Weather Forecasts and The Recent Storm

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 35, 12 February 1936, Page 4

Weather Forecasts and The Recent Storm

DISSATISFACTION IN NORTH Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. “ That iu view of the misleading weather reports published daily in the Press which cun only be classed as dead reckonings or rule of thumb, wo request that, the Melerologieal Department be reorganised.” This remit was moved by Air. T. D. Bathgate (Kaipara.) at a meeting of the provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union to-day. He said that for the last few months Iho forecast liad been mostly ‘‘scattered .showers.” When these were published one could look forward to a deluge. The flrst warning of the recent storm, he said, was a tall of the barometer. In his district 3UU or 4UO pigs and sheep had been lost. With a warning they might have been removed to safe ground. Mr. J. 11. Furniss said that several Jives were lost because no warning was given.

An amendment moved by Air. A. B. Moore that the Government be requested to place larger iinanciui resources at the disposal of the Aleteorological Department lapsed for want of a seconder, and the remit was adopted iu the following form: ‘‘That this meeting requests that the Government Aleteorologic.al Department bo reorganised.”