NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1812, 19 July 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

I'UIiSK ASSOCIATION. Nitpior, yesterday. Tho flood waters have slightly disorganised the railway service, the lino boing submerged for a considerable distance, and paasongors have to coach botwoou Hastings and Farndon. Tho rivers show a slight fall, but a heavy fall of snow is reported on tho highlands, and Avill increase tho dilUouhios since tho streams aro still running very high. Tho prospects of landing tho Taraworu’3 Gisborno passengers, who have boon aboard sinco Sunday evening aro anything but bright.

Christchurch, hist night

Bain lias fallow more or less continuously for three days in tho city, but not heavy enough to, raise any anxiety as to floods in either North or mid-Canterbury.

.Reports from Kaikoura state that there has been heavy raiu siuco Sunday. The rivers aro in flood. A heavy easterly sea has delayed all shipping. A meeting of delegates from tho Boad Boards interested met at Duusandel to consider tho proposal of tho Kakaia Koad Board that a new county should be formed between the Selwyn and Kakaia rivers, to embrace the Lake Coleridge, Bakaia, and Ellesmere Boad districts. The meeting decided that in the opinion of this meeting tho interests of the road districts between Selwyn and Kakaia rivers would be better served if separated from the Selwyn county. It was also decided that steps as soon as possible be taken with a view to effecting separatior. Auckland last night .-

At a meeting of the Miniug and Maori Committees of tho Exhibition, it was decided to exhibit a gold and silver trophy representing the total output of gold and silvor from tho provincial district of Auckland, Good exhibits of minerals, tirabor, building stones and coal are expected. Dunedin, last night.

The new school at Maori Hill, in which single and dual desks have been introduced for the first time, was opened to day by the Education Board.