THE WESTPORT FLOODS.
FARMERS' LOSSES HEAVY. RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS. fCy Telegraph —Prt-ss Association.i ] WESTPORT, Friday. I In connection with the damage caused by the recent flood, socials, dances and concerts are being held in Westport and in the mining townships of the district on behalf of the sufferers. These are giving some measure of relief in a number of the worst cases. Reports from up country confirm the first news as to farmers' losses being, very heavy. Westport, which is on a j flat between the Buller and Orawaiti Rivers, suffered by flooding from both rivers, and there is a great likelihood of the racecourse and the adjacent land on which the Technical High School is located being severely affected if steps are not taken speedily to control the Orawaiti River. Near its entrance this river has widened, and the flood waters have carried ; • ;>v a considerable portion of Ik- ;.'.:!■!.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 276, 20 November 1926, Page 19
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150THE WESTPORT FLOODS. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 276, 20 November 1926, Page 19
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