WORKERS' TENTS BLOWN DOWN

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 21, 17 August 1932, Page 5

WORKERS' TENTS BLOWN DOWN

STORM NEAR WHANGAREI HEAVY WIND AND RAIN Special Service WHANGAREI, Monday.—The lull after the heavy rain yesterday proved only temporary. At midnight the sky was clear, but early this morning the wind blew up with hurricane force from the north, bringing down torrents of rain. Electrical disturbances were also frequent. At 8 a.m. the velocity of the wind and the volume of water increased, and the wind shifted suddenly to the west. This brought the end of the heavy rain, although the sky remains overcast.

The heavy blow early this morningflattened live tents at the single men's relief works camp at Nukatawhiti. The rainfall, as recorded at the observatory, was .53in. for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. The warm rains should result in record growth if further cold weather does not intervene..