MUCH WATER ABOUT

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 25, 29 July 1939, Page 11

MUCH WATER ABOUT

DUNEDIN AFTER THE STORM

(By Telegraph—1 jvc.sbs Association.)

DUNEDIN, July" 28

With a continuation of the heavy thaw today, life in the city has returned practically to normal, after the greatest storm in the history of the province. Bright sunshine has assisted in melting the snow and clearing work has gone ahead with remarkable progress, though it will be some time before final evidence of the storm disappears. , The quick thaw is responsible for some flooding in the south and the road between Balclutha and Gore is still impassable, there being three feet ofwater at Pukerau. ■ The south railway line is also blocked- at McNab, and all services south were cancelled this afternoon. The north line is clear, but traffic on the main north road will not be able to get through till after the weekend. The Central Otago line is also clear. Pigroot is impassable, but motorists can get- through to Queenstown, via Milton and Alexandra.. The danger of a shortage of coal has passed with the arrival of supplies from the south, and, as many merchants have trucks which have been held up in the yards because of frozen points, there should be plenty of coal till the mines are able to put out further supplies. Milk and fresh vegetables are now coming to hand in ever-increasing quantities, and housewives will now not have to go short over the weekend-