BAD WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 97, 24 April 1912, Page 3

BAD WEATHER

DAMAGE IN AUCKLAND, AUCKLAND, 23rd April. The heavy rain squalls from the northeast, which set in chortly" after 1 a.m. to-day, interfered very considerably with shipping movement* in port. Th«» mosquito fleet is held up awaiting a fair wind and cargo operations at the wharves have been hampered. A timber boom, which was moored, in Mechanics Bay, broke loose early this morning, and the drifting logs, carried by a heavy swell, soon began to play havoc amongst the small craft anchored in the "bay. As _ a result a number of yachts and fishing smacks were fennk. The piles supporting the Waitemata Rowing Club's fined were carried away, causing the structure to collapse. The shed contained fourteen hoatt, and sii. of these have been smashed to splinters, and some others, •it i» feared, are damaged beyond all hope of repair. In addition to the loss of boats, practically the whole stock of racing sculls has been lost, While the contents of • members' private lockers are practically ruined. The loss to the club is estimated at about £500, and private membere "will soffei: considerably.