KAIAPOI.
There was a fall of about an inch of snOw at Kaiapoi yesterday morning. "Although there have in "past seasons been tails of snow which havo extended from the hills to tho sea in the months of July, August and October, J do not recollect" (writes our correspondent) "snow in May before. Tho records, however, show that about May 13di, 1852. thero was a liberal fall of snow on the Canterbury. Plains.. Our last experience of snow was on August 3rd and 10th, 1912. On the first date an inch fell and on tho second 2i inches Tito heaviest show fall on the plains was probably that of August two years ago, and tho bad years for loss of sheep on the high country I snows were 1903 and 1878." '
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14974, 22 May 1914, Page 7
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