Cooks
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Near-Drought in the Cooks
ONLY 4J inches of rain fell in the Cook Islands during the period July to September, inclusive— instead of the average 16 inches.
In the outer islands, where tank catchments are relied upon, the
people were compelled to use wau from the caves and swamps.
Thousands of tomato plants d:l from lack of water at the peak : the season. if Mr. Glassie Strickland, Jun., H succeeded his father as managers of the Rarotongan branch of Jag;? and Harveys.