ALEXANDRA NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18766, 20 January 1923, Page 13

ALEXANDRA NOTES

(From Odh Own Correspondent.) The weather for January has been most unseasonable. Instead of continuous hot scorching days, the district has experienced an unusual amount of rain, with overcast skies and cold winds. The countryside is unusually green for this time of the year, but the intermittent showers have interfered with shearing operations. The growth of lucerne has been exceptionally good, little or no irrigation being required since the middle of November. Visitors for the holiday season have nearly all departed, although there are always a number coming and going. The bowling and tennis courts have been a source of recreation to many visitors during the holidays. The first meeting of the newly-eleoted O-ago Central Power Board was held at Alexandra last week, and a full complement of members were present. The board decided to receive another option over the Earnscleugh Gold Dredging Company’s plant and property, and to visit at an early date the Toviot electric power scheme and confer with the Teviot Board as to the possibilities of serving Otago Central with power from the Toviot scheme, which it is proposed to increase in generating power. Now irrigation works are being started at Fruitlarjds by the Public Works Department. which is developing and extending the Last Chance water rights to serve a large area of country from Gorge Creek to Earnscleugh. Camps are meantime being erected, opd it is expected that employment for 40 to 50 men will be available when operations get going.