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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 31 October 1928, Page 11

A valuable extension of, the functions of the meteorological branch of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research <vpill take effect next week. The Director of the Meteorological Office (Dr E. Kidson) stated that startaug on November 1 a ’ change will be ■made in the system of broadcasting weather reports. The broadcast from the Auckland radio station will be 'dropped, but a fuller report will be issued at 9 p.m. (standard time) from the Wellington; radio station. This issue, in addition to the forecast and summary as now transmitted, will include reports of the conditions at/4 p.m. at thirteen New Zealand stations, Norfolk Island, the. Chatham 1 Islands, Sydney and Hoba.it. Not only will more precise information of the conditions over the whole area 1 be available, but the reports given will be sufficient to' enable a satisfactory weather chart to be drawn. Thus anyone with an elementary knowledge of meteorology will be able to supplement the official forecast and understand more fully the subsequent changes. Forms have been prepared Which will. facilitate the taking down of the reports as received, While the map on the back of the form will enable anyone so desiring to plot them and draw the weather chart. “Personally, throughout the last 10 years I have always argued the necessity of getting in the' closest touch with trade union leaders, and therefore welcomed the calling of the Industrial Conference. It was one of the great achievements of the present Prime Minister,” said the Hon. T. Shailer Weston at the Employers’ Federation Conference.