NELSON NEWS
COPIOUS, RAINFALL
■(Special to the "Evening Post.',') . KELSON,.',March 2S. Yesterday's very welcome rainfall gave the whole or' the Nelson district a good soaking,, with over'two inches or i-ain in 'most areas. The Cawthron Institute recorded 2.oßiniu the city, and tlie Government Research Station 2.lSiu at Redwoods Valley,' for "the" two'days.' . . As a result o£ the rain the big ilum at the Nelson -waterworks overflowed today, for the first time for a uumber .of months, ( ■' This 'Easter the Nelson Iron Duke Sea Scouts will again take part in the ahuuui. Sea Scouts regatta to be held in Wellington-. A party of twenty -will make the trip —two crews from the Scouts and one from the Rover Scouts. The Iron Dukes are the present holders o! the Aorangi Cup and they will defend the .trophy in the regatta races. The following will comprise the party: Scoutmaster E. Berry; Aorangi Cup crew, A. Jenkins (stroke), H. Hounsell, H. Ricketts, J. Simpson, R. Evans, Assistant Scoutmaster N. Jones (coxswain); Wa6hbourn Cup crew, A. Me- j Millan (stroke), R. McMillan, R, Owen, C. Edmonds, A. Dobson, A. Ricketts, Assistant Scoutmaster H. McNamara (coxswain); Rover crew; D. Catley,"R. Simpson,W. Honer, J. Day, R. Winstanley, and A. Toil. ■■■;■'■ The party will leave Nelson by tonight's boat under Scoutmaster Berry. '
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 75, 29 March 1934, Page 14
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214NELSON NEWS Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 75, 29 March 1934, Page 14
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