FLOOD DANGER HAS PASSED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18585, 10 October 1928, Page 6

FLOOD DANGER HAS PASSED.

LEVEL OF WATER FALLS TO LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL.

“ We’ll be able to get some sleep tonight, I hope,” cheerfully remarked a patrolman at the Waimakariri River Trust's construction camp, in stating over the telephone last night that the level of the river had fallen, to four feet above normal, with no expectation of another rise..

The river banks were not patrolled last night, though in the event of a sudden rise the patrols could have been on duty within half an hour. The level was 4ft 6in above normal at 9 p.m., and was falling slowly. Heavy tain at the Bcaley the previous night made little difference to the registration at White’s Bridge. There was light rain at the Bealey and at Arthur’s Pass yesterday, with snow on the mountains. . Towards; sunset heavy clauds again surrounded the hills, bringing with them the probability of further rain.

Advice from Brown’s Rock, Oxford, at 6 a.m. yesterday, stated that the level of the river, which had been six feet above normal the previous night, had dropped three feet. The height at White’s Bridge subsequently showed a corresponding decline, though in the early hours of yesterday morning it had advanced to six feet, above the usual height. , ~ . " % the river protective, works did not escape altogether, there, was no serious damage done. The patrolman who. was on duty bn tfie gorge bridge on Sunday night was taken away from there on Monday.

The “Star’s” correspondent at Arthur’s . Pass telegraphed yester- 1 day as follows: “There was a fine: day yesterday and the rivers have receded considerably, but heavy rain fell during the night amounting to 3.30 inches. Snow has again fallen in the mountains and to-day is bitterly cold, with light rain falling.”