AUXILIARY SERVICES
’ AT ; WORK IN PALMERSTON NORTH. | HELPING TO CLEAR UP FLOOD ; ' DAMAGE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ! PALMERSTON N„ May 7. A survey of the part of the city affected by the flood, mainly the Hokowhitu suburb, shows that 60 houses were evacuated. City council and E.P.S. men are engaged hosing out the houses and in a general cleaning up, including the streets. Tons of wet bedding were dried last night in the box factory’s kiln, and it is being reloaded today. Working under the E.P.S. are the Women’s War Service Auxiliary. Red Cross, the United Guild,’and a number of normal peace time women's organisations. These women are assisting in caring for furniture submerged in the flood and will carry out other spring cleaning operations. Persons not having friends assisting them are >ost grateful for this aief. At the invitation of Mr Hodgens, Mr Wilson. Associate Minister of National Service, accompanied officials of the Treasury yesterday in a visit to the city and adjacent areas affected to ascertain if and where aid was required. The party left, today to in-I spect the districts in the lower Manawatu. where the big flood now covers! the Buckley area, near Shannon. RAILWAYS CLEAR. SERVICES BACK TO NORMAL. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Railway schedules which were interrupted by flood damage to a bridge between Longburn and Linton have been restored to normal, reported the railway authorities in Wellington last night. Trains were observing a six miles an hour speed limit over the bridge, but the lost time was being made up. The line through the Manawatu Gorge is clear, and the express from, Napier arrived in Wellington on time yesterday afternoon. Both Auckland expresses left Wellington on time yesterdav.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 May 1941, Page 6
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