THE WEATHER.
HEAVY FALL 6f SNOW IN &OUTH ••■■'* CANTERBURY.
GT^er Proa,* Awsfwintion.'l O ASHBURTON, May 12. .. .There-. t . : , has -been,-',, a very* heavy.'i: -fall ;;., of ' snow in the back... country, '/.>:and-- although "no losses' pi' stQck-- have . yet been reported ", the position.Jdbks: very se"rious for sbnie df : itho" spt^lets, many of whom only /took •' up tlrehv'funifs'laist year*. Between Medpptaihiii :and Motint Aljadus snow lies to, ii -doDth of. three feet, «nd -at the .Devil's Hill, Lake Heron and Hiika-
■tere, settlers iaro much concerned for
tho safety of their stock.' On some runs "the sheep had heen-'brought down from the hills before the heavy snowstorm.- but in some cases the sheen >are
stillunon tho high country, where they have heon exposed to most severe conditions. The settlers are advertising for snow-rakers.' It is too soon yet , for sheen-owners to say how fai* they havo suffered, but if the rigorous conditions continue for length of time . soriie will have a soriy story to tell.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 13 May 1913, Page 5
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163THE WEATHER. Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 13 May 1913, Page 5
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