"NATURE'S OWN QUOTA"
The township of Opunako is almost without water, and venders are doing, a brisk business selling water at Is per tin. This shortage is the result of the long dry spell, lasting nearly three weeks, and there appears no prospect of any immediate relief, says the '|Taranaki Herald." The difficult position of the whole Opunake district has been accentuated by the fact that any rains which have fallen during the past two months have been immediately followed by strong winds, whicli have dried up the ground. "Considering the time of the year, this is the worst drought I have known in the district," said an old Opunake farmer. "At this time of the year, whon pastures and crops should be making good growth, they aro dried up. If this continues and the position is similar in other districts, then there will be no need of Mr. Baxter's quota. Naturo will have provided its own quota."
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1933, Page 10
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158"NATURE'S OWN QUOTA" Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1933, Page 10
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