NORTH ISLAND SWEPT
j DAMAGE IN HAWKES BAY j POWER SERVICE DISLOCATED I United Press Associationl WAIPUKURAU, 22nd November. Damage to power lines in central ! Hawkes Bay is considerable as a re- \ suit of a fierce gale which raged for 1 48 hours before abating late this morn- | ing. Dislocation of services occurred ; over the whole of the central Hawkes | Bay Power Foard's area, and the staff ; was out practically all night, and was still out at noon to-day, though most of the services were then back to norj mal. Telegraph lines escaped damage. | Damage was heavy in gardens and , orchards, where shelter was not sufi ficient, fruit trees in particular suffer- , ing. In many orchards to-day fruit, l was lying in quantities on the ground, j In some localities wireless aerials , suffered badly, and owners were com- | polled to dismantle them for repairs.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 23 November 1938, Page 8
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