rain in Wellington yesterday have passed away. Ino sky is almost cloudless, and tho barometer has risen slightly. In the mils, at Brooklyn and similar lofty localities, residents with empty tanks aro drawing supplies from neighbours who havo tho city water laid on io their houses. In fiomo places small springs have been found and water is being obtained -from these. It is doubtful if the water of every such spring is abovo j suspicion, but the gonoral scarcity of water is making the people less particular than they would otherwise be. A Press Association wire from Christchurch shows that the dry weather continues there. Rain has been threatening for the past two days and ono or two showers of a few seconds duration foil, but tho drought seems as far off breaking up as ever. At Fcilding on the other hand, thoro has been to-day over four hours steady rain "and," wires our correspondent, "it has brought rejoicing in every direction." Not much comfort is to be derived from the l/jpcrt of the Meteorological Bureau which shows that there has been but very little movement of the baromotei throughout tho Dominion. Good rains nave fallen in tho North Island at places west of Cambridge and rain is probable North of East Capo in tho North Island and south of Kaikoura and Hokitika in the .South Island, but there is nothing at present to show that Wellington city and suburbs will receive welcome ihowera. CARTING WATER. [Bi Telegraph. — Special to TnE Post.] AUCKLAND, This Day. Owing to tho long spell of dry weather the Waikato liver is lower than it has been within the memory of "tho oldest inhabitant." Navigation is therefore both difficult and dangerous, sandbanks, and 6nags having appeared where formerly their existence was unsuspected. Ihus it takes one who knowp the narrow channel thoroughly to navigate tho Waikato in safety. Water, too, is at a pro- ! mium. Those who depend on thoir j tanks for their water supply have for j some time been obliged to carry it from j the river, or havo it cartod therefrom. ! Tho cost to several of tho boardinghouses totals over 10s a week. RAIN IN HAWKES BAT. [m TEUsaiui'ii — I'ltKsn \s3ociation.] NAPIER, This Day. Further good rains fell last night and the country rpceived a thorough soaking. This was reflected at yesterday's stock sales, the price of sheep showing a sharp rise.