gr-: r Rainfall at Okola. During August of this year at Okoia, almost twice the amount of rain fell as over the corresponding period last year. From a record kept by a country resident it was ascertained that 536 points were measured in 15 days on which rain fell as compared with 270 points in 14 days in August of 1934. Frozen Meat Cargo. A further cargo of frozen meat for Great Britain will leave AVanganui next, week in the holds of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line's freighter, Port Fairy. Ths vessel is at present loading nt Oamaiii and will proceed to Wellington before coming on to the Wanganui road i* ad. fcjhe is scheduled to leave AVellingtor. on Saturday. The vessel will later call at New Plymouth ami Auckland, her final loading port. She is a motor-ship of 7930 tons gross register and is commanded by Captain Farmar. The Pint Fairy was originally listed to loud in the AVanganui roadstead at the beginning of the week, but was delated at. Bluff l>v bad
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 206, 3 September 1935, Page 6
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