TEMUKA LITTLE DAMAGE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21553, 16 January 1940, Page 3

TEMUKA LITTLE DAMAGE

Some Crops Down

Results of Week-end Rain

Little damage other than a few flattened crops and the loss of a small number of sheep after shearing in the Orton and Clandeboye districts, resulted from the week-end rain.

Reporting from Rangitata Valley, Mr G. A. Davey said that the crops were nearly ripe and the straw had been sufficiently strong to weather the storm. Shearing had been finished for some time and as far as he knew there had been no losses of sheep or lambs. According to the reading of the gauge of Mr A. J. Davey, Waitohi Flat, 3.15 inches of rain feil at the week-end. There was no evidence of damage. Root crops and pastures would benefit from the downfall. A number of oat crops had been levelled in the Clandeboye district, said Mr G. H. Mulligan. There was a deal of surface water to be seen but no flooding. Some barley crops had also been flattened, but this loss should be offset by the advantage of the rain to root crops and pastures. Quite a fair proportion of the oat crop had already been harvested. The rainfall in this district according to Mr R. Morrison was 2.7 inches, being a little more than was needed. Crops at Milford were not sufficiently heavy to suffer much damage. An odd one had been flattened and one paddock of oats had suffered badly. According to Mr W. McCully there was little evidence of damage at Seadown. There was a little surface water and on the whole the ground had absorbed the water very well.

Both the Opihi and the Temuka rivers are carrying large volumes of discoloured water and will not be fishable for some time. The Opihi which empties into the Milford Lagoon changed its course a little near the mouth. It also forced the shingle bank and there is now a sufficiently wide channel to provide adequate drainage from the lagoon to the sea. Rain commenced to fall in the borough early on Saturday and 33 points were recorded. On Sunday 137 points fell until 3.30 p.m. Until the rain ceased on Monday morning 169 points were recorded making a total of 3.39 inches. WOMEN’S BOWLING Following is the Temuka women’s team to play Park at Temuka on Thursday— Mesdames Fletcher (s), Flanagan, Frisby and Johnston; Mesdames Davis (s), Shand, Misses B. Stewart and McGarva; Mesdames Marshall (s), Miss Thomson, M. Harrison and Blackmore; Mesdames Cain (s), Taylor, Thistleton and Whitehead. PERSONAL The engagement is announced of Elsie Eleanor, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Thompson, Temuka and Mervyn Thomas, only son of Mr and Mrs Hughes, Geraldine. Mr B. Quinn, who has been transferred from the Post Office, Temuka, to Albury, was met by members of the Temuka Municipal Band at the weekend and presented with a wallet. In making the presentation the secretary (Mr J. Allfrey), paid a tribute to the valuable work which had been done for the band by Mr Quinn. He hoped that he would be successful in his new field of work. Mr and Mrs Withers. Hawarden, arc the guests of Mr and Mrs L. Prattely, Milford. Mr and Mrs D. Millar, Milford, have left on a motor tour to Blenheim.

Miss C. Hope Is at present visiting the Centennnal Exhibition, Wellington. Deputy-superintendent C. H. Stokes, of the New Brighton Fire Brigade, was the guest of Mr and Mrs R. L. Stokes at the week-end.

Mr Malcolm Cholerton, F.S.M.C. F.8.0.A., and Honours in Orthoptics, who has just returned to New Zealand after four years’ study in a London Hospital, representing "Procter’s,” the Premier Opticians, Christchurch, will be making a professional visit to Temuka on Tuesday, January 16, when he may be consulted on all defects of eyesight at the Temuka Hotel from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments can now be made by ringing the U.F.S. Dispensary ’phone 29M