WETHERSTONES

Otago Witness, Issue 2565, 13 May 1903, Page 31

WETHERSTONES

May 11. — Last wp?k was a. strange wpeic in regard to th« weather. "While it would be cn'm and mid or the surface, there was a strong westerly scud overhead, with barometer high (29.99). On Thursday the wind came down, blowing a gale from the west, with heavy driving showers ; bar.. 59.91. It had th« anpparance of the wind lifting the snow oft the rnno-ps to the west, k"1 clumping it down in nntches of rain. T wp.s informed that they had snow in Waiuori the same day. On Friftay mornirg- we had frost: bar., 29.95. By Sunday it hnd fallen nr> inch, bsing last nieht nfc 9 o'clock W. 96; the weather gloorav. but fine. Early this morning it was blowing a roe from N.W. to W.. with a clear nmnn. This morning it is gloomy, there being a th'ck foa an the ranees »nd a utrong breeze from R.W., ttip. barometer at present Vicing un to 251.2T The lowest resclin? of the thermometer wns Slflpgat 7 a.m. of the 9th; the hig-he.sf 6'We ,n.t noon of several dsya. Harvest.— Tho<;<-> farmers who werp ready last week took advantage of every fine dav — yesterday (Sunday) b?:ng no exception— in leading in their crona o1o 1 - in cutting it; hut there ia a gr.od deal sH'l in «took uncut, while gome of It T have bc"»n informed, is green yet. ■Rabbits.— lt lias been, and is still, snlendid weather for tho tranners. who i.re reaoing a troVlen harv.W. there being sent away irom Lawrence i-ai)wav station from five to seven truck loads of rabbits each day.