Pohangina Notes

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 107, 28 February 1893, Page 2

Pohangina Notes

[FBOM OV& OWN COBBESK>SDBK!r.| T We have bad very heavy rains duriifg the past few days, and consequently the Pohangina has been in high flood. This made it impassable, and several people on returning towards their homes were kept, much against their inclinations," oMHshe wrong side' of the water. • : ■ ■ ' On Friday we had a heavy gale, which continued all day, blowing down trees in all directions. One ol the contractors for works over the river; oa the Awahou block, had just pitched camp and got his tent nicely fastened down and apparently secure when a whirlwind caught it and tore the canvas into pieces, not even sparing the tent fly. belonging thereto. which disappeared altogether with the blankets which were within the tent./ As these have not yet been found at is : conjectured they have' taken their flight to the summits of some of the pines, in fth,e oircum j acent forest. The contractors' aie making - good progress on their , work;, but the roads* especially the Valley, Boad, are getting much cut tip by the timber wagons taking logs and haying "to see skids to lower them down the hill. It is now quite unsafe to take a trap along, especially at night time, the road , bjeiug out right through the gravel, ,otfqw^?£ir, 1 don't think it fair to have a jjood road cub about in this manner. I suppose our Warden, Mr Lucas, ; will be along here shortlT, hut he can't do much to mend or to mar as he is quite a cipher 0,6 the Board now. However, I wonder if an accident were to happen who would bp responsible. I certainly expect to "hWT of something of the kind if steps are not immediately taken to compel drivers of wagous to take lighter loads down- the steep grades. I live in the hope that the next time I have to use that road to find it in better order and passable for passengers- , . <• //•