HEAVY RAINFAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 243, 11 October 1916, Page 4

HEAVY RAINFAL.

EIVEES KBIXG EAPUXLY. i '. ■ -■■;."'-. ..-; (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) HAiHLTOX, this day. Exceptionally heavy rain has fallen > throughout the Waikato daring the past ,4S hours, and still continues. Hirers are i steadily rising for, in addition te the , ordinary contribution of raftifall, a ■ heavy downpour usually washes snow • from the higher mountain peaks, especi- ' ally from Kuapehu, on which the Waikato Ever has its source The Waikato 1 bears a memorable reputation for bad : roads, and many of them are at present nothing less than quagmires, paxticu- > larly those situated within Waipa ■ county area. Some low lying parts of 1 the district are inundated, and murmur- ' ings of discontent at the great amount ! of moisture are heard -from farmers. ' According to figures supplied by Dγ Doug- | las, the rainfall on Monday was 1.82 ' inch, and during the last 24 hours 1.32 1 inch, making the total for the two ! days 3.14 inches. rDETtvKft UCHES OF RAIN. i ____ i TTATTTPS HEAVY FALL. i (By Telegraph.—Own Correepondent.) : "WAIHI, Tuesday. Heavy rain 1s still falling,- and -the weather shows no . signe of -cdeanng. ' Since 9 a.m. on-Friday until 9 *jn. to ■' day close upon 15 inches has.been recorded. ?Cq less than ,4J inches fell for , the 24 hours-preceding 9 a-m. on- Saturi day. This is the most continuous faß experienced bere Jot some ye»rs.