THE NORTHERN FLOODS.

Evening Star, Issue 12868, 18 July 1906, Page 4

THE NORTHERN FLOODS.

... . . ■ GISBORNE. July 18. This mbrndTig the. flood waters are subsiding, and the condition, df the country uncbrered.iß a. sea of thud. It is difficult yet to,estimate the losses that have taken place, but many df the small farmers have suffered heavily. The heaviest, losers' in <Lfce,.JMakauri district are Mr G. Barroii, 12;000 sheep, aiid Mr Thomas, market t.'ardener; sheep and yegetablp.* valued at £450..... There are a rnrmber df smaller losses. The Waerengaahika settlers who suffered most were Messrs Jones Bros., who lost a number of sheep and cattle, a fine crop df maize, and a threshing machine A number of others lost from 50 to 100 sheep each. Mr F. Teitjen lost 'his maize crop. The roads are nowi open tb horse traffic [A butcher's cart came to grief this mbriiihg at Esprae's corner, the driver being swept bverboird and washed against a fence. When the flood rose again last night ,a settler named Harper, living alone, rescued, from the.top bf a bos on the sofa in his house: . There was silt a foot deep in his house this morning, and this, applies to many other residences. Mr M'Cullbugh. the largest rhjlk supplier to. the factbryj saved all his cows; being engaged rescuing them till.this morning. "Patutahi township was flooded, and, communication therewith was only obtained this morning. The damage on the railway consists bf approaches to three bridges washed away, and two imles of ballasting washed out. Forty men are at work effecting repairs; and they are expected tb restore communication m a week or ten days. NAPIER, July 18. , Owing to the sea shbwrrig rib signs of abateinerft tlie Union Cbinpaiiy have decided 18 iiistnict thfe Tarawera and the [ Mouja to proceed on to Wellington arid ! respectively, arid the bver-car-ried passengers will be retufiied at the fiist opportunity. The flood waters have slightly disb'rgltiised the.railway service, the line' being Subriierged for a cohsidetable distaricej arid gasseligers have tb takb the cb'ich between Ha&tirigs and FarndbrL Tlie rivers afe; ii little ibwet, .bat a heavy fill of snow is iepbrtM bri the liiarh laiids, •which will ihctease the dimcuities. The sea is still rurinirig. very high, and the prospects of landing the Tarawera's' passengers, who Have Beeli aboard since early bri Mohddy tlrb anything but bright. CHRI.STpitURCH, Jiily 18. . Reports from Kaikoura state that there has been heavy rain since Sunday. The rivers, are in flood, and there is a heavy easterly sea. The shipping is delayed. Rain has fallen more or less continuously for three days in the city,. But riot heavily eripugh to raise any anxiety as to floods in either North or Mid Canterbury.