UNKNWON

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3121, 16 July 1892, Page 3

UNKNWON

Vloods. —The heavy rain which foil during Saturday, .Sunday, and Monday la-'t-, has cnusod one of the greatest fiends in the river that we have had for many years. Though not within, perhaps 10 feet of the "big" flood, tho prosentono makes a good second, and will be remembered for some time, by not a few. The Waipa roso steadily from Monday until Wednesday evening but is now siowly falling. As the main road from Nganiawahia upwards follows the lower terrace in many places, communication —both up and down—is stopped while the river is high ; so that it is difficult to say, at present, what, damage has been done by the flood waters, but no doubt it will bo considerable. In our own neighbourhood we are rather unfortunate. Messrs Maunder and Son's new saw-miII has had the water over the engine, machinery, etc. for days, only the funnel of the former being visible. I hear also that a Rood many logs have got adrift. The scene from the township on Wednesdey nfteruo >n formed a sad contrast to that of only a few days previous. This low river terrace was, at that time, all alive with natives assembled for a Tangi, guns firing, uogs barking, the saw-mill puffing a way, everything botokening life and bustlo. But on Wednesday, in place of all this, alas, a vast sheet of eddying and discoloured water, extending to the high terraces on both sides, with the tops of the mill buildings standing far out in it, was all that was to bo seen, the silence being unbroken, save by that bubbling murmur which is always heard frjm flood waters, and the sharp hiss as the cujrrent swept past the piles of the bridge. Loss BV Flood.—l am sorry to say that Mf Calder has again lost his crop of some where about 40 tons of potatoes. These were pitted in the river bank, near where they were grown, so as to be convenient for shipping. But the river rising quickly, has surrounded and almost covered the heap. It is feared that the whole of then' irili be destroyed. Mr Bruce, living a little higher up the river, had his potatoes stored in the same manner, but I understand, that, fearing the worst, he collected Maoris and by prompt action succeeded in saving the lot.

Pktition.—A petition signed by the townßhip residents, was on Tuesday forwarded to the Crown Lanis authorities, requesting them to withdraw from sale the block of land which takes in the river frontage and extends up to the main street. The petition pointed out the injury which would be done to the township if this block were sold. In this connection it is only fair to mention. Chat Messrs Maunder and Son, upon whose application the land was put up, are not at all anxious to purchase the whole of it, but only want sufficient land for their mill sits, and this probably no one would object to. Their signature was also on the petition referred to.