Jelps Yate Builders

brought in N. Cal.

IHE long drought in New Caledonia is serious for agri culturalists, but has proved an expected blessing to the con ictors building the giant Yate m. They have had no floods to itend with, although normally the ; a is one of the wettest in'New ledonia.

Fhe drought is worst on the East ist, which is usually the wettest e of the island. This area has d less than 20 per cent, of its lal rainfall during the last four mths.

Noumea has had only half its rmal rainfall.