ROUGH WEATHER.
STRONG EASTERLY WIND.
FRONT OF GARAGE COLLAPSES.
Following on four days of line weather, during which the results of the flood l earlier in the week receded considerably, there, was a change' in conditions locally on Saturday nightTh|e dhy was fine, but during the evening the wind, which had bc e n blowing from a south-easterly direction, veered round to due cast, and before midnight had increased to a ga.le, accompanied by driving rain. Similar conditions prevailed yesterday, the; wind at times reaching almost hurricane force, but the rain, although of a squally nature, was not heavy, only .82 of an inch being registered for the 24 hours ended at 9 o’clock this morning. The barometer has risen slightly cincc yesterday morning, and had a rising tendency th’s morning at 29.85 degrees.
The thermometer in the shade showed 48 degrees. Conditions in the Tirohia-Rotokohu area have improved considerably, and the water is rapidly receding. Th'emain Paetoa-Te Aroh a road between Mill ap'd Cadman ro.a,ds is covered w’th flood-water in several places, but tlir..'iigi.out yesterday a number of ears negotiated the flooded 1 portions with the assistance of a horse: to tow them. The water had receded still further this morning, and several cars got through unaided. Farmers in the area have experienced a trying time', an;d have received a setback, temporarily at least, by reason of the inundation of their properties. Matters ait the Puke have almost reverted to normal, although there is still a.fair amount of water on the,, low-lying country. COLLAPSE OF WALL. About 10.30 o’clock yesterday morning the whole of the frontage of the garage which is in coulee of erection for Mr E. S. Thomas on Belmont Road, crashed 1 to the ground. The wall, which rose to a height of 22ft. and was composed of re'inifor'cC'd concrete and bricks, was only completed on Friday afternoon, and the cement was still “green,” not having had) time to set properly. The structure offered a wide area to the fury of the gale, and wa,s unable to withstand the pressure and fell outwards across Belmont Road. In addition to the fall of tons of masonry, the tie beams are damaged .a.nd one set of principals is hopelessly smashed. Many of thje; bricks can. be used again, but the m'ortan lias been rendered useless and the reinforcing is damaged and bent. Apart, from the loss of time involved 1 , Mr Thomas assesses the damage at well over £lOO. In the course of falling, the structure carried' a.way four spans of telephone cable' and broke a , few telegraph wires.
Other than the uprooting of a ifew trees and shrubs in the boffough, no other damage has been, reported.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5306, 30 July 1928, Page 2
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450ROUGH WEATHER. Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5306, 30 July 1928, Page 2
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