EAST COAST NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 12873, 24 July 1906, Page 7

EAST COAST NOTES.

■ —■ » i" [Special to the Stab.] GISBORNE, July 24. Seventy feet of the Napier breakwater was severely damaged in last week's storm. The sea was exceptionally heavy, and the floods heavy, railway as well as sea communication being interrupted for several days. July is establishing a record as being the wettest month. Already of rain has fallen at Gisborne. Rain fell heavily inland on Sunday and yesterday, and the rivers are now in high flood. " The Waipaoa River is dangerously near again overstepping its banks~fffid flooding the flats. The steamer Kotare, which left Auckland at noon on Wednesday, lias evidently been compelled to seek shelter in the Bay. of Plenty. The lighthouse-keeper at the East Cape, commuracated with, stated that no sign of the vessel had been seen from there, and suggested that the steamer would be sheltering at Cape Runaway. . Gable advice has been received from London intimating what is. believed to be the issuing of the first earthquake policy, covecring a Gisborne building. The insurance was effected respecting Mr Wm. Adair's well-known brick building at the corner of Gladstone road and Peel streets. In view of the S&n Francisco disaster, Mr Adair t&ought he wordd like a little extra cover, and got Mb son, who is in London, to arrange the insurance^ At a meefarng of the Flood Relief Committee it was estimated that about £I,OOO would be required. In response to an inquiry from Napier as to whether outside help was wanted, the Committee decided that for the present it was not necessary.