EASTERLY GALE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 26 March 1936, Page 6

EASTERLY GALE

AUCKLAND SWEPT TWO SMALL BOATS DRIVEN ASHORE (By Telegraph—Press Association) AUCKLAND, This Day. An easterly gale last night and early this morning caused extensive damage on the waterfront. Newspaper ajid radio warnings enabled the owners of boats to take overnight precautions, thus avoiding wreckage on the extensive scale of tile February storm. At daylight a howling easterly was lashing the harbour and by high tide, at approximately 10 o’clock, heavy waves of record size were pounding the beaches and breaking over the waterfront road, submerging the Parnell baths and testing the strength of reclamations. Two small sailing boats, approximately fourteen-footers, wore driven ashore near the Akaraiia Yacht Club shed, at Point Resolution, one being pounded to matchwood on the rocks and the other submerged, apparently badly damaged. At Kohimarama the water invaded a block of shops toi a depth of two feet, the stock having to be removed. The beaches facing the Rangitoto Channel and Hauraki Gulf were right in the track of the storm and- considerable damage is reported, especially at Milford, where a retaining wall was carried away and many lawns of private houses were damaged by erosion. DARGAVILLE’S EXPERI&NCE DARGAVILLE, This Day. A violent easterly gale blew itself out during the night and did a little damage to gar-dens. Victoria street was well under water and a large quantity of driftwood was deposited amongst flower beds.