RAIN IN TARANAKI
SOME AREAS BENEFIT , POSITION STILL SERIOUS (Per Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. An appreciable fall of rain in many parts of Taranaki since yesterday has broken a long dry spell that had caused a considerable drop in dairy production and, particularly on the coastal areas, had placed many farmers in a serious position. The heaviest falls have been experienced around the coast, filling tanks which had been dry for many days. At Opunake this morning, many hitherto bone-dry tanks were overflowing. In inland districts, only light falls were recorded, doing little to relieve the serious position. In the eastern Stratford district, where rain was badly wanted, the fall has been negligible. Conditions in the back country generally are becoming serious. South Taranaki is still fairly parched after light rain overnight.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19886, 13 March 1939, Page 7
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