RIVERS RUN HIGH

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22312, 23 April 1947, Page 6

RIVERS RUN HIGH

RAIN STOPS IN TIME RAILWAY AND ROADS OPEN Although there were heavy overnight showers, weather conditions moderated at Gisborne yesterday, and all routes from the district were open, though some were not advisable tor small cars. All rivers in the district were running high on Monday, and an anxious eye was kept on them by farmers with stock on the lower levels. On Mondaymorning stock was removed from land adjoining the banks of the Waipaoa River. Farmers who had been caught before by the river flooding their properties removed possessions to higher land, but this was found to be unnecessary. ■ From about mid-day on Monday the river commenced to drop, and yesterday morning was well below the danger level. The Waimata River also did not overflow its banks, although a large amount of driftwood was carried down and out to sea. People who are in the habit of collecting their winter firewood from the Waikanae Beach ire expected to reap a rich reward. Rftads Still Greasy All roads leading from the district were open yesterday, stated the resident A.A. patrol, Mr. E. W. Cook. The East Coast scenic highway was not recommended to motorists travelling in small cars, however, as open watercourses on tlie northern side of Te Araroa were still running high. The Gisborne-Wairoa road by way of Hangaroa was also not recommended for small cars. The portion near the'Hangaroa Bluffs was very greasy, and small cars would find difficulty in getting through the mud. The other route to Wairoa, via Morere. was open, but was greasy in parts. The northern route by way of the Waioeka Gorge was also open, but care was required in negotiating several of the sections on which widening work was being carried out. The slip on the Wcllington-Gisborne railway line near Beach Loop was cleared late on Monday afternoon, and the goods train from Gisborne to Napier on Monday night was able to proceed, while the Wellington-Gisborne express arrived at Gisborne on time that night. A Diesel shovel was dispatched to the slip at Beach Loop yesterday to dear away material which was likely to slip onto the track, should the wet weather continue.