THE WEATHER
FORECAST AND SUMMARY AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY. Present indications are lor liigh and squally northerly and westerly winds, particularly in and northward of Cook Strait. Expect unsottJed and cloudy weather, with raiii probable generally. The barometer bus a falling tendensy. Atmospheric pressure has decreased everywhere for a westerly disturbance. Freshening northerly winds have prevailed, and provod squally at times in and southward of Cook Strait Warm and humid conditions have ruled, and rain has fallen on the West Coast and southern districts. 0. C. BATES. Jlctcorological Oflieo, Wellington, •iI6I '51 WN DISTRICT REPORTS. (From Our Special Correspondents.) Fcathcrston, March IB—Pino and bright. Orcytown, March 15.—Fine.
So successful was the barge made entirely of reinforced concrete which N. K. Frogner built at Christiania. last summer that oight others, two of 100 tons and six of 3000 tons burden, are being built in the shipyard at Moss on the fjord at Christiania. It takes five weeks to build a 100-ton barge, and four months for one of 3000 tonsi To provide against the dearth of timber in Ireland due to cutting for war work, landlords and farmers are roplantiug on a large scale this season. In County Cavan 70,000 trees linvo been planted. >:iikl in Westmeath and other counties similar numers of trees have been put in. Agricnltura! eooietioa are giving prizes to encourage fehe irorL
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3029, 16 March 1917, Page 4
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226THE WEATHER Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3029, 16 March 1917, Page 4
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