THE LATE FLOODS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 306, 26 April 1897, Page 3

THE LATE FLOODS.

MISCELLANEOUS. The work of laying the light railway line round the washout an«l Waitangi has been commenced, and a largo number of liu n are engaged thereon. Scores of people from Hasting-; and Napier visited the scene of disaster yesterday, the ferry service at Waibeing kept busy all day. T. Ronayne, General Manager of iiaihvays, was busy yesterday inspecting the work at the washouts. The County Council made a start yesterday to drive the piles of the bridge over the Waitangi. A punt has been buiit for the Waitangi crossing, and material can now be carried across to the Farndon s de. Ciive residents are not straight in their houses yet. Large quantities of damaged beds, furniture and clothing were drying in front of the houses yesterday. In some of the dwellings there were quite 12 inches of silt, and the roads in places are still a mass of slush. All the drowned stock around Clive have been disposed of. The express ran from Hastings to Palmerston at the usual time to-day. Large gangs of men were at work at all parts of the damaged line yesterday. Special mention should he made of the excellent work put in last week by Messrs Court and Richmond (of the maintenance department) and Mr W. Palmer (of the locomotive department). Instead of being filled in the washout past Waitangi will be bridged. Messrs Konayne and Lowe left for Dannevirke by special train at 1.30 this afternoon. THE RELIEF FIND. Mr Collinge, Town Clerk, acknowledges the following subscriptions : Mr P. Gorman, £8 3s ; Messrs Hitchcock and Cullen, £2 2s each; Mr D. _ Scannell, £1 Is; "Laura and Peggie," £1 each : Mr Williams, Gs; a Friend, Bs. He also acknowledges gifts of clothing from Mrs -T. Bennett and Mrs Darvall. The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club has contributed £lO 10s to the relief fund. Feilding has sent £BB 10s. The following further subscriptions j have been received :—Rev. W. Coienso, £BO ; Murray, Roberts, and Co., £25 ; Huddart, Parker and Co., £2l ; Mr Justice Williams. £lO ; Hon. W. C. Smith, £10; I'. Benjamin and Co., Dunedin, £lO 10s ; Michaelis, Hallenstein, and Farquhar, £lO 10s ; J. 11. Vautier, £lO ; G. Bletsoe, £lO ; James Anderson, £10; J. T. Harvey's list, £6; Mrs Charles Nairn, £0; C ran by and Co., £5 5s ; H. Davies, £5 -Is ; R. i H. Robinson, £5 s s; Captain Dav idson, £5 ss; Scinde Lodge, £-3 -3s ; -J. F. Jardine, £5; Mrs Pharazyn. £.3; S. M'Lernon, £-3; A/.im F. Birch, £3; proceeds concert Tasmania, Napier to Wellington, £1 *s 9d ; Mrs Turnbull, £8 8s ; Invt rcargiil Burns Club, £8 8s ; Dr. Sidey, £2 2s ; (J. Faulk nor, £2 2s; E. Lyndon, £2 2s : F. Caldwell (Palmerston North), £2; Gibson Family, £2; T. Downey, £1 Is; T. Tutin (hospital), £1 Is; Mrs C'hrystal, £1 Is ; G. Edwards, £1 Is ; R. Yuill, £1 Is ; Mrs Yuill, £1 Is; Margaret Hudson, £1 Is; W. 11. Matthew, £1 ; Mrs Nelson, £1 ; Kindergarten School (Miss Sutton), £1 ; W. Burton, £1 ; F. Bull, 10s Gd; Svmpathv, 10s; Frank Turnbull, 10s; J. W., 10s: A. Michael, ss. (/'(»' I'l'tsx iiltf'H.) (By Telegraph.) Wellington, This day. The Racing Club has given £25 to the Hawke's Bay Relief Fund. Di nkdin, This day. Carl Hertz's matinee on Saturday realised £lO in aid of the Hawke's Bay Flood Fund, which amount Mr Hertz personally supplemented by an additional £lO. 11 antra, This day. As a result of a meeting on Saturday 4or the Hawke's Bay tloods. a first instalment of £lO will be remitted.