TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 135, 26 September 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

[per press agency.] Hokitika, Tuesday. DISASTROUS FLOODS AND Ffltl The floods of the past few days hai been the heaviest known for the past eig years. Frorii tUcay to four inches' water were in the houses on the low-lyii part of the town, and a channel a mi wide, broke through the Spit runnii

straight to the sea quarter. During 1 height of the gale a fire broke out Craig's timber yard, Gibson's Quay. 1 property was totally destroyed, butluck was prevented from spreading, and': other damage was done. The Waipi ran ashore on the South is < pected to be got off without nfc^^lii

New Plymouth, Tuesday.

The smelting of the iron sand is on hands admitted to be a success, so fat concerns the running of the metal. Sin the first tapping of the metal j it has be run seven or eight times. Yesterday, tl gentleman who had gone guarantee I Mr. Smith asked Mr. Anderson to bei lieved from responsibilty now that tin object had been gained in proving thatti sand could be smelted. They considen that the Company should not proceed vi work. Mr. Anderson declined, so tk who guaranteed notified they should mi draw, and Mr. Smith gave orders for tl furnace to be-blown out. They are a emptying the furnace, arid at each tappa the metal flows as freely as it did at fin There were hundreds at the works < Sunday, and yesterday ninety witness the tappings of the furnace. The pigs* iron weigh about 901b. each, and have A brand "N.Z.I.Z. Co. pure iron sand"« each. Everyone here is very excited on the success. A public meeting is to) held on Thursday to urge on the Govea ment to make a mountain (sic) soast connect us with Patea.