NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 102, 27 October 1931, Page 11

NELSON NEWS

STORM ON SATURDAY

THE OCTOBER FROSTS

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

NELSON, 2o'lh October

During Ihe week-end the weather iunied. very cold, sijow, rain, and frost being experienced. A strong south-wesl wind blew on Saturday up till about 2.30, when it vecreu round to the southeast, heavy snow falling on Die Maungalapu, the Fringe, Die Wakapuaka .Hills, and tlic range of hills from Stoke southwards. Rain also fell'for a couple o): hours. All outdoor sports w.ero interfered with, and most games were abandoned. With thousands of tomato plants out in the open growers were very anxious as to a frost occurring during the night. Amateur gardeners covered up their more tender plants as much as possible, but tomato growers on a big scale had to trust more or less to luck. The weather cleared during-the'evening and up to an early hour on Sundaymorning there was a. clear sky' with overy indication of a severe frost. For-' tunately, however, the sky clouded over, and the frost was not as heavy as was expected, although in some parts of the city, notably in the valleys,and in the Waimea and Motueka districts the frost was most severe' and did very much- damage. The Wood area practically escaped. Many-thou-sands of tomato plants wero nipped, and it is also expected that the' stone' fruit crop' will' be damaged, although it is yet too early lo ascertain to-What extent. "■ - ' From records of past years!' it is. shown that between. 13th and' 25th October late, frosts have . occurred from 1926. In 1926' thero was'a. frost on the 13th; in 1927 on the 2oth; in 1928 again •on the ,13' th;' and in.' 1929 ' once more on the 25th. . In 1930 '.there wcro frosts on.flip 19th .and 20th, aucVthe 22nd and 23rd; arid, during October; of this year" frosts..were, experienced, on the 22nd, 24th., and'2oth. , ; The Nelson Cricket Association chain'; pionship matches'commenced on Saturday afternoon... When rain " fell at about 3 o'clock all.the.matches except Wakatu v. College seniors, were abandoned. At the. College brooms' were used to sweep off the water, and by. the time play was resumed, about 4.30 p.m., there was a fall of snow on the surrounding hills, and conditions were anything but pleasant. Wnkatu had won the toss, and batting gave College a day in the field, .seovi.ng 222 runs few the loss of six wiclvots. 1). Glover' and If. Marshall put on a partnership of 152 runs, the former scoring a. ehanceless 80, and the latter 62. ■ Jones 23, and Stewart 25 not out, were the other chief scorers. lii a "match at Trafalgar Park, Old Boys Colts had lost two wickets for 42 runs when play was abandoned (A. Nightingale 22). Following the representations'of the Buller County Council supported by the'Takaka and Collingwood Counties, the Government has decided to proceed with the formation of a road over the Ilcapy track, connecting Collingwood with Karamea. Mr. G. C. Black, M.P. for Motueka, states that 100- men will be transferred from tho InangahnaAVostport railway to begin work on the Karamea end of the ncwroad. According to information from Collingwood a reef with promise of_ being rich in gold has been located in tho vicinity of the old workings of the Golden Blocks mine. Although members of the prospecting company are reticent in regard to activity on tho Golden Blocks, it is significant that the find last week brought to Collingwood, among others, Messrs. N. S. M'Nabb, of Melbourne, T..:H. Lee, and E. V. Jones, of I?eefto.n, and I/. C. Hary.oy, of. London. The Golden...Blocks in thopast was orio of. the. most .profitably mining, ventures ever launched ;iir the.-; Dominion, as much as 41oz. of gold to; the. ton of crushed.ord. b'ehig.'obtained.: Tho annuar.meeting. 'Of Vfhe . Nelson. District Cricket Association elected the following, officers: President, ■ Mrv - W.. B. Griffin;.. vice-presidents,; the. prcsi-. dents of the various sub-associations; executive, Nelson (3), Messrs; E. R. Neale, T. -Scarcll,- and A.. :Carpenter; Waimea (2), M.essrs.W. Max and. A. Newman; Motueka, My. E.. Trevena; Tapawcra, to bo -appointed-;: Midland, Mr. Batchelor; Takaka, to be appointed. Selector, Mr, T. Loulsson; hon. secretary, Mr. E.-'Vft. Nca.le; delegate to. New Zealand' Cricket. Council, Mr. J. I?. Clark.