HEAVY RAIN
SLIPS in tAihape DISTRICT
TRAFFIC' HELD UP
•j (By Telegraph—Press Association)
- . AUCKLAND, This Day. ‘ A slip which buried part of the Main ' Trunk Railway line north of Mangaweka on Sunday night delayed the arrival at Auckland of the Limited Express from " Wellington. A goods train nearly ran ’ into the debris earlier in the evening, the driver applying the brakes just in time/ • ■ •
A message sent to Mangaweka caused tho north-bound Express to be held up and the train remained in the station yard at Mangaweka from midnight until 4 a.m. /' -// . ■=/■' ; ' ,-i i
Excessively heavy rain has fallen in: the Tnihape district for several days. Much of the country, which is heavily wooded, is waterlogged. V Slips have also blocked the main highway between Mangaweka and Tailiape. Repair gangs are handicapped by the heavy rain, which is still failing. A report from the district states that, motor cars will be unable to get through for two days, and that it will probably be two weeks before heavy lorries will be able to use the road. ~ • ’ • 1 -
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 4 August 1931, Page 4
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177HEAVY RAIN Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 4 August 1931, Page 4
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