Flood Notes.

Bruce Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 42, 31 May 1917, Page 5

Flood Notes.

The block on the nuin line during this week was between -AHanton and the river on the southern side of Henley Besides the intervention of the blockedup water there was a wash out on the Otokia bridge approach, and there were several other places where ballast wa* required and the tleepers packed up before the railway track was again Bafe for traffic No traffic other than passengers and mailß has been accepted by the rail" way department from the north for Btv» iiona south of Mosgiel, and from the south for atationa north of Waihol i, The Olutha River ia again down to normal, and tbod waters between Stirling and K*itang*ta have reoeded three inches. With the subsidence of the flood waters farther news of damage at the Clutha end of Bruce County is coming to hand. A break in the bank on the Riverside "road, between Balolutha and Stirling, was responsible for the flooding of the latter place, which presents a sorry sight, Two houses were washed off their piles, and a huge hole scoured out of the main street which is estimated to require 50 yards of spoil to fill in. Pigs, dogs, and other animils hanging to wire fences add to the picture of deso* lation. A quantity of the wood for the construction of the lock on the Kiitangata lakes drainage canal was washed away, and at one time the lock itself, becoming clogged with weeds, waß seriously impeding the flow of water. This was soon attended to by the County engineer, Titri and its vicinity since the dislo« nation of the train service owing to floods is reminisoent of Jaffa or one of ihe disembarkation points on the route oo Mecca, Motorists to Dunedin the last couple of evenings complain of the importunities of a couple hundred pilgrims to tUe Danedin show whose solicitations for a lift are often most pitiful, as, we understand, all tickets from the i mth are issued with the clear under sanding that paeseagera cannot get tiirough to Dunedin and that hotel ac» commodation cannot be had past Milton, 500 much sympathy need not be be* dvOwed on cause who take their pleasures ,o seriously.