THE WEATHER.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1316, 16 August 1886, Page 3

THE WEATHER.

The heavy rain which fell wllhcnt in-term;->aicn from Friday night to Sunday morning caused so no apprehensions as to the occurence of flools, bat, fortunately as ye 1 , these fears, have not been realirel. In the vicinity tf the town, although the ground h thoroughly so* nrated’ the wstaioonrses and chanoeiapioved themselvn fairly *qual to carrying off the water. In the Longbeach and Wati rton districts a great deal ot water wet lying on the ground, but it wai fast running awav this morning. Serious complaints as to the state of the fords in thls district have been made to us. A light dazzle common- id about nine o'clock last evening »id|M)nt : auodat ii ti r vals throughout to-day, without mnch effect, however, beyond making Ihe roads in a miserab'y sloppy condition. Stock must h*vs suffered severely through the coldness of the w. ither end the souitiness of fesd. It rained heavily In Christchurch on Saturday, but slackened about midnight. On Sunday there were only a few slight ahowerj The low lying parts of the town and suburbs were flooded, but not nearly so badly n in May. The river Avon rose neatly 4H, ovoill wing its banks and fl roding the roadway in several places. Three orj'our families left their houses fearing they would bo swamped. The water, however went down about 1 a.m. on Sunday, without entering any bouses. No damrge hr 3 been don to the railways, | The farmers all throughout the district have been much inconvenience by their paddreks being flood.d The rainfall wes 1 80 inches for 24 hoars, ending 9 am. Sunday, making 3 inches in £r The Tifflaru Sprsild states that it heard late on Sunday evening that Mr Thomts Shaw's SHtwater Creek brick kiln and pbimney, which la about 4'Tt high, had about seysn o’clock that evening collapsed, noting cow being left but an immense pile qf bripks to mark the spot Vfhere the k'ln once stood. The fsll of the k : ln »s thought to be due to the action of the flood water, which comes from the sections adjoining, the ki'n being situate at tbe foot of a rather steep terrace, undevmln'ng and gradually looiening tbe foundations till the who'e structure at last fell The l<v» is about £4OO