HEAVY RAINS CAUSE UNEMPLOYMENT.
NORTH ISLAND MILLS ARE CLOSED DOWN
Per Press Association. TAUMARUNUI, May 4. Rain held off all day but fell heavily again last night. The rivers, however, have not risen abnormally, and smaller streams appear to have caused most damage. Ellis and Burnand’s sawmill at Manunui has closed down for a day or two while repairs are being made to the tramline about a mile from Manunui. At this spot a wash-out occurred, and the line was suspended in midThe Pukuweka Sawmill Company’s mill will probably be closed some time owing to the damage done yesterday to its bridges, This will throw a large number of men out of work.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17837, 4 May 1926, Page 11
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113HEAVY RAINS CAUSE UNEMPLOYMENT. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17837, 4 May 1926, Page 11
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