Water Shortage at Bluff

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 73, 27 March 1936, Page 7

Water Shortage at Bluff

WHILE AUCKLAND IS DELUGED! Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Last Night. There is an extreme shortage of water at Bluff at present. Air W. A. Ott, chairman of tho Bluff Harbour Board, stated to-day that the reservoir was very low and householders would have to use as little water as possible. “All residents of Bluff who receive water from the reservoir will be posted a, circular asking them to be careful with the supply,” he said. “We have reduced the pressure aud this should help to keep the water level up. “In the past the Railway Department’s engines travelling to Bluff touk on water on Bluff, but now wo have made arrangements for tho locomotives to have their tanks replenished in Invercargill. Various shipping companies have been asked to tell the masters of iheir vessels that we are experiencing a water shortage at present, and we can only supply the minimum requirements of ships. The tug Awarua is equipped with an evaporator and this will bo brought into operation to save the fresh, water. The level of the reservoir is very low and only a heav y rainfall can prevent the position from becoming very serious.”