NUHAKA NORTH.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1821, 30 July 1906, Page 2

NUHAKA NORTH.

(From Our< Own Correspondent.)

The winter nntil the last fortnight has been the finest in the history of this dis* •riot, ana goad progress has been made with the bushfelling contract, some of those engaged in the work having lost bat two days in twelve weeks. A considerable area of bash is being felled, and some of the blcqks are almost oompleted. Bain sst in from the south on Saturday, 14th met., and continued steadily until Thursday. The rivers were all in a more or „ less flooded state, and the Gisborne Wairoa Coach was delayed several days, However, on Friday Mr B Bedstone managed to get through with the coaoh. The settlers were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the mails to gl 6 Bn from the newspapers full particulars of the dissa- • trous floods on the Gisborne flats. Various tumors of the catastrophe had been cirouated by tslephone, and it was a relief to learn there had been no loss of life, although muoh damage done to properly and destruction of stock. * * 3 The ooaoh proceeded to Wairoa on Saturday. On Sunday heavy rain set in from the east, again flooding the rivers: on Monday eight feet of water was regietered at Stewart a crossing, and in oonsaquenoa the cosoh was sgain delayed. Sn Bl ti erlDg h hC reo9 “* hcay y downpour of done beeD 68 “ UCh datDa «I« dooe to the roads as wbb anticipated, Toe knnwn P&ri ‘ hß road «W pIaCS known as the watorbox, between WharaUrl lt n ßr , & Z d MoGhinneee’e proKj* J { th . e Cook County Council would ,s P ace farmed it would muoh ’ «hfn lray ? llsrB ' and the coaoh might be able to continue running 8