The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-13
REMARKS BY CORRESPONDENTS.

( ing weather with good showers over
the whole plantation heavy rains In
| the mountains are supplying an
abundance of water for fluming cane.
H. Neubaur.
| Hana-Clear and warm weather has
prevailed during the entire week; there
are no indications of rain and our
supply of water is getting low.-N.
| Omsted
| Naniilu-The week has been dry with
warm days but the coolest nights We
have had this season; very heavy
northwest wind occurred on Wedncs
day. &C. o. Jacobs.
| Peahi = Fine weather, with light
showers and cold nights, early in the
week. was followed by a heavy kona
wind but with little rain.-Geo. Groves.
Haiku-During most of the week the
weather has been dry, sunny and very
favorable for the growth of pineapple
plants and the ripening of the fruit, but
pastures are getting dry and the water
in irrigation bitches is very low; on the
18th a strong south wind prevailed, ac-
companied by a heavy snowfall on Ha-
leakala mountain and light rains on the
lowlands.-D. d. Baldwin.
Paia-Fine weather prevailed here
during the week except on Wednesday,
when a strong south wind was accom-
panied by heavy dashes of rain; pres
ent indications point to more rain,
which is needed.-J. j. Jones.
Puunene-The weather has been varI.
able; a very low barometer on the eth
was attended by very high southerly
winds and heavy rain squalls, but no
damage was done.-J. n. S. Williams.
Wailuku-Bright days and very cool
nights have prevailed, with a heavy
rain and strong south wind on the 9TH !;
the storm did considerable damage to
fumes and trestles and great damage to
fruit trees; irrigation bitches and
streams are full.-Bro. Frank.
Kihei-Temperatures this week have
been about the same as last; strong
southerly winds on the 5th, 9th and 9TH
have been attended by rains to wind
ward; we are fertilizing and harvesting
cane aud blowing land.-James Scott.
ISLAND OF OAHU.
Maunawili-Th weather was very
stormy on the 9TH and sth; bananas and
coffee have been greatly damaged by
the high winds, but the accompanying
| liiuN nave bttH llbsl DtntAiNldl.- Ollh
Herd.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have been
somewhat lower this week, and heavy
rain accompanied the high wind of the
| 7th.-A. Irvine.
Palolo-The weather continues quite
dry; several small buildings were de-
molished by the high wind on the 18th,
but no particular damage was done in
the forests; pastures are rather dry;
Young rice and taro are in good condi.
tion and growing nicely.-F. l.. Web
ste.
Manoa-The light rains of the past
week have done very little toward re-
lieving the drought, which is making
itself felt more and more as the weeks
go by; Manoa streams are very low,
and pastures need good rain.-F. n.
Parke.,
Neutrality-suspicious. have been
considerably lower during the past
week; during the storm of the 9TH a
maximum wind velocity of 80 miles an
hour from the northwest was recorded
at 2:2S p. m, this being the highcsl
velocity attained here since the station
was established in the fall of 1901
Local Office T. S. Weather Bureau.
| Ewa-A good shower of rain fell on
the 9TH and was of great benefit to
cone and other vegetation; a strong
southerly gale occurred on the Sth, but
did no damage.-W. Lohrcngel.
! Waianne 80 Temperatures throughout
the week have been rather low; high
winds ON the eth were accompanied by
rain.-F. Meyer.
| Kahuku-A wind storm on the 7th
accompanied by light rainfall, did con
siderable damage to crops; the rainfall
of the week, "A inch, was very bene.
fetal for pastures and crops, but not
sufficient In amount 10 allow the shut.
ting down of pumps; the harvesting Of
Laie plantation cane continues; steam
blowing for the 1905 cane crop is in
progress T, Christophersen.
ISLAND or kauai.
| Makaweli-A westerly storm prevail.
ed during the entire day Of the 7th, ac.
eompanied by AZ inch Of rain, tempera
lures during the latter part of tho week
were considerably lower than hereto
fore. Hawaiian sugar 90,
| flenle with the exception ~ 80
Inch of rain during the early morning
~ the hih, az which time souihorly
storm Nas 10 progress, lho weather here
has been dryi hoih nights and mornings
have heen Ysly cold this week Nc.
hTyde sugar Co
| holea-fhe weather has been partly