TUAKAU SOUTH.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 113, 26 November 1915, Page 3

TUAKAU SOUTH.

Our local correspondent writes: Aa a result of recent heavy rains severe floods are being experienced in the Waikato, especially the lower part The river shows about seven feet of a rise by the gauges, and all the swamps are under water tor a considerable distance back from the river. Flaxmilling operations have been stopped for a while, as no flax can ba cut and some of the mills are under water. The Maoris are heavy losers as a good proportion ot their potato and kumara crops are submerged and will not survive when the flood recedes. The water has started to recede, but very slowly. Very high tides have prevailed owing to the gales, and they help to keep the water up. So tar the groynes in the liver have had no effect in keeping floods down. These works are being anxiously watched by those along the river front and it is to be hoped that thev will have the effect anticipated by the Board. The native meeting, which was to have been held at Mercer, bad to be postponed owing to the flood, but a fair number of Maoris went tn Mercer to discuss the question of reinforceents for the front. Bad the river not overflowed there would have been a large gathering.