Severe Frost

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19999, 26 July 1939, Page 4

Severe Frost

Gisborne experienced a frost of nine degrees this morning, this being the severest frost so far this'month. On June 27 there was a frost of 10 degrees, while the heaviest frosd for the year so far was 13.3 degrees on June 15. The air temperature under cover this morning was unusually low, the screened thermometer showing a frost of two degrees. With a cold southerly wind prevailing yesterday the shade temperature at the aerodrome weather station did not rise above 46 degrees.

Former Borough Employee The death of a former employee of the council, Mr. E. Heikel, was the subject of a vote of condolence, addressed 'to his widow and. family, at last night’s meeting of >the Gisborne Borough Council. The Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., stated 'that the late Mr. Heikel had been a good employee of the council for 15 years.

Whose Responsibility? “Who is going ito bear the responsibility 'for this?” asked Cr. 11. H. De Costa at last night’s meeting of the Gisborne Borough Council, when drawing attention to the fact that several houses in the State block were some inches below the footway levels. The 'Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., stated that the error had 'been made by the 'builder of the houses, who had been supplied with the permanent levels toy the council. He understood that four houses had been built on levels which were 18in. in error. It was no responsibility of the council, however, the Mayor added.