TEN INCHES OF RAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 October 1920, Page 4

TEN INCHES OF RAIN.

WET CONDITIONS CONTINUE AND PROSPECTS OF MORE. Intermittent rain prevailed yesterday and last night, and following the downpour of the two previous days, made one of the heaviest falls recorded for some years. Up to 3.30 yeßterday afternoon, 3.12 inches were recorded at the Pukekura Park since the previous day, rankina a total of ten inches since the 1 rain commenced early on Monday morning. Yesterday the temperature rose ttowt degrees. There was practically no movement in the barometer yesterday. The prospects are outlined in last night's weather report, which sayst "Present indications aro for northwesterly winds, strong to gale, backing to south-westerlies shortly,in *outherß districts. Expect unsettled and cloud j weather, with rain following generally heavy on the west coast and districts. A further decrease in atmospheric pressure is probable, 1 but the baro« meter ia likely to ri«e in the south in about 24 hours." The flooded state of the rivers resulted in some minor damage. The footpath. bordering the Huatoki stream on th« Carrington Road fell away for some feet, as the result of the subsidence of th« bank, and necessitated some filling ol earth and the re-erection of the few* for a short distance. The borough engineer (Mr. W. H. Cook) states thai Mr tour ,of the borough did not disclose any other damage of note. Lines of communication .were obstructed, particularly in outlying districts, roidf being impassable in many instance*, A telegram from Wanganui stale* that there was a blockage on the railway line at Fordell, but the train service was apparently not seriously delayed, as the New Plymouth expre'si train from Wellington arrived at tho usual time last night. It ia many months since such a beery downpour of rain occurred as that whiea fell almost continuously, from just before mid-day on Monday until about midnight last night, says yesterday** Hawera Star. The total fall recorded in Hawera for the 24 hours ending at it a.m. Wednesday, was .71 inches, whim with the 2.05 inches recorded up till (• o'clock Wednesday morning, maku a total of nearly 3£ inches, or 350 tons o{ water,to the acre, in 48 hours.