DAMAGE BY FLOOD IN AUCKLAND

Southland Times, Issue 23573, 29 July 1938, Page 9

DAMAGE BY FLOOD IN AUCKLAND

BOWLING GREEN REPAIRS WILL COST ABOUT £3OO (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, July 27. The flood damage done to the Auckland Bdwling Club’s greens as revealed by daylight will probably cost about £3OO to repair. Besides delaying the start of play next season the low-level green in the north-eastern corner of the property, which was flooded to a depth of more than four feet received great quantities of silt washed down from the new domain road which is being constructed by the City Council. Several yards of low concrete retaining wall on the southern side broke in many places and collapsed outward. Two greens on the western side were also coated with silt. Workmen were busy on the ground floor of Milne and Choyce’s shop this morning removing cork and linoleum which had been soaked by water the night before. The greater part of the floor was treated in this way and many counters and other fixtures had to be moved in the process. The accumulation of water in the basement was pumped out and it was found that fortunately the elevator motors and main switchboard had not been affected. An estimate of the damage to stock stored in the basement will not be possible for some days. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR IN NORTH AUCKLAND (United Press Association) WHANGAREI, July 27. Accompanied by thunder and lightning, there was a torrential downpour in North Auckland yesterday. The storm lasted five hours, during which time three inches of rain fell at Kaitaia, which was isolated for some time as a result of rising rivers. No losses of stock are reported. There has been no flooding in the Whangarei district.