THE FLOODS AT WESTPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1298, 13 January 1868, Page 1

THE FLOODS AT WESTPORT.

In our issue of yesterday we alluded to the heavy raics in the various rivers, but we little thought that we should have to chronicle such a series of disasters has have occurred Binee that time. Aβ on Wednesday, communication with Chirlteton and Mokihinui was rendered impajsable, except at great risk. The Buller poured down with greater rapidity than we ever remembered to have seen it, while huge trees bsiog borne down rendered it dangerous for anything near the vicinity. Early in the mornin" a large tree that seemed to slew round ff om the south eide of the Buller, struck the Woodpecker Wharf with such violence that it gave way bodily, and iu a few seconds the whole muse went tumbling down the stream, and coming iuto collision with the now Government wharf, now in course of erection, and that followed suit, and soon not a vestige remained, pile driving machine and monkey going with the rest. The next wharf, the old Government one, built by Wi- Dreyer, met a similar fate;,and ill order to be of any service, .will have to be rebuilt. Proceeding onwards, the next wharf, the new one built bv Messrs. Miles and Co., called the \\ aterman'fl .Wharf, at the foot of Gladstone-street, we found that it had ehared the same fate, and a portion having been carried away, it was found necessary to cut away the greater portion ,of the «£•"»**; Between ten and eleven o'clock Stanley Wharf vu threatened with a mass of timber that came floating raoidlY down the stream, and which struct against nfpSjeS end of wharf, damaging The banks of the river have also been ™' h f*™?*., in some places. The damage is eetunutefi at £0000. —■Weutport Times, January 3.