THE WEATHER IN THE SOUTH.— FLOODS IN CANTERBURY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3790, 7 September 1883, Page 3

THE WEATHER IN THE SOUTH.— FLOODS IN CANTERBURY.

Wellington, This day, A strong southerly gale commenced yesterday afternoon, aocompauicd with heavy rain. CurasTcnuncn, This day. The heavy sou'wester still contimics. The city is more flooded than has been the case for the last six years. Mr Stanscll's record of the rainfall for thirteen hours, ending at 9 o'clock yesterday morning was 1.4-1 inches. Along the South Belt, from Colombo-street to the East Belt, there are large sheets of water. At the junction of Manchester-street, right across the road, the water roaches to the doorsteps of ths buildings. The cellar of the railway refreshment room is filled with water. The river Avon is four feet higher than its usual level. The Waimakariri at the Bcaley is very low, though snow is falling on the ranges to the interruption of the , railway lines. All the country from the East Belt to New Brighton is under water-. People in some of the streots between Madrasstreet and East Belt and along Oxfordterrace are leaving their houses, as tho flood threatens to swamp them. Oakabu, This day.

The heavy rain which has been falling for the last day or two has now partially ceased. No damage has been done by the flood in this district, but slips have occurred on the South railway line, by which, the North express was detained two or three hours yesterday. Tho evening train came through to time.