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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13343, 3 April 1911, Page 7

As mentioned elsewhere, it is now raining heavily in the northern part of this i;land, and there seems a prospect of the rain area extending southwards and breaking up the drought which has prevailed so long in this and the adjoining districts. The sky in Wanganui wah very overcast, and it was making desperate efforts to rain. During the greater part of the day, however, nothing beyond a very fine spray, not enough even to lay the dust, fell. At the time of going to press, however, there were strong signs that good rain was not far off. So far as the northern part of the Dominion is concerned, the drought has well broken, weather reports to-day stating that a gale, accompanied by heavy rain, is being experienced from the North Cape as far south as Gisborne. Prom Gisborne to Otago the kies are overcast and threatening, while in the last-named district blue skies are the rule. It is raining on the west coast of the South Island. The barometer ranges fairly uniformly from 29.87 at Russell to 30.10 at Bluff, with a fulling tendency everywhere. Some of the leading 9 o’clock temperatures to-day were:—Russell 69, Auckland 68, Wanganui 67, Wellington 61, Dunedin 57. In the course of his remarks at the Cosmopolitan Club on Saturday, the Hon Thos. Mackenzie said he had had ample evidence of the fact that Wanganui people when they took a thing in hand were determined to carry it through. He said be had been a shed that a grader should he appointed for the port of Wanganui. He hud replied that it was impossible'to accede to the request at the time, as no one was available, and this had led to an outcry that Wanganui was being neglected. However, he was pleased to be able to say that a grader would be established here at the beginning of the season, and he (Mr McKenzie) hoped and believed he would be kept busy. This morning Mr C. H. Bowater, recently appointed headmaster of the Gonville School, took up his new duties. He was introduced to the teachers and children by the chairman of the Gonville School Committee (Mr P. Webb-Jones), who, on behalf of the committee, wished him success in his new sphere of influence. Mr Bowater, in a few well-chosen words, thaned the chairman for the good wishes he had expressed, and briefly addressed the children. He reminded them of the old adage, “Work while you work, and play while you play,” and expressed the hope that they would work well while in school and also play well when relieved of school duties? He reminded the children that he was not only their schoolmaster, but their friend, and they would have his sympathy and practical aid in everything that tended to their welfare. He would take part with them in their games as well as aid them in their studies, and he hoped they would all work together to make the school a conspicuous success.