WELLINGTON. April 10.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8162, 17 April 1895, Page 3

WELLINGTON. April 10.

The Walpoua and iluamuhutig* rjvors ore' flowed in the Wairarapa, and the former caused some fear for the safety of Miattrton, whore a large portion of the township was under water. A milkman named Gompton was washed down the river »od Dearly drowned. A large area in other parts of the valley is also under water. William Hobbs, aged 17, was riding along the Waikari road, when the bank collapsed, and both he and his horse fety into the Akaterawa river and were drownod, The gale abated to some extent after midnight, but the weather is still squally and showery. Nearly ten inches of rain hare fallen. There were no floods in town, and very tittla visible damage, but the houaea have

suffered inside to »n extent unknown bo* foro, the fury of the wind ha? ing forced the w*ttr through tho wall*, no ma"or ! how ttoutly thty were built. Th. r.) has boen heavier ruins and fiercer gales in pist years, but no one can remember f<M vory many years a storm so continuously stvore for three day« and nightf*. The Ponguiiit which had boen in Port Underwood since njon on Sunday, arrived nt 11 a.m. She nindo an attempt to get awiy yoB'erd»y, bub the sea was too rough.