WEATHER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1938, Page 4

WEATHER

Mr H. M. Boddington reports that 35 points of rain fell at Solway during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m.’ today. Miss A. M. Brown reports as follows for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday:—Barograph, 30.07. Shade temperature: Maximum 68.6, minimum 45.8. terrestrial 35.2. Sunshine, 10 hours. Miss Brown reports as follows for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. today:—Barograph, 30.04. Shade temperature: Maximum 63.1, minimum 46.2, terrestrial 40.8. Sunshine, nil. Rain, 31 points. General situation: A depression is located this morning over the Auckland Peninsula while a slight secondary is crossing the South Island. An intense anticyclone is centred over Eastern Australia and is advancing across the Tasman Sea. Forecast: Light and variable winds at first, but a change to freshening southerlies soon setting in; weather becoming cloudy to overcast and rain probable with some heavy falls east of the ranges but improving gradually tomorrow; temperatures cool.

Dog Imported by Governor. Imported by the Governor-General, Viscount Galway, a Golden Labrador retriever dog arrived at Auckland from Liverpool by the Port Townsville. The dog, which is named Rex, will be landed by the Port Townsville at Wellington. Reasons for Farmer’s Success. “I have been interested to discover the reasons why farmers here who employ either little or no labour are able to make such a success of dairying, as compared with their opposite numbers in England,” said the Marquess of Lothian, during an interview at Auckland. “The major reasons are that the New Zealander has little artificial feeding to provide in winter, he does not have to house his cattle in winter, and it seems to me the pastures generally are richer. That is my amateur impression of the reasons for the success of the individual farmer here.”

New Tramway Award.

An increase oif ltd an hour to all hourly workers {representing on a 40hour week an increase of ss), and an increase of 5s to weekly workers is announced in the Wellington City tramways and omnibus and powerhouses’ employees’ award issued by the Second Court of Arbitration on Saturday. Other conditions are as in the expired award.

Old Home Demolished.

Erected over 70 years ago by the Nova Scotian settlers who came to New Zealand, a large J2-roomed house situated at Tutukaka, near Waipu, has just been demolished. The house was first occupied by the MacLeod family, but 50 years ago it passed into the hands of the Ferguson family, and until recently has remained with that family. When’, demolished the greater part of the timber was found to be in a good stale of preservation.