HELENSVILLE NEWS.
1 . «. _ > [by sEsassaAiH— cobeestondekt.l > HELENSVTLLE, Friday. } Continuous heavy and warm rains have ; fallen during the past twelve hours, which i will prove very beneficial to the district. Turnip crops will especially benefit, as their growth is very backward at present owing to the dry weather. Fly is, bowi ever, attacking the crops, and a good • westerly wind now would do much to ' minimise this eviL • Tfae HelensriUe Town Board's, water I supply had reached a lew level, and, precautions have been taken to restrict the use of water for gardens, etc. With the i present rain, however, immediate danger : of a water famine passes. The necessity , of an auxiliary dam is urgent, and the board will have to establish one before , another summer arrives.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17348, 20 December 1919, Page 11
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126HELENSVILLE NEWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17348, 20 December 1919, Page 11
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