A HARD FROST

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 152, 29 June 1914, Page 6

A HARD FROST

Last night was notable as being one of j the coldest experienced in Wellington this winter, Tho temperature dropped to six degrees of frost— ;the same degree of cold as was experienced 'here on 24th t May Fine weather has predominated in the Dominion, and tho barometer was very high in the north yesterday, standing nearly half an inch above the normal reading. Tho frost last night was general, and this morning it was succeeded in many parts of New Zealand by misty and foggy conditions. A disturbance is likely to pass in tho south during the next thirty-six hours, and northerly freshening winds may be expected. The' Meteorological Office this morning order, ©d signals for northerly gales to be exhibited at Nuggets and Centre Island. The weather is likely to bo milder, and "fair to cloudy" generally, but dull and foggy at limes, especially^ oil the west coast and in southern districts. t

The preliminary work is already in progross at Cumberoona (New South Wales) fn connection with the construction of the pioposed mammoth dam to conserve the Murray waters, in. pursuance of the agreement, arrived at between the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. For some time, diamond drill boring tests havo been in progress for the purpose of ascertaining the quality and the depth of the footing on the mountain side. _ If Parliament gives authority next session for carrying out tho scheme, work, it is expected, will be immediately entered upon. About A thousand men will bo employed. The dam site is about 18 miles above Albury. It is estimated that it will cost £1,500,000 for tho scheme, which will bo the largest in tho world, conserving four times the quantity of water in Sydney Harbour. It is stated that it will take ten y«ars to build it. Mr. C. K. Wilson writes to The Post, : "I notice your Press Association telegram of my Taumarunui meeting gives tlio impression t.ha.t Mr. Scniple and other Labour leaders present made considerable hostile intenuptions. I regret exceedingly that siii'li a misleading report should have been forwarded to you. The Labour leaders treated Mo with the utmost courtesy, and in no way interrupted, and made no remarks till the conclusion of the meeting, and then only asked questions. I only hope that through the coming contest the same enthusiasm and good fueling may prevail. We shall havo nothing to complain of."