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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 86, 9 October 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL ♦ Unstinted praise has been given by local people and scientific visitors to the Meteorological Department for its work in connection with the daily weather forecasts; but from time to time it has been noted that the information published by the Department is deficient in an. important matter — particulars of the volume of rainfall in various parts. When a dry spell is broken by rain, many people outside the droughty district are anxious to know the extent of the rainfall, and whether it has been sufficient to relieve the situation. This information is unobtainable, as (except in a very few instances) it is not telegraphed to the central office of the Department, nor supplied otherwise until the end of the month. Reports from about 300 stations are then supplied. The summaries published from day to day are of a general character; but nothing of an exact nature can be given. An instance of the way in which this operates occurred just the other day. In the Wairarapa a fall of rain waa reported, and particulars were sought from the Meteorological Office. The Government Meteorologist, however, was unable to add anything to the reports published. Not only were the public left in ignorance of whether the fall was sufficient to save the feed in the district, but the Meteorologist himself lacked the details which would have been of value to him in his task of preparing the forecast of future conditions. When the D 3 List was submitted to the House last night, Mr. G. J. Andereon expressed the opinion that the List was an expensive and unnecessary production. Promotion, he said, should be made on merit, and not entirely on length of service. The member for Palmerston, North (Mr. D. Buick) took an entirely contrary view, and assured 1 Mr. Anderson that if he lived in a "railway district," he would know, from the number of copies asked for, that very large interest was taken in the List. The Minister for Railways (the Hon. W. H. Herries) said that about two thousand copies of the List were j printed each year. Master bakers met on Thursday. Various matters were discussed as affecting the trade. It is understood that no steps were taken to reduce the price of bread in conformity with the reduction of the price of flour from £17 per ton to £12 10s per ton at Southern ports. An appeal for suitable literature is made in a letter to The Post by Sergt. A. C W. Salt, on behalf of the New Zealand Hospital at Abbassieh, Cairo. "Owing to the recent movement in -Gallipoli," the sergeant states, "the number of patients has risen in three weeks from under 200 to over 600. The result j is that we are wofully short of literature. Illustrated papers (especially current numbers from the Dominion), magazines, and books would be gratefully welcomed. If anyone would care to help us, and would send to me directly, I could see that they were fairly distributed among the wards." If citizens send parcels of books and papers to the Town Hall for this purpose, the Mayor will take care to have them forwarded to the places which need them. A big shortage of shearers is antici•pated in the Masterton district this season, on account of the war. At a recent meeting of sheepfarmers in Gisborne, those who attended owned no fewer than 864,490 sheep, while apologies were received from farmers owning 108,000. For that cool blouse^ — for that cool dress, you could not select a nicer material than white aertex cellular shirting. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., have large stocks, and the prices range from 10£ dto Is 6d a yard. The finest value in the city. — Advi. Fine cloth, light-weight pyjamas for summer wear, 10s Sd and 12s Gd"; TueBQve ftilk, 2Se 6d. Gee. FqwW*, LuL,