FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2070, 3 May 1907, Page 3

FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

Press Association. MASTERTON, yesterday. Tho rainfall at 9 o’clock this morning was 2.85 inches. The Tcwharau-Flat Point coach capsized in the middle of Flat Point creek. The driver and three male passengers had to swim for their lives. The Flat Point mail bag was lost. MASTERTON, last night. Nearly six inches of rain has fallen in Mastcrt'on during the past two days. Tho floods still continue and the mail coaches are still unable to reach Masterton. An attempt was "—..mails to Masterton from Carswell’s by - owing to the state of tho roads and the rivers the attempt was a failure. In the Lower Yallev a large area of country is flooded. Tho stock had been removed to the higher country before the floods came on. CARTERTON, yesterday.

The heaviest floods since 1892 aio now running. Three small bridges have been carried away in Daleficld district. The AVaiohino river has Hooded the ISlaori pa and land on its western side. The ltuamalmnga river overflowed its hanks at Gladstone, where the flood waters were high between the two bridges, and down the valley towards Ahinrulic. The brothers Gronbe. travelling from Longbush to Carterton had to abandon

•their gig owing to the impassable state of the road. The floods are very bad down the lower Valley. A message from Kaliutia states that the country is a sea of water. Traffic between Featherston and Martinborough is interrupted. The protective works at Waingawa and Waio-

hine arc holding splendidly. AVOODVILLE. yesterday. It has been raining 30 hours. All the rivers in the district are in high flood. The Manaiyatu river has almost reached the second level, while all the low-lying country round \Voodville is under water. So far no damage is reported. There has been interruption to the train service. PAHTATTJA, yesterday. Owin'' to-Sifts on the Pahiatua side of Makuri Gorge, vehicular traffic is blocked. The Mangatamoka river is ' running bank high. The protective , work in the vicinity of Pahiatua bor- • ou'di bridge has been completely sub-

merged. PALMERSTON, yesterday. During the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m.this morning 2A inches of rain has fallen. The Manawatu river is m the highest flood for several years past. A big area of country is flooded, but at present no serious damage is reported. At Fitzherber ■ bridge, Palmerston, the rise of the river above normal height is fully 20 feet. The railway line between here

and Foxton is submerged at Oroua bridge. Trains are not running today. The river overflowed its bank just above Palmorston, but the stopbank prevented any damage. NAPIER, yesterday. Heavy and continuous ruin lias fallen during the past two days, and tho XI 'ors nro in high flood. About midnight last night tho Tiitaoknri broke through the protection bank at Pnpalcura, anil a wide expanse of country was under water, but no serious damage was roported. Tho weather temporarily cleared this morning, but at noon was ns bad as over. NAPIER, last night. Tho rain lias ceased for the present though tho weather is still unsettled. Reports from tho country districts show that the water in tho rivers is subsiding slowly in most places, and no serious trouble is anticipated unless a further heavy rainfall is oxporiionceil. HASTINGS, yesterday.

Heavy rain fell throughout yesterday and last night, and in consequence the rivers are in high Hood, hut the protective works prevented an overflow. The weather is still showery. Floods are not foarod.

Since Tuesday afternoon over six inches of rain lias fallen. RAILWAYS NOT AFFECTED. WELLINGTON, last niglil So far tlio railways in Wellington district have snfi'erel little damage by the heavy rains of the last few days [>nd no interruption in traffic is anticipated.