HARIHARI NOTES

Grey River Argus, 6 February 1931, Page 7

HARIHARI NOTES

I (From Our Own Correspondent). ' HARI HARI, February 3. I With the heavy rain that continued I all day on Monday both the Big WanHganui and the Little Wanganui Rivers J were running “bankers,’’ especially the | I latter. Grave concern was expressed . by most of the local people who paid a visit to the Little Wanganui River | both before and after. About 2 p.m. ( • word was received from the river by ‘ one of the roadmen that the Little Wan-■ ganui had overflowed the protection 'works and had made a start to run I ! I down along the La Fountaine Creek.’ • The settlers who were residing along I '•the Creek were advised by telephone ■ from Haii Hari that the river had broklen through, and to beware in case the ‘flood water should reach the homes or ‘ithe settlers in that locality. If the ' rain continued throughout the night ! many of the settlers in low lying por-1 'tions of this flat would have been in < I serious danger, as not only the homes I ■'would suffer, but the farms also ini j many cases. ’ i The Central Cream Coy. ’s lorry from I ! , Hokitika was held up here on Monday i 'on account of the flooded rivers and *; creeks. A couple of lorry loads of pigs < /and the same .number. of lambs from' Wataroa district -were unable to Iget through owing to the flood further '!south. j Lord and Lady Bledisloe and Parry. ' motored through here late on Sunday J afternoon en route to the glaciers. On I Tuesday afternoon His Lordship was! to lay the foundation stone of the new • ; [church at the Waiho. The vice-Regal party returned on Wednesday owing to the earthpuakc. , The local school re-opened on Mon-, I day morning after the holidays. 1 Mr. Charles Ferguson, of the Com- ' mcrcial Hotel, Nelson, paid a visit to ’ these parts last week. “Charlie” is 1 well known in this locality, having re--1 sided here until a few years ago. Mr. George Scott Robertson who ft.vs not enjoyed the best of health lately, I is at present on a visit to Waiho Gorge. a I Mr. and Mrs. D. 8. Clay who have [been away from here for the past eight c | weeks returned home on Saturday. ’’ Miss Bowie, assistant school mis|tress, has returned after spending aer I holidays in Tima.ru. Rev Father O’Doherty of Ross, ak«o () [Brother Fergus of the Marist Order in a iGreymouth, paid a visit here last wees. I ’?* . Johnston of the Public Works Dept. ~11(1 a visit hero' last week to inspect Jami report on the Little Wanganui r River. The Engineer should have boon on the spot about noon on Monday to 'Jsee the full effects of the flood. jAir. and Mrs. P. J. McLean also Mrs [Thomas who have been on a visit to the ■ • 1 >ii:ir: ’ ’ farm left lie’rc for Greymoutr i on Thursday afternoon last. I.ATER. s 'l’he Hood of yesterday caused con- . siderable damage about the Little Wanganui homesteads. One settler in that locality was force 1 to leave th? houv\ the water being about six inches h'gb lon the floor of the build'ug. The ro id I f rom 'the La Fountaine Bridge was more o r less scoured out up to the Liritle Wanganui Bridge. The flood water I was about 24 inches off the flooring of the bridge. Alessrs. Johnston (District Engineer) I Jas O’Brien M.P.. and P. J. McLean u . of Grey mouth arrived here at noon on Tuesday, and saw the effect of the i flood. They proceeded to Waiho, and ; reported much road damage down that s way. They returned north on Wcu- - nesday night.