UNSETTLED WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 103, 28 October 1932, Page 6

UNSETTLED WEATHER

To-day's improvement in the Weather is likely to be of brief duration only, according to the official forecast issued at noon. Moderate to strong northerly winds are probable, but these in. southern districts are likely to back, to the south after about sixteen hours. "Unsettled weather, with rain in districts with, a westerly aspect, is prophesied, and the rain will by to-morrow extend to other districts. Temperatures at first will be mild, but a cool change can be expected during the week-end. A few scattered showers occurred yesterday and last night, but' the gradual improvement in the weather has continued, and at 9 a.m. to-day no place reported rain as falling. Pressure distribution is now of the westerly type, with a slight anticyclone lying- to the nort£ of Kew Zealand. A fresh depression, however, ia advancing' from over the Tasman Sea, and to this will be due the coming -unsettled weather. Ine front of it has already reached the southern part of the Dominion, so winds consequently have become mainly westerly or northerly. Temperatures have become much milder. experienced unsettled weather yesterday, with showers during the day and last night. The ivind there was variable, but. mainly westerly. In Wellington the morning was dull' with a light-southerly wind. This, however died away, and the light northerly which took its place in the late afternoon began to freshen this morning. In Chnstchurch a dull morning- was followed by a sunny afternoon, but the evening became overcast again' and since then the wind has freshened from the north-east. The weather in Dunedm yesterday was mostly . fine and sunny, the wind being a fresh, northeasterly. ■■■.-.■'.

. ANOTHER DEPRESSION

By the end of the present month nearly a thousand allotments cultivated by the unemployed in Welling-ton-mil be. planted with vegetables according to a statement made by Mr. J. G. MacKenzie, director of parks and reserves. This garden plot scheme is one aspect of unemployed relief, many of the plots haying already been in the hands of married unemployed. Other plots had been prepared on the Town Belt. Those of the unemployed who had plots of their own had been supplied with seed, and their plots, like the others, were subject to supervision. Good crops of vegetables should be ready by Christmas and be in continuous supply for some weeks afterwards, thus materially helping to reduce food bills. This experiment in compulsory self-help is promising to be a success.