CHEVIOT NEWS

Kaikoura Star, Volume LIV, Issue 50, 28 June 1934, Page 3

CHEVIOT NEWS

Mr H. Marquet. who has been on the staff of the Cheviot post office for the last three years, left on Monday to take up relieving duties at Kurow, before joining the staff of the Waitaki hydro office. Mr A. S. Richards, of tie Faurie Post Office, who succeeds Mr H. V. Marquet, as assistant postmaster at Cheviot, arrived on Tuesday to take up his new position. The fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Cheviot Lodge, M.U.,1.0.0.F., was held on Monday night, N.G., Bro. W. J. Burnett, presiding over a good attendance of members. It was decided to enquire from the Rangiora Lodge regarding an opportunity for several members to receive purple degrees. An official visit to the Loyal Waikari Lodge was suggested, and the secretary was asked to arrange for members to make the trip. A card evening was held after the lodge had closed. Farmers in the district are experiencing great difficulty in sowing their season’s wheat, owing to the wet state of the ground. The heavy rain that fell on Friday night will incnase the delay in preparing the soil. It is several years since the ground has been so wet at this time of the year, and the rainfall for the current year is approximately 23 inches, which exceeds the total fall for the whole of if st year by nearly three inches. There have been numerous hard frosts during the last few weeks, and a considerable number of dull days. A spell of dry warm weather, sunny days would be greatly appreciated. Two exceptionally hard frosts have been experienced in the township on last Sunday and Monday mornings. The most severe frost for the season was recorded on Monday morning, when aproximately 14 degrees was registered.