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Wellington, November 8. Market quotations—Flour, colonial, £16 ; hams, ; bacon, 7|d ; cheese, 7d to 8d ; potatoes, 255.
Greymouth, Nov. 8. The greatest flood <?ver experienced in the Grey river. River higher than ever _, known before, but little damage was done in town. The Harbour works stood admirably, but up-country great havoc was done to fences, live stock, bridges, &.. Coaches are as yet unable to .travel on the Reefton road, miles of it being covered by fallen timber. The river cut a new channel to the sea, aboilt half a mile south of the previous one. BA^CIfIJTHa, Nov. 8. Twelve coaches and forty horses were required to bring the passengers through from Clinton _to Balclutha to-day. Ml were conveyed by Williams' live without a single hitch. Wesxporx, Nov. £. Unprecedented high floods ombred here on Sunday, the rivers running on ft level with the streets. Protective works stood well. -■—.- • - •..••.• Christchurch, Nov. 8. Publiiians' Steee'plechase Handicap, two miles— lyanhoe, lstj Faugh-a-Ballagh, 2nd ; won easy,—Christchurch Plate, two miles —Trump Card,. Ist; .<.nd} Bribery, 3rd.
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 137, 9 November 1877, Page 2
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179LATEST TELEGRAMS. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 137, 9 November 1877, Page 2
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