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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 5

,-Tho Wellington. Naval Artillory Volunteers, tinder Captain llonzies, and the 'Electric Light ...Corps (Captain., in tnp Jnnie' Seddon iat tho -Railivay Wharf jast 'evening, and ' proceeded to Mahanga - Bay., where,they. went ;into-camp for their annual Bixtenn days' course of instruction. , ; ■ -. •In yesterday's issuo we published a cablegram,' containing -comments. by Iho AotingSletairQlogist ,of 'Australia- on Sir.. Wraggc's prediction. of : drought; in."Australia;, In: this prediction (the Press Association 1 states) Mr.Wragge said: "As I predicted in iOOQ, Australia; is gradually again' evolving drought conditions,' but the bad : season there' is yet to come. It is only . just beginning thora. and v yon mny expoct the general doficioncy of rain .will be getting worse and worse during tho'- : next few years;''but it is. not to bo exported it will bo so bad as the- last, big drought of 1000 to '■ 1008. : Bush fires, you will- see, have already commenced. : The probabilities are that in New Zealand the >gen.ctal,..'temperature'..will '•'alsobo ".somewhat aboi-e the avtrago during thonexfc few years,: tliis; country; cannot;-;' by reason .'.of • its. position; have such extremes' as Australia."