EROSION AT SUMNER.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19669, 12 July 1929, Page 9

EROSION AT SUMNER.

POSITION NOW EASIER. Although there has been no repetition of the pounding seas of Sunday and Monday, the erosive effect of the tides continues at Sumner, though to a much smaller extent. A walk along the foot of the sand cliffs reveals that the sea has attacked a fairly large area. The action going on is simply this: The sea scours the foot of the sand cliff to such an extent that the overhanging portion breaks away by reason of its Qwn weight; this heap of loosened sand is soon removed by a few more waves and so the action goes on. Should future high tides threaten the security of the beach front, and protective measures become necessary, attention will have to be given to the fortification of the base of the sandNo further change of the Scarborough boat harbour has occurred since Monday, but it is apparent that a considerable sum will be necessary to restore the wall to its original height. Standing at either end the beach and visualising natural conditions, a strange sight meets the eye. Where previously an area of dry sand sloped away from the crest of tne sand-hills, down to the moist sand, miniature cliffs now exist. Three concrete tanks which formerly were well covered with dry sand stand out clear of the sand-banks. At the Scarborough and Cave Rock ends of the beach the sand is littered with all manner of rubbish —seaweed, sticks, boughs, and a nondescript collection of tins. The Surf Club is. faced with some expenditure in repairing its protective wall which at one end has sagged badly, while the slab of concrete at the entrance to the beach has collapsed completely. The tramway viaduct near onag Rock also suffered from the storm, and the Tramway Board was forced to put on men to repair the damage.