THE FLOOD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1812, 19 July 1906, Page 3

THE FLOOD.

THE WATERS SUBSIDING.

k ■I-* SETTLERS' LOSSES VERY HEAVY Since Tuesday evening, with tho cessation of rain, the flood waters have been gradually subsiding, and in many portions of the flat traffic was resumed yesterday, although not without considerable danger to those travelling. Au a result of the flood tho whole country is now a sea of mud, but this will have a beneficial effect on the land when farming operations are resumed. What one is chiofly concerned with now should be to wbut extont tho Bottlers are at a loss and how those losses are to bo mot. At Patutahi, with which communication was restored yesterday, She flood had spread over a'most the entire area, but the extent of the damage i 3 not yet ascertainable, although it is foarod tboro will be a heavy loes of stock. The same state of affairs exists at Te Arai, where mo3t of the settlers are heavy

losers. Mr J. Clark estimsioa hia loaa at about £IOOO, including several hundred sheep. _ One of the heaviest losers is Mr Gaorga Barron, who out of a fine flock of 1200 ewea only had 50 remaining. The flock was grazing at Mukauri, portion of which plaoe felt the flood more than any other part of the ditrict. In the Waerenga a-hika district a good deal of damage has been done. Mr J. Grayson lost hia binder, ohafl. harness, and some of hia buildinga wore also damaged, Mesara J. and G. Jones lost a considerable amount of maizs, and Mr J. Hacoon a number of and cattle. Messrs Whitlock, 0. O’Oouuell, and othucs also sustained considerable losses in regard to stook. As stated in our issue nf yesterday, Mr T. J. Tomas was a heavy ouffeer, losing upwards of £4OO. Between Ormond end Te a considerable amount of damage wa< done, and almost every settler lost to a groator or less extant. Tho settlers at the Willows came eft muoh better than was expected, and very few heavy losses are so far reported. Considerable damage has been done to she railway line, and it is expected it will bo a week or ten days before traffic can be resumed. Forty men are engaged on the line effecting repairs. A meeting to consider tho matter of relief will be hold at the Borough Council chambers this morning. Amongst donations received yosterday towards the Times storm and flood relief fund was £ls 15s from Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co., and £5 from the London Dental Institute and Mr H. White Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. ask that ten guineas should be given towards Capt. Nicholas' orphans. Too sum of £57 17s I has been received to dato-