IN HAWKE'S BAY.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14971, 19 May 1914, Page 8

IN HAWKE'S BAY.

(tress association telegram.)

■■■..■' .' NAPIER, May 18. . Steady, persistent rain set in on Saturday afternoon, continuing throughout yesterday and to-day. Over 4$ inches have fallen in the last 40 hours. Reports from the country indicate a heavy fall, and the rivers are very swollen ■ ■ *• ■ ■ .

NAPIER, 11.50 p.m. Rain has fallen continuously throughout Hawko's Bay since Saturday afternoon, and at eleven o'clock to-night thero was no sign of it clearing. A strong southerly has also brought up a heavy sea, aud, generally speaking, conditions are extremely unpleasant. Thero is much water on the low-lying parts of ■ the. country, and many slips are reported on country roads. At Tutira Station, the. rainfall for forty hours was over nine inches, while in Napier it was nearly four inches. \.'Owing to the high sea the Warrimoo. was unable to berth at the breakwater, and is standing off ; till the weather moderates, while the Zealandic and Kauri put "out to sea.

All the rivers are considerably swollen, but none has so far overflowed its banks. ,

Except at. Pakowhai, where 6tock had to be removed to higher land, no losses of stock are reported.