HEAVY WEATHER IN WELLINGTON.
CONBIDKRA3LK DAMAGE ST SLIPS, (ran pkbss association.) Wbiaikotoii, July 2. After a fortnight of mild weather, an exceptionally heavy rafofell sat in from the south, and 3-05 inches fall yesterday, mostly at night. A good deal of damage was done in various pwts of the town. A slip at Oriental Bay partially destroyed two houses la course of buildiug, and another was endangered. Th« Huttis remukably low after such a fall. A number of othtr blips occurred In various parte of the city, the most serious being at the Kiroii R->ad timrel, where the road above broke away, and has blocked the traffic temporarily. Lath. The haavy rain brought down a tremendous slip of earth at the rear of [some business premises in Willis-street [The shop of Ohristeson, tobacconist, was damaged to the extent of £2OO. Small landslips are reported from several parts of the suburbs.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 177, 3 July 1900, Page 2
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150HEAVY WEATHER IN WELLINGTON. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 177, 3 July 1900, Page 2
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