WELCOME RAIN.
Per Press Association. j Masterton, January 12. j There was a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon; accompanied by rain, and hail, .This was iha first fall of rain for four -weeks. It is raining heavily this morning a»d there is every indication of tihe drought having finally .broken. ' Napier, January 42. An exceptionally heavy downpour of rain last night will do an im_a»»se amount. of good. Visitors to the back country report that the need for rain is- greatly . felt, and in some districts' horse supplies have to be oarted long distances. "Wellington, January 12. 'A pleasant break in the Ions? spell x>f dry weather was- experience® this inorninff, when heavy rain fell for tfbout &n hour. The weaker! has, fcowever, again cleared, and the heat veave still continual.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13371, 12 January 1907, Page 5
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129WELCOME RAIN. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13371, 12 January 1907, Page 5
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