THE FLOODS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2630, 11 September 1882, Page 3

THE FLOODS.

THE WAIMAKABIBL This river on Saturday nai in heavy flood in the south or main river, which was thiok with mud and rubbish brought do»c, fully confirming our telegrams stating there had been a heavy rainfall on tho ranges and flood on the West Ooaet. The disooloration of the river with the fresh extended but slightly into the north branch at Kaiapoi, as may bo gathered from the fact that the Maoris were able all day to still carry on their whitebait netting operations. ASHBTJBTON. The long spell of gloriously fine weather lately experienced in the Ashburton district was brought to an abrupt termination on Friday morning, when the wind suddenly veered round from N.W. to 8.W., and in the afternoon this culminated in a steady downpour of rain. Later on it rained heavily, and oontinned to do so till the morning the result being the heaviest fall that has been experienced in the distriot tinee the beginning of June last. For several weeks past the Ashburton river has been gradually getting lower, but on Saturday morning there was a large body of water coming down, and towards evening the river had risen to considerably above its usual height, but no damage is likely to re»nlt therefrom. On some of the lighter land rain was much needed, and the storm of Friday will ba of great bsnefit tj the district generally, THE WE31 1 COAST BOAD3. The heavy rain 3 on Thursday and Friday have caused a eonriderable amount of damage to the roads between Springfield and Hokitika. Owing to slips on the Waimakariri outting, the coach from Springfield was detained at the Cats until Saturday morniri;. The Hokitika coach with tho We«t Coast mails had not arrived at Bealey up to a la'c hour on Saturday afternoon, probably having been detained by the rivers, which have rll been highly flooded, The Spriugfieli coach arrived at Bealey on Saturday morning, and after ohanging horses went on to meet the ooaoh from Hokitika, the Waimakariri havii g fallen sufficiently to allow the driver to oroi s. i There was a heavy fall of snow in the beck country early on Saturday morning, the tern peratoro at the same ti ne being extremely cold.