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RAIN IN POVERTY BAY A BRIDGE COLLAPSES COSTLY FOR LOCAL BODY (Per Press Association). Gisborne, February 15. To Far aka evperieneed the heaviest rainfall ever recorded, 6.05 points falling ini the -I hours ended 0 a.m. The streams reached their highest known levels and tho bridge on Kanaka nia. Road, costing: £ISOO, collapsed under the weight, of 11 feet of water and was completely destroyed. The suspension bridge costing £9OO was also wrecked. Gisborne lias had 9.50 inches, in a week and 4.74 (during the past -IS hours.
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Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3646, 15 February 1932, Page 8
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