SNOWSTORMS IN AMURI DISTRICT

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13501, 2 September 1912, Page 4

SNOWSTORMS IN AMURI DISTRICT

'■ ' - ■■<>■ '' HEAVY.LOSSES TO.KUN HOLDERS THOUSANDS OF SHEEP vDEAD. ! (Special to "The Colonist."). ! Chrtstchuroh, August 31. j I>asti soai&on the- losses of .sheep c-aus- j 'id by snowstorms in tho Amuri district were very heavy. On the Moksworth and arndalo stations the loss was estimated at 17,000, on St. Helen's run at 12,000,' and on St. James' run at 8,000 making a total on the three stations of 37,000 sheep. These figures, it is stated on good authority, will bo exceeded this year. At piesent it is quite impossible to even guess the numbers. Mr. Ferdo Jolmston, of the Hossack station, informed a eorrospondont of the "Lyttelton Times, '\ that he had found 200 dead sheep within half a mile of the homestead, and ho had been unable to get to the back country owing to the depth of snow. Mr. Lei&bman, of St. James' run, admits that tJie losses when ascertained will be very heavy. Most of the St. Helen's sheep were turned out in good,condition, but the manager expects a very h-eavy mortality. Mr. Hanmer Atkinson, of Woodbank, and Mr. Scott, of Jtogerson Valley, also report heavy losses. On the Mojesworth'station the loss will exceed that of last Eea&on. These very heavy losses, coming on the tcp of those of last season, are a very serious matter for the runholders in the North Amuri country.