The Dunstan “Times” gives a very doleful account of the effects of the drought that has been experienced in Central Otago this summer. It says it is doubtful if such a prolonged drought has been previously experienced. Since, the beginning of August only three inches of rain has fallen, and there has not been one shower copious enough to more than wet the surface, of the e-oil. For the past two months the. thermometer has stood at from lOOdeg to 1-10:1 eg in the sun, and this, with the hot, dry, northerly winds, has brought the pasture and crops to a sorry n glit, the bulk of the latter having died off instead of ripening .
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2735, 14 February 1910, Page 3
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