HEAVY RAINS
IN NORTH ISLAND. \\ ELLINGTON BEFOGGED. \\ ELLINGTON. June 25. Since early last evening, WuHnig- I ton has been enveloped m a dense log, which presented a danger ’ navigation throughout the night. The continuous booming of the warning signal at the Heads indicated the state of affairs on the water, and these were so bad as to hold up »he ferry steamer Mararoa, from Lyttcl ton. outside the Harbour entrance for about, two hours ibis morning. Apart from the fog, there has been a fair aujount of heavy rain. Other parts of the Dominion particularly in the north, are being seriously affected particularly in Po verty Bay and the Bay of Plenty districts. Some reports which were rccciv- . cd at the Weather bureau to-dav we’e as follow:—(the amounts of i;iJnt;..l being for the twenty-four hour pcrinU > preceding P a.m. to-day).— Marunioko (about 50 miles nor'.:' I of Gisborne) 8 inches: Pakihiroa, | (near aipiro Bay) 6.87 inches ; \\ i' j hi. 3.96‘ inches; Rotorua 3.57 inches: Kahukurai (91 miles northeast of Gis- I borne). 5 inches; Turua (Thorn-.?') I
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Grey River Argus, 26 June 1925, Page 8
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177HEAVY RAINS Grey River Argus, 26 June 1925, Page 8
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