RIVERLEA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 10 November 1926, Page 8

RIVERLEA.

, (From Our Own Correspondent.) METEOROLOGICAL. October bus been a very wet month, in fact the wettest October on record, and also, surely, the least sunny ever experienced, there being no less than eleven completely overcast days, and eight others were more cloudy than otherwise; nine days were fair, and only three could be> classed as line; nolle were cloudless. There were only six days without rain during the month, namely, the Gtli, 13th, loth, and then a run of three, the 22nd, 23rd and 24th. In spite of the cloudiness the weather was generally mild, though the 12th was bitterly cold and was followed by a light frost on the morning of the 13th, when a shower of powdery snow also fell, though the temperature was warmer than on the previous day. Wind was most light breezes to fresh, though there was a very violent gale on the last day of the month. One day during the month was calm. No less than eight of the eleven overcast days came in runs, the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd being *so —in fact the Ist was one continual heavy fog. The second run of overcast days commenced on the- Bth and lasted till the 13th, the sun never being visible at all during those days. Wind direction was chieily of a westerly inclination, blowing from west ol north or south on 20 days of the month. North-west accounted for eight davs; west, seven days; south-west, five days; north, five days, and southeast live <Uty**s One day was calm. The thermometer showed a big range, running from 41 degrees 1* ahr. on 12th to 64 degrees Fahr. on the 27th, and giving a mean temperature of 52.5 decrees, which is rather below the normal for October. The barometer ranged from 28.9 qon the 28th to 29.60 on the 24th, giving a mean of 29.2.5. The actual lowest barometrical reading was. at noon on the 28th, when it touched 28.66, then slowly recovered to 28.70 by 10 p.m. The rainfall was 9.75 inches on 26 days. Iho maximum precipitation was on the 28th, when 288 inches were recorded. The minimum came on the following day, when there was only a trace. Other falls of over half an inch during the month were 1.05 on the 15th, 0.93 <m the 3rd, 0.77 and 0.74 on the Bth and 9th respectively, and 0.58 on the 14th. hast year only 4.79 inches fell on 19 days, and the average for the month is 5.36 inches, so that this October has been far in the lead. The previous wettest corresponding month was that of 1913, when over two inches less rain fell, namely, 7.66 inches on 18 days. The driest October recorded was that of the following year, 1914, when only 3.43 inches fell on only 12 days. The year also looks like being the wettest on record, having already a rainfall or 64.86 inches to its credit (P) on 170 days, against the record wet year, 1918, when 71.68 inches fell on 191 davs in the whole year. Already November has added 1.88 inches, and tonight (Sunday) very heavy ram is falling Last vear to the end of October onTv 50.80 ‘inches had fallen on 174 davs. one day less than this year. TENNIS CLUB. Owing to the very bad weather experienced on October 28, the opening of the tennis courts on that .date had to be abandoned, and at a meeting held last Thursday evening it was resolved to hold the opening day on next Thursday, the 11th inst., and also to hold a dance in the evening. At the same meeting Mr. Gibson was elected vice-president of the club, the position not haling been filled at the annual meeting, SOHOOJ, COMMITTEE. The monthly meeting was held last week, when there were present Messrs 11. A, Webby (chairman), J. Stables, iv. RoLhe, and M. F‘. Voulluire (sec■j ret ary). ' Miss .Worecraft’s monthly report ,sh\.ved an average attendance for the month of 66. Miss Morecraft also reported that a plebiscite of parents taken on the question of opening the school at 9 a.m. and closing at 3 p.m. during the summer months (instead of 9.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.) was absolutely unanimous in tavour of the earlier hour, and was now being acted upon and working wall. It was resolved to apply to the boa'rd for formal sanction to the alteration. It was also resolved to hold a breakingup ceremony on the evening of Friday. December 17, Misses Morecraft and Brooker to see to the obtaining of prizes and canvassing the district re same. It was resolved to apply to the board for a student assistant or probationer for the coming year. Mr. D. McLeod was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Robert Hook. GENERAL. The continual wet weather is retarding the putting in of crops, and unless finer weather comes soon these will be very late. Much land is ploughed, but keeps too wet to work and sow. Grass is plentiful and cows generally are milking very well, the local factory now putting out 57 cheeses per* diem. No more can 1 tell what the run of the tests is. A new “hush-hush” system is now in vogue, and tests are State secrets and must not be divulged on pain of awful penalties. It is rumoured that next week the system will be further improved, and the men on the receiving stage will not be allowed to call the weights. They will have to be whispered into the ear of the delivering supplier instead. W'hat a Government we have! Or is the Control Board to blame again?