TIKOKINO.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7720, 16 May 1916, Page 3

TIKOKINO.

(Own Correspondent). Two very severe frosts last Week intimated that winter would soon be ' Warm rains, however, from ' uth-east to cast, set in last Thursj v and continued almost incessantly t [l Saturday midnight. The weuther has not yet cleared, although there ha, been no heavy rain since Sunday. TV creeks and water-courses have | „(,» received a much-needed flushing, Jrbieli should help to prevent the I of some of the diseases re«ntly reported in other parts of this I district. Since last Wednesday 354 of rain have fallen, making a }ntal of 14.36 inches this year to date. siit being the record for this month. The local school will break up for the first term holidays on Friday afternoon (19th), to resume on 29th jjst. The asphalting, which could jot he done during the Christmas vacation owing to shortage of labor ,111 now have to remain undone until earnwr, drier weather comes round once more. As a proof of the mildness of the antnmn weather, raspberries' have been gathered in more than one garI den. ai"! oats sown for winter feed arc quit.* ready for use. Xow tlint rangers nri* to bp appoint cl to take* pare of wandering Lux*, wliirh will bp an immrnsp boon Ito the public, perhaps the Domain I Board "ill be impressed with tlip deL ira hility ;is well as the necessity of I fencing the public domain here.