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Otago Witness, Issue 930, 25 September 1869, Page 21

The unusnal drynou of the season is oauiing some uneasiness among the agricultural and pastoral popnlation of Viotoria. The Argus observes that tho continued absence of more tham pasting showers this winter is become serion*, both to the former andstookowner. Tho oropt have «noofth moisture in the ground to sustain thtmfor a while, and even to bring the early oropi to a tolerable maturity, but them in little water stored up either for man or bcatt, and tho late crop* and grats will soon begin to •oflf-r ■ovoroly if heavy soaking ruin does not fall toon. Shearing, too, mm oomroonoed without a drop of water on many rans for the washing of tua sheep. This ought to be one of the wettost months of the yoar \ but frost teams to h*r« taken the pluoo of rain, and inch hat boen tho oaie over a great portion of the interior of Now Booth Wales also,