BOISTEROUS CONDITIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22512, 1 September 1936, Page 12

BOISTEROUS CONDITIONS

RAIN AND HAIL SHOWERS ROUGH WEATHER AT SEA There was a continuation of boisterous westerly weather yesterday. The conditions were again squally and showery, and hail, as welKas rain, was experienced duTing the day. In the evening the wind decreased to a moderate breezfc and the conditions improved. The temperature was cold, the thermometer recording 54 degrees at 4 p.m.' The barometer continued very low. It was steady at 29.55 in. after mid-day until late in the evening, when it commenced rising. The storm which had prevailed on the West Coast during the week-end moderated considerably yesterday, the westerly wind having decreased to a fresh breeze in the . afternoon. The rough sea was also moderating. Stormy weather at sea has been experienced by shipping. The Royal Mail liner Niagara, which arrived from Vancouver yesterday morning, encountered a westerly gale during the last 24 hours of the voyage, and the boisterous conditions delayed her arrival over an hour. The Port Lino motor-ship Port Hobart from Liverpool and the steamer Golden Bear from Los Angeles will arrive early this morning after being delayed by the storm. The Golden Boar was due at noon yesterday and the Port Hobart at eight o'clock last night. The Union Company's steamer Kaikorai, which arrived from Sydney yesterday morning, encountered continuous stormy weather during the passage, hut hCr arrival was not delayed*

STORMS IN TARANAKI DAMAGE TO POWER LINES [by TELEGRAPH OWN correspondent] NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday Cold rains and hailstorms swept Taranaki during the week-end, accompanied by heavy* falls of snow on Egmont, and high seas along the coast. Minor damage was done to telegraph and power lines, and part of Stratford was in darkness on Saturday night owing to a falling tree severing a power line. A second heavy avalanche at Mackie Rocks, at the head of the Manganui Gorge, was found by a party from Stratford Hostel. The fall was about twice as largo as that preceding it and upon which it fell. When discovered it was impassable, but tracks were cut in the week-end. The week-end was very stormy at Dawson Falls, and up till 9 a.m. yesterday 4£ in. of rain had fallen. RIVER OVER BANKS REPORT FROM OTAKI [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION J OTAKI, Monday _ Heavy rain at the week-end caused i-ivers to rise and flood acres of land. The floods entered a house at Rangiuru, and large areas are under water at Waikanae. The rainfall for 2-i hours was two inches.