THE WEATHER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2488, 29 April 1909, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

The weather yesterday was anything but favorable for the half-holiday on account of the municipal elections. Though fairlv fine* in the morning, several showers fell between noon and four o’clock, when heavy rain set in from the South, and continued without cessation for the remainder of the day. A heavy sea was running in the bay. and the Tuatea could not/ leave the wharf with passengers for tlio s.s. Mokoia until S o’clock. All outdoor sports were, however, gone on with despite the adverse weather conditions. A number of - nthusiasti<a golfers of both sexes braved the elements, and played through the heavy rain. Reports from the country state that' the heavy rain is general throughout the district, and if it continues the rivers will rise rapidly. The wet weather was, it is stated, responsible for keeping a number of voters away from the polls who would otherwise have recorded their votes, though a large crowd waited patiently in the drenching rain until a late hour last- night tehee, r the results of the mayoral and municipal elections.