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Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 226, 1 March 1928, Page 4

Business firms in Westport are working with restricted staffs as a result of ar. epidemic of sickness among the community which is alleged to be due to the long spell of dry weather affecting the water supply. The ailment is not regarded seriously, but it leaves the victims for the time being in a weak state of mind and body. Some remarks on the use of rollers in the upkeep of greens were made by Mr. D. Tannock, superintendent of the Botanical Gardens, Dunedin, while he was passing through the Nelson Bowling Club’s grounds. “ The roller,” he said, “ should never be heavier than 2cwt, and the use of a heavy roller in the belief that it levels the green is quite wrong.” Mr. Tannock added that most harm was done by using a heavy roller after rain or a good watering. The surface became compressed, .and if the sun then shone the soil became as hard as cement. It was impossible for grass to grow in s<jil that had been so treated.