SUBSTANTIAL FALLS
MOST NORTH IS. AREAS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, March 5. Most parts of the North Island had fairly substantial falls of rain during the week-end, breaking the drought which in some districts has extended over many weeks. An official of the State Forest Service said yesterday that the rain had brought a considerable improvement in the fire hazard position. There was still, however, some possibility that if the weather cleared and the winds rose the smouldering logs might burst into flames again and patrols would be continued until such danger had passed. Practically the whole of the central and eastern districts of the North Island averaged .50in. of rain during the week-end. In some parts the fall was 3in. Tokaanu had slightly over gin. on Saturday and Sunday, and Taupo over ljin. The rain in Marlborough and Nelson came a day earlier than in the North Island, there being slight falls in sheltered parts of Marlborough. but all the rest, of the South Island had useful rain.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21962, 5 March 1946, Page 2
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