Drought Dries Up Yate Lake

These two photographs of the lake formed by New Caledonia’s big Yate dam [?]re taken by “PlM’s” Noumea correspondent, Fred Dunn, from the same spot, e difference Is that the left hand picture was taken last year—the right hand [?]e last month, in the midst of New Caledonia’s serious drought. The lake has [?]w disappeared and even the main tributary of the Yate River is half empty. relief does not come soon the power house may have to close down, with [?]ious results to the smelting industry. Meanwhile, the opportunity is being [?]ken to give the dam a complete inspection, and so far it has emerged Al.