RAIN EASES BP FOREST FIRE SITUATION
■v WELLINGTON, Dee. 1. The State Foresl. Serviee in Wellington had tio delinite news t his evening of ihe elTeets of the recent wet weather on ihe i'orest iires which begau last week luil it is assuiued that if any Iires were still buniiiig, there was uo dnnger t'rom tliein. Last Eriday was a less dangenms day tlian earlier in the week with iight s-attered rain aml greatlv inereased humidity. Any eon tiiuialion of ihe rainy weather was ex (Ki'ied to put Ihe Iires out. The Wenther Oliiee reported todav Ihat though eotulitions north of the Wellington distriet wero not as wet oi us eold as m Wellington, there had lieen a little senltered rain today. The latest ligures to reach the oitiee show nearlv an incli of rain at Taupo and half an ineh at Natiuunl Park sinee Fi'iday. There was soine rain in the Hawke's Bav area early on Sunday, in North Oanterluiry today and in Marlborough and Nelson during the weekend.
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 December 1947, Page 7
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170RAIN EASES BP FOREST FIRE SITUATION Chronicle (Levin), 2 December 1947, Page 7
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