FOUR HOURS' RAIN.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20045, 29 September 1930, Page 10

FOUR HOURS' RAIN.

RELIEF* AT COLERIDGE. NOR'-WESTER CONTINUES. A fall of .Oiin for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday, made a total rainfall of only ,05iu during the five days that a nor'-wester has been blowing at Lake Coleridge. However, at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, heavy rain set in at the Harper Jiiver, lasting until 8.30 p.m., when the sky again cleared. The weather was then still nor'-west. In the meantime the lake level and the inilow from the Harper river were once more maintained over the week-end. Tho latest figures are:--

Saturday Sunday. Lake level 1658.85 1658.85 (steady) Harper in How 290cusecs 290 cusees (steady) liainfall Nil .0-1 Output "55,000 units 234.070 units Max. Demand 15,040 k.w. 16,220 k.w.

Note: Units aud maximum demand are calculated to .12 o'clock on the previous night. Four Hours' Steady Rain. All day Saturday, there was a mode: rate nor'-west wind at the lake, and the sky was clear. Yesterday morning these conditions were still maintained, but in the afternoon tho sky became overcast, and steady lain set in at 4.30 o'clock. The rain lasted for four hours and there was then a return to the conditions of the morning. The extent of the fall will not be Known until the gauge is taken this morning, but lasting for so short a period, it can have done no more than relieve tho situation tempoiarily. The visitors at tile lake yesterday included the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr J. K. Archer). Most went by private cars, but an excursion by bus wag arranged, and proved popular. # The output fiom the Coleridge' pow-er-house for the 24 hours ended at midnight on Friday, showed an increase of 1300 units, due probably to the late shopping night in most parts of the province. The figures for this and for the succeeding 24 hours, however, both show reductions on those for tho corresponding days last week. The maximum demand for the 24 hours ended at midnight on Friday, is less than that on the previous Friday, but for the succeeding 24 hours the demand last week is exceeded bv 400 k.w.

About 6.30 p.m. last evening, there was a temporary interruption at tho Addington sub-station, duo to a mishap and lasting only si couple of seconds. Church Services Earlier. Services at St. Luke 'a Church and at St. Mary's, Addington, were held early yesterday, to avoid as far as possible the use of lighting. All the churches have been circularised by the Municipal Electricity Department, but these were the only two which have ftdvised their curtailment. The organ of the Christchurch Cathedral was not used at all yesterday, the choristers singing unaccompanied. Tho organ has not now been used for over a week, and Dr. J. C. Bradshaw's roeitals on it nave been discontinued.

The Minister for Public Works (the Hon. W. B. Taverner), who passed through Christr.hureh on Saturday morning, said that ho might have a statement to release within a day or two defining the Government's intentions for a stand-by plant next winter. As was stated in Thk Prks-. on Saturday, enquiries are being made in several countries of the world, and it has been impossible, until the replies are cabled, t6 give details of the plant selected.

HILLSIDE SUBURBS. SOME STREET LIGHTS WANTED. ™r" • REQUEST BY HEATHCOTE COUNTY COUNCIL. As the result of the discussion at Friday's meeting of the Heathcote County Council on the subject, it has been decided to apoly to the Power Committee for permission to provide a total of 24 street lights for the whole of the hillside suburbs, it is proposed that twelve should bu provided for Cashmere, and six each for Heatlieote Valley and Mount Pleasant. The supply of electricity for Huntsbnry (which also is in the county) is provided by the City Council, and consequently is not under the control of the county.

EXCURSION TO LAKE.

Ail excursion party, arranged by the Inter-City Motor Services, visited Lake Coleridge yesterday and up to the timb when they left there was no rain at all, although the wind blew Strongly from the north-west. Almost no snow remained on the mountains by tho lake, except on the sheltered sides.