YESTERDAY'S RAIN
Ln keeping with tbe remainder of the district, Hastings experienced beavv rain during the 24 hours endiug at *9 o'clock tliis morniug, the official recording being oue and three-quarter •ncbes. Tbe greater part of tbe fall occurred yesterday afternoon and early evening, when there was considerable surface water seen in all the streets. In some instances the storm-waters backed up to spread right across the main street in certain portious of a business area, and more than one shopkeeper kept a watchfu] eye on tlie miniature flood. However, witb the easin.g off of the rain last night, the silrplus water quickly subsided and this morning the bitumen-surfaced streets presented quit© a clean and fresh app*aranc«,
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 1, 16 January 1937, Page 6
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