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Otago Witness, Issue 3754, 23 February 1926, Page 59

One farmer in the iistrict, of nn observe nnt turn of mind, remarked one day that « some of the native birds were increasing, and that close to Wanganui recently ho had seen bellbirds and tuis (reports the Chronicle), lie said that in the back country the weka was decreasing, but the kiwi was increasing, and that was due to the fact that the kiwi bred in dump places where stoats and weasels lid not go. It is a very unusual thing for a pear tree V> come into blossom again before tho first croi of fruit is ripe, but such an occurrence has happened at South Invercargill in a smull orchard there. Tho reason given for this (says tho Times) was tho very indifferent summer weather experienced during tho past few months.