FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 56, 5 March 1904, Page 4

FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) DUXEDBT, this, day. The Molyneux and ajl the rivers and creeks in Clutha, Bruce and Tuapeka Countie3 went down rapidly after rain ceased during the night. The damage sustained by farmers as a whole will not be great if the weather clears up soon, but in several instances they will lose heavily, the stooks from some fields having been washed away. Settlers on Barnego Settlement in Clutha. came off rather badly. A tremendous body of water was falling in the Molyneux River at Balelutha, but the embankments served to protect the town- A rise of a few inches more would have caused Clutha to be inundated, debrb being piled right on top of the embankment. One of the chief individual sufferers will be Mr Griffith, whose 1053 is put down at £200. From Clerksville South farmers on low lying land will lose-more or less. Country roads every* where have been damaged, and the railways have suffered to lesser extent. It is expected all breaks in the railway will be repaired by ten o'clock to-inor , row morning. (By Telegraph.—PTess Association., • INVERCARGILL this dayRain having ceased during last night the flood slowly subsided, and repaid to the railways were effected except on the Nightcap l ? line, on which it h expected that traffic will be resumed to-morrow. The express from Clinton came through to time, and the Premier arrived by special about 6.30- No mails have arrived from the North since Wednesday, but special train » expected to-night. The damage done to roads and railway will be JeavV) and the losses sustained by farmers are disheartening, the river-flat and fielu3 being swept of stooks and even stacks, implements and fences, while all manner of wreckage is seen going to sea. Dj the Waimumu dredging field the Royal Wainrumu and Waimumu Co. pontoons were lost, their water dams having given way. The Waimumu Qu een dredge is in a singular position. ■* boiler and engine had been placed on the bank prior to installation of oil engines; during the flood the old plant slipped into the dam, and the pontoons settled down on it, and are now only 2ft above waterNEW PLYMOUTH, this day. Four inches of rain were registered this morning. There are heavy freshes in the rivers. The town water supply has been cut off for some hours owing to a break in the main through the collapse of a temporary support at HenUl river crossing, where the new bridge n under construction. The weather ha> now cleared.