GOOD RAINS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13372, 14 January 1907, Page 4

GOOD RAINS.

Per Press Association. , . Ashburton, January IS. After an exceptionally lengthy dry period, a'\verjf/w#co*aev rain set mat nine o'Oodc on Saturday, evening, and continued steaViily. throughout th» night. The downpour should do a great deal of good to pasture. Auckland, January 13. A northeast gale with heavy rain has 3et in, a^d a heavy downpour has continued since an early, hovbr this moving. There is no sign of its abatement. Feilding, January 14. Heavy rate! fell throughout yester-. day and last* night all over tbe djsr Viet, and will ,_ do enormatt^ amount of . go<>d. . Chrisfehurtelii Jaotrary, 14. Bain has falter* ** . /tna city, an<* country and pastoralists 1 hopes are much 'brighter. W-anganui, JatiWary. 14. Intensely hot, steaming weather i* being experielicedl here, wittf freemen* rain. The heat is very trying, 'but the rain will do much good. There i< a considerabte fresK in t*i« river mid it is evidently raining hardinlana. . ' Waapawa, J««aary 14, The heaivfeit *'"' tnun^fersitornt fejawn for thirty yeairs was experienced toot Saturday. It waa acttdmpaJdeaS by, vivid Kghtoing lasting naif w* hour. No da«nag« i* reported. -Rain bad fallen since. N Masferton, January 14 rf There was pKenomenally 1 heart J*** last night. The. total fall since Frada^ afternoon is 3.18 intones, T®& temlpew . ture remains high\ , . Wellington', J«ntfary 14. Heavy rain from tKe sontfc fell jat 8 o'clock* to&.:&sK «** steadily t&owghowt Tight ami ff still falling. It has been gener£ tKroughout ifee province wnd w*H dq an immense amount of goott, •Auckland, January l«.p The rainfall for the 24 kburs end^fl 9.30 to-day, was 2.15 ; inches. The to* tat for January na-w reaches 4.92. Heavy rain fell m New PlymoutW on Saturßay night a "nd all dayi Sim.-* day. . . ..,...„ „..« '. -