RECENT SNOWSTORM
EFFECT IN THE WAIRARAPA
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CARTERTON, Auguit 15,
Thq gwow itorm which visited Wiurarapa hfifr preyed, in Miiutigarakei district, very disastrous, So heavy was the fall that the dividing fences between several properties were all covered. Sheep and cattle in their wandering to find feed, became badly boxed in the ; gullies. The snow drifts were from 15 to 20 feet deep, and the heavy frost which followed the fall froze the surface and made steep glissades, down which the sheep and cattle slid. In their aimless rambling many were drowned in the creeks and temporary lagoons, formed in the gullies. For over a week the snow covered all feed, both sheep and cattle starving to death. The weight of the snow broke huge limbs off the forest trees, and this green stuff was avidly devoured, even to the bark.
The position is now improving though further back on the hills, there are still deep drifts: and losses of stock will be considerable.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1932, Page 5
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167RECENT SNOWSTORM Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1932, Page 5
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