THE FLOODS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9347, 11 February 1892, Page 2

THE FLOODS.

Though some rain fell yesterday morning, the afternoon turned out fine, and it is now hoped all danger of further damage is past. The water on the Taieri plain is gradually disappearing, and in a day or two farmers will have the mournful satisfaction of being able to move about and estimate the damage, which in too many instances will be very great. . Some idea of what, the damage will mean to struggling farmers may be gathered from the fact that Messrs A. and J. M'Farlane estimate the damage at Ayrshire at [between L3ooand LAOO Not only have the grain crops suffered, but a good deal of the potato crop will be rendered useless,, while the fate of the turnip crop is very doubtful.

Through railway communication has again been established between Dunedin and Christchurch, and all ordinary trains will to-day-resume running on the main line. On the Kurow branch line traffic will be suspended between Borton's and Hakateramea for a few days. All traffic remains suspended on the Main South line between Greytown and Waihola, and also on the Outram branch line. The Railway department announce by advertisement that passengers travelling south will require to obtain railway tickets from Dunedin to Greytown, and then from Waihola to southern stations. Coaches connect with the trains at Greytown and Waihola, and passengers pay their own coach fares. An efiortwill be made, if the water subsides, sufficiently to admit of the line being repaired, to send the afternoon train through to Clinton to-day. In that event the express from Invercargill will arrive in Dunedin at the usual time. Our Nenthorn correspondent writes that the heavy ram of Monday night caused considerable damage m the district. Crops have been destroyed,, and between Nenthorn and Macraes culverts washed away. The Croesus mine's shatt and workings were flooded to the top, and the water race and dam completely washed away. The road to the Consolidated battery, and a culvert on it, were also washed away, and the engine, boiler, and battery left in a dangerous state. It will be some time before crushing can be carried on at the battery, and it is probable that the owners' of the Croesus mine will put up steam power and use their own battery. The Tapanui Courier states that the gale and rain did an immense amount of damage to gram, crops, and orchards. Such a disastrous gale at this season has not been experienced for years, and the loss will be incalculable. The Pomahaka andnts tributaries have been in high flood.