FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 140, 17 June 1902, Page 2

FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

FK& PBESS ASSOCIATION. Mangaweka, June 16. The Rmgitikei river has lowered considerably, although the weather is gtill bad. The lepor'ed washing away of the Otara bridge proves incerrect; only 'he approach to the western sida h-s goBP. M'S f . of the rjads ar# blocked by slips. | Napier, Judo 16. Through railway commuoicttion was J established this mornirg, the express 1 aving nt the usual time. The floods Bra r-pidiy receding. | Pahiatoa, June 16. j Rains and floods have caused serious : damage throughout the district. The road <o Makmi is in a fearful state; b'i -ges have bees weshed away sod he vy i-lips will bl.tk wheel traffic for thieft week- 1 . Other roada ar<i equally bad, and it is impossible for the County <J> unc'l to find the money nacesaary lor repairing. There is no bread at i Mokuri and littla flour, aod communication has be»n cut off aince Thursday. jTiie livers subside i yesterday, acd it it bow ike. • * I Wellington, June 16. I Thi Manawatu railway is block*! this mcrr.ing at Sbantion, ow ng to the risit.g of the swamp wafers. Tie flo ,d is the hi avie*t known thereabouts for ye.is. The waters of both the swamp a-jd the Manawatu tiver are subsiding rapidly. ' A cold *outh-eas'erly gale has been bloni: g here for the last five dtyf, , with a gool deil of rain. Ths total fall for the present month has ton 2 34 it cl.es. i j Owinu to the blocking of the Mana- , watu line the Minister far Fublio jWoi-ks cinnot gat through today to open the Makohine viaduct, though he is expected to reach Hun'erville toThere is grtat disappointment i as everything is ready to entertain ths , party. Tt,e general manager of the Manawatu Riilway Company states that ths mail train will g*t through is ths {morning. i Pauhrston North, June 16. I Damage te tbe approach to the i Fi'zherVert bridge, by the recent flood, l is estimated at ,£IOOO. A temorary i staging has bc-en «reoed across this i break. It is expected that the borough water supply, which has been out i<ff since Fiidiv at midnight, will be re- , stoied to-nigh f . Mr Hall-J'»u«s, Minister for Public Works, is »xpected by • | special train 'bis afternoon, and the j Mayor in ends interviewing lim r»la- ) tive to Gjvai nment osaistanc < to conj stru.t n-iw ifpr achi s to both ths i' Fi'zherbert and Awahuri Iridg *. s | The Hon. Hall Jon«s was a vis'tor 3 to Prflmeraion to d<y. At ihe invitation 3 of the Mayor the Minister visited t- the Fitzherbert bridge, the approach [ to which was d imaged by the recent , flood. Liter in the day be proceed d j north by train. The Qood-wa et in 'he t distiict israpid y subsiding, ard,aofa >, l e no c&tei'S ve dam ge has been rep rted - by sett ers.