WELCOME RAIN IN SOUTH
DOWWPOU'R EN WELLINGTON,.
ETC) OF IXO^G, BEX SHELL.
[jrT TEEBGB.CEH.'—EEESft A&DClAinns:] ' ' WELLINGTON, Sunday. ' Arriii, a'; uery long spell of dry weather, heavy tarn fall late last night for two or three hciu's. v -It will do an immense amount of good. : The downpour was tropical ,'in its .'•'• volume- : while «, it lasted. Within ; luff •' an hour the watoimirses were' running ftilL ~, The skranwatcr scoured She roads badly in many places, but otherwise 'no serioniß damage is reported.''' A steady rainfall set in again late this afternoon. GOOD . RAINS lIT GAHOTBTTEY. GENERAL THROUGHOUT PROVINCE ; (BT TELEGlUrH.—press issocnmuy..] CHRI3TCHTIRCH, Smrday. The very long spall of dry weather has broken. Heavy rain started to fall last night and continued until 10.-50 a.m. today. Heavy rain is again falling this afternoon. The rain, which was very badly wanted, has been fairly gena-al throughout Canterbury. TTMARU. Sunday. A decided change id the weatner occurred on Saturday. Over an inch of rain fell during the night. Light showers have I fallen sine", and the sky is still overcast this evening. ,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16498, 26 March 1917, Page 4
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177WELCOME RAIN IN SOUTH New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16498, 26 March 1917, Page 4
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