HEAVY FLOODS IN THE NORTH.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1506, 31 July 1912, Page 6

HEAVY FLOODS IN THE NORTH.

HIGHEST FOR THIRTY YEARS. (By Telegraph.—Speoial Correspondent.! , Auckland, July 30. J. he Dargavillo correspondent of the Herald states that the floods in the district have been the liighest for 30 years. Although tho downpour ceased at midnight on Saturday, tho heavy showers which fell throughout. Sunday assisted to increase the outflow of all the creeks. Yesterday at Tangiteroria the water was 10ft. over, the wharf, and a torrent was making its way above tho bridgo through tho Piritiha Maori settlement. At Kirikopuni the country was deeply inundated, and the stock of tho. local store was rescued by the use of pontoons. In the Tangilnta, Tangowahine, Mango■nui, and Awakino creeks, Mia waters-have spread over a great expanse. 111 tile lastnamed valley a loss ol 60 head of cattle is reported. To-day the trai.ll to Kaihu was only able to proceed three miles up the valley, the line onwards for many miles being Hooded. What damage has been occasioned to tho line will not be known till' tho waters subside, but. the officials do not anticipate anything of magnitude, as full provision has been made for such occurrences. The Hobson County Council officials report that so far oniy minor damages (6 roads, culverts, and bridges have occurred, but, as much of the country is still under water, 110 assessment can be made. In the Mangakahia River the flood has covered many miles of country, but in common with most of the tributaries there has been no output of logs which have bec-n carried iiitand by the diverting currents. In the Mangakahiti there are 35,000,000 ft. of log timber ready to come out, two-thirds of which belongs to tlio Tatarariki. Milling Company. Reports to hand state that 3300 logs have been driven from the Nukutawhiti bush into the main river, and that tliev are scattered over a large territory. Steamers and men were to-day dispatched to aid in poling them back to the main creek.

At. the Wangakahia bridge the waters rose l>3ft. above summer level, aiirl tn-day they were over the handrails. Fears are entertained that, if the loss como down the structure is doomed