TANKS AND WELLS DRY.
NORTH AUCKLAND PROBLEM
WHANG A 1! El, Jan. 24. Many Northland farmers and others are reverting to primitive water-carrying methods. After several wet summers they are experiencing an unusually dry spell, as a result of which tanks and, in some cases, wells arc dry. To those who live in the country a trip to the town is becoming a regular affair, for it is only bv taking advantage of the generosity of town friends and relatives that regular baths can be obtained. More than one country housewife near Whangareid is sending her washing into town laundries owing to water shortage. Some residents in- the district can remember spells of two or three months’ dry weather. In the past few years, however, the summers have been characterised by ample rainfall, which has kept dairy production up to a high standard. The present _ dry spell, now in its fifth week, is the longest known for many years, and its effects are already being felt in dairy centres.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 48, 25 January 1939, Page 8
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169TANKS AND WELLS DRY. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 48, 25 January 1939, Page 8
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