Weather in Australia.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1775, 23 December 1885, Page 3

Weather in Australia.

The Me'bourne Leader, alluding to the weather and crops, says The position generally Joes nut improve as harvest approaches. In some of the northern distress the wheat crop in large areas will be au almost total failure, while in others the yi; d will be far below what it promised 2 months ago The severe hot winds are also prematurely ripening the crops, wheat stripping in several instances having already begun. From South Australia, also, the accounts received are the reverse of promising. The lightness of the hay crop and the wheat yield, together with complaints of the appearance of lust, are frequently mentioned in the reports. In addition to this the condition of the dams and waterholas is such as to cause considerable anxiety Reaping has commenced in several direc Lions, and the yield has in most cases proved most unsatisfactory. "Quite a number of farmers in the north, according to the advices we have received," says the Chronicle. " will not gather more than enough for seed and flour." In New South Wa es the colony generally is described as suffering badly from drought. Even iu the coast districts the drought is intense. In Queensland, although light showers have taben in some districts, the drought is still alarming in its effects.