SUMNER LANDSLIP.
TO THE EDITOB. Sib, —As a resident and constant traveller on : the Sumner road for the last ten yeans, I wish to remove a feeling that seeins prevalent with the public, that the recent landslip arose from pieces of rock being detached from the permanent cliff. This is not the case. A large amount of debris has collected in a portion of the space commencing from the base of the cliff and extending to the edge of the roadway. This debris consists of sand and fallen pieces of rock, the accumulations of a long period of time; and the late fall of stone was caused by the sand gradually fretting away, and letting the stones slide down. If the debris 'had been clay the stones would have been held in secure position.— I am, &c, E. W. ROPER.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 7561, 28 May 1885, Page 5
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140SUMNER LANDSLIP. Lyttelton Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 7561, 28 May 1885, Page 5
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