THE WEATHER.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 148, 25 June 1898, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

Up to nine a.m. to-day ne.i-i.. ' inches of rain fell in Auckland • 2* the commencement of the w i SUle<s ther this week. The rain gau2 Auckland .Museum showed __£*£{** ing readings taken at 9 a.m J^T* for the previous 24 hours:-Thm., 1.59 inches; Friday, .24 inch t ay > .20 inches; total, 2.39 inches, 'i? Btendy downfall of rain took nff? ep night. This morning the wi£& cd and went round to the west v. ing more into the S.W. as tL ■ went on. cne d *y Isevys from the Thames and OV mini districts shows that consider^" damage was done there by thp h! 9 rains. At the Thames the"coS water race was so much damwi that the water was entirely fffS so that .it will be impossible to e h» duct, crushing operations at the" hit teries till the race is repaired Several serious landslips have taken place™ At Te Aroha early on Thursday morning the storm did considerable damage to boili houses and fenc*. Several two and. three roomed cot tagea were blown over, while _lars£ houses had their roof's carriedawav In the main street the-verandah-at Mr A. W. Edwards' draper's shop-.™, blown away and several of the shoi windows were broken in, the milliherv and drapery, the stock being damaged and drapery stock being damaled to the extent of several hundreds of pounds by the rain.

The small creek which runs -hroifej, the township overflowed, but alar?* gang of workers with picks and shovels managed to divert the course of the water and prevented further damage. The Catholic church wag shifted about 2 feet off its blocks. A seven roomed cottage owned by iljj Tonge, which was in course of> renc. ration, completely disappeared, notb* ing being left bpt the floor.