DAMAGE AT THE PORT.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14145, 24 July 1916, Page 4

DAMAGE AT THE PORT.

ROCKS ROAD BLOCKED BY SLIPS

el, c If* dlstnc* sustained its full share of damage and inconvenience during the deluge the trouble being mainly caused by landslips of varying <S-

The Rocks road, at all times the most dangerous- and uncertain thoroughfare m the neighbourhood of the city is a soixrce of anxiety during every spell of wet weatner, and large sums have been spent by the City and County Councils at various times in reniarino- falls o f earth from the road and "otherwise keeping the roadway open for traffic. As a result of Saturday's rain further expenditure on a considerable scale must be undertaken, and the road is likely to remain closed for some time U c ns. I' e Pairs can be carried out. One or the largest slips on record came down a snort distance on the Tahuna side of i-ff am?' the highest point of the chit. The falling material has formed a great barrier across the road, measuring about forty feet from end' to end, and of varying defth. It shot right across the road and asphalt track carrying away the coping and chains of the retaining wall. Upon rough measurements the City Engineer estimates taat there are ]500 tons of material to bo removed, besides the repair of the wall and restoration of the standards and chains The Works Committee will probably inspect the locality today, and decide, the course to be adopted. At other points along the cliffs .here were minor falls, which can be dealt with without- difficulty. Landslides were the experience of ■ many Port residents whose bouses are situated on the hillside, especially where there are cuttings. From the Anchor Foundry round Wafcefield Quay householders commonly found their lu 1' ,4 lled with earth k'om tlie face of the clitrs yesterday morning! A house under'erection for Mr W -heid, near the Foundry, sustained j carnage, a great weight of earth-falling ! against and buckling the 7>ack wall. Mr J. Reeves, further along the quay, found that about 40 tons of material had fallen into his back garden from the property in Victoria Crescent above. At several of the residences in the Crescent landslides have played havoc ■with gardens. Mrs Chaa'les, who lives in Haven road near the 'Mission Hall, had an alarming experience. The cliff at the back of the house, which had been cut away, moved against the building, the weight of earth being sufficient to push it from its foundations. The building is now projecting slightly over the footpath.