EASTER WEATHER

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 65, 24 April 1946, Page 5

EASTER WEATHER

RAIN MARS WEEKEND

SPORTING FITURES DISRUPTED

During the Easter weekend, a total of 5.15 inches of rain fell in Whakatane, and 5.67 at Edgecumbe. Easter Monday proved to be the wettest day at both places, 3.90 inches and 4.28 inches respectively being recorded.

In Whakatane on Good Friday, 1.20 inches fell, whilst Edgecumbe received .97. Competitors and spectators at the Waimana Gymkhana a Saturday, when figures for Edgenbe and the Borough were re-

pectively .23 inches and .05 inches, were forced to retreat hastily and seek shelter when at 4 p.m. a drizzling rain set in. Fortunately, most of the events had been staged, and the committee decide/ to hold up the programme till the rain passed. The ground was very soggy and slippery, and horses jumping in the ”ing events experienced considerable difficulty. The Bowling Tournament in progress at the Whakatane Club’s rinks at Apanui, was not interrupted, and the Rigden Shield cricket match played between Bay if Plenty and Poverty Bay on the Whakatane Domain was also allow- ' to proceed. Although on Sunday, .19 inches

f rain was recorded at Edgecumbe, Vhakatane managed to escape enrely. The only fixture for that day vas the above cricket match, which was completed.

Monday brought the heaviest downpour of the holidays. The 3.90 aches of rain which fell in Whakaane were responsible for disorganng to a certain extent the programme laid down for the bowling. A number of visiting teams returned home on Monday morning, whilst some of the keener types carried on with the matches. The afternoon, however, when it was more a case of water polo than bowls, deterred oven these hardy specimens, who, attired in oilskins retired from the unequal battle with the weather. The games concluded yesterday.

The excessive amount of water which fell on Monday, together with a blockage in one of the culverts caused a considerable 1 amount of water to dam up and flow out across he road below the Borough Council Chambers, causing a minor flood n the early part of Monday evening. Although cars, which followed he centre of the road experienced no difficulty, we noticed at least one vehicle which, having proceeded too far over to the left hand side, was stuck almost running board deep in water. The latter did not take long

) recede, however, and several hours later was almost back to nornal. No cases of flooding elsewhere in the district have been reported.