THE WEATHER
. [Per Press Association.] "WELLINGTON, May 15. The wind <_as now dropped, but heavj ■ train followed, .and 'the weather is thicke; • • than ever. The __infall feo far ids 5.2 i | y.inches, the average -for the month beinj j _only 3.89 in. I The weather in the Oxford district sine, j last Thursday morning, has been bitter. 1 , -cold south-west w'h_a sprang up on tha I morning followed by -rain, which_has con _inued ever since, anfl -shows no _ikelihoo< •Of-olearing at present. "It will be veryba. for sheep on turnips, especially trav-ile. ••sheep, and it is expected.' that a lot of tth 1 'latter will not tutu out fat this year ! _P_re___rig is not yet 'finished, and .hi weather will retard it v good deal. "With one exception every "day since Mon flay" has' been wet and est remely cold in tth Oust "district. Winter appears to have cc in. Threshing opera_ions 'have been re tar!3ed,-and owners of __»e_iae_ will be gia? . of a 'little 'fine weather to 'complete thet sea.wl__-.wotk. \
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6486, 15 May 1899, Page 3
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171THE WEATHER Star (Christchurch), Issue 6486, 15 May 1899, Page 3
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