FLOOD DAMAGE.
POTATO CROPS RUINED. (BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 3. Had the rain not ceased early on Sunday there would have been serious floods in Canterbury. A.s things are Leithfield township bears some slight scars. When the Kowhai River overflowed at 11 o’clock on Saturday night the water made its way down the main roads in a broad ‘stream. Several houses were threatened in a way reminiscent of the May flood, but nothing, very serious occurred. In a few houses the. water entered some of the rooms, *and many vegetable gardens were temporarily submerged. Great expedition was displayed in lifting carpets and other floor coverings, but much of this labour was wasted effort, as the flood went down as suddenly as it rose. The damage done was slight. At Sefton silt was deposited on several farms, .and the potato crops have been mo-st unfortunate in this respect.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 November 1924, Page 7
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