INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.
(FROM TUE LYTTELTON TrMES.)
Hokitika, Jan. 2r
The heaviest flood ever known here occurred last night, and did great damage to the land, crops, and public works in Westland. The Arahura bridge, on the main Kumara road, is almost destroyed. The north end for 200 ft is swept away, and it will take £4000 to repair the damage done. It is believed that there has been great destruction in the southern part of the country, as acres of valuable land on the Christchurch road have been carried away. The town of Hokitika was inundated last night, and most of the streets were covered with a sheet of water for several hours. The flood has now subsided. A special meeting of the Council will he held to-morrow to consider what is the best to be done. Dunkdin, Jan. 27. The Star states that the Dunedin telegraph operators, who went out on strike, have been fined £50.
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 368, 30 January 1880, Page 2
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157INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 368, 30 January 1880, Page 2
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