Snow in Hawke’s Bay

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 160, 10 July 1939, Page 6

Snow in Hawke’s Bay

EARLY LAMB LOSSES FEARED Per Press Association. HASTINGS, July 9. Bitterly cold conditions prevailed throughout Hawkers Bay to-day with high winds and heavy falls of snow on the high country. Late in the afternoon snow began to fall in the southern end of the province, advancing north to the hills near Hastings. It is extremely likely that further falls will conic during the night as the temperature was dropping and clouds banking up. It is feared there will be losses of early lambs which for the last threo weeks have been making their appearance in substantial numbers. Heavy snow fell to-day on the NapierTaupo lload, the drifts being two feet deep in places. One car was held up for some hours in the snow, but the service cars are maintaining their schedules with difficulty. TARANAKI FREEZES IN COLD SNAP Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, July 9. Unprecedentedly heavy snow on the high country east of Stratford on Saturday and tho fifth successive day of snowfalls in the still atmosphero on Mount Egmont to-day characterised one of tho coldest week-ends Taranaki lias experienced for years. Practically no snow lias melted from round the mountain houses, where it is inches thick since the first heavy fall on Wednesday, and tho temperatures have been correspondingly low throughout the province, the temperature at New Plyomuth dropping below freezing point this morning. A glassy smooth thin film of ice prevented more than 80 cars from being driven, up the North Egmont road today and many of Ike cars which did reach tho hostel had to be manhandled over the slippery section.