CLEANING UP KAIAPOI
WATER GETTING AWAY SLOWLY.
CHRISTCHURCH, 10th May. __ To-day was essentially "cleaning day" in Kaiapoi. The fire engine was employed in emptying cellars. The authorities have cut several drains and openings through the embankment, and draining has reduced the flooding considerably, but it will he some weeks before the water from the low-lying sections can get away. Many families are still being accommodated in private houses, the Technical School, etc., and some cannot possibly return to their homes for some days; in the meantime they are being well looked after. Provision has been mado at the woollen mills and freezing works for the drying of clothing, etc. The Kaiapoi Woollen Mills resumed operations to-day in the carding, spinning, and milling departments, and it ia expected that the rest of the employees will be able to start again on Monday. The work of getting the flood water out of the buildings was efficiently carried out by the mill staff. Since the water receded it has beer, found that the damage to tho wool and materials will not be so great as was anticipated.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 111, 11 May 1923, Page 4
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184CLEANING UP KAIAPOI Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 111, 11 May 1923, Page 4
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