LAKE. COLERIDGE

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1930, Page 3

LAKE. COLERIDGE

—#)«. - —f ■ Bv Teletrrnph—Press Association I CHRISTCHURCH, September 29. , A fall of, .(Mill for. the 24 hours ended at. 9 a.in., yesterday,..made ,a .total rainfall of only .(Join.. during; the .five - days that a uor’-w'esterbi lijms.,; been> blowing at Lake .Coleridge. Howgvei;, at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, lieavy rain set; in at the‘'Harper River, (lasting,, until; 8.30 p.m.,. when the sky; again'cleared. The weather was then still: hyC-west,. In the meantime the lake level and tiie* inflow from the Harper river were once more maintained over the weekend. The lake level 'was steady yesterday at the same as on Saturday, and the inflow of- the Harper river was 290 cusees on ’both days. The extent of the fall will not be known until the gauge is -taken this but lasting for so short a period have done; no, more than relieve the situation temporarily. The ivisitors-at' the lake yesterday lii•cluded: the: Mayor of- Christchurch. (Mr ; J. K. Archer;) : u : .mi The: Minister, for Public Works ( the; Hon. W. iB. Tay.eifnoi), ; ; who passed, through 'Christchurch , on Saturday; niorriing, said'that he might have 11 , statem'ent! to - release witliip, a day or two ••defining-the Government’s, inten-, tions for-va- stand-by .plant • next • winter. Enquiries are being made in .several countries of the world, and it has been iinnossihle, until the .' replies arc cabled, to give , details of the plant selected.