THE WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13191, 31 May 1906, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

HEAVY RAINFALL. TRAMWAY SERVICE INTERRUPTED. Thk weather yesterday was very stormy, ii strong wind blowing from the north-east in the city. Heavy raic fell in the afternoon, there being an exceptionally heavy downpour between three p.m. and four p.m. About six p.m. there was another heavy, downpoui, which lasted for a considerable time. Towards eight p.m. the wind dropped, and, a slight drizzling rain continued-until an early hour this morning. Masters of vessels arriving from coast ports last night reported very thick weather, but the wind was from the west in the jnilf. The tramway service was interfered with last evening between five and seven, owing to the silting up of the lines. Four cars from Onehunga were stopped near Epsom, where the silt lay over the lines a foot deep, and the cars could not get through until it was cleared away. At Newmarket and on the Ponsonby section some delay ensued from the same cause. Several cars from Ponsonby to town were brought round by way of College Hill. The .bed of Alien Road, near Stanleystreet, collapsed last evening, leaving a big bole, full of water. , From the appearance of the hole, it was evident that the ground ■ had been washed away underneath by the heavy rain. A neighbour put cut a lamp, which was of mucti service in warning unwary pedestrians of ; the dangerous state of the road. [BY TKLEGRArH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Ixveec.vrgill, Wednesday. ' The weather has improved, but too late to help the harvest; Many farmers find that the oat crops are one-third less than the estimates, and the quality not generally good. Much dependence .was put oh. fattening lambs on the stubble, but tho crops were so long in the paddocks that grazing was kept back, and now the frosts are telling on the grass. The turnips are indifferent.