HE POVERTY BAY FLOODS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8160, 19 July 1906, Page 2

HE POVERTY BAY FLOODS.

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BUYABLE ASPECT, OF THK S PLAINS.. .■, ■ MANY. HARROW EBQAPE9. v-' ! ■ July 18. ■Tie rich plains ot forerty B»y presented a pituble Aspect to-day. The flood waters had steadily subsided, and there was a light ram falling, with occasional breaks.

Many narrojr emaj»s art reported and it was feared that as ej»>munioa. tion was restored there would b* some fatalities to report, but happily there are none recorded so f«» <&U reasoa for now seems •past' and settlers are bravely turning their attehtioa to the 1 problems of the future. '-;■' It will tike some timers lolly estl. mate the-losses. ') At present, when the water has subsided, tUie a a covering of silt oters\Jifge area, and muchaarfao* water remains on low lyingplaces,* ■ .-V'.-tf?•;,.,

,&mmunie'atioit'V«s restored with Te *fcky. At T« Arai, one majr rescuing stock waa washed off his" hprse, aid jbefoig unable to 'swim, Jwould '£«<> bjien drowned only tfiat he hung, on to the horse's tail, and was dragged to higher, ground, ■

At Patutahi, when : the serious nature of fcfco. was'realised, ■(! the young men pf the district tamed out in fbree on horse-bactf and pro* fleeded to bouses that were in immedv ate danger," and w' Messra Mclldowe, *, Bade, Morrow, J> Atkins, W. Attn,, 'CatfcjtaU, and , their families were They * were all brought &ut; on iorse-baek. A boat was brpuht'to the reseue.at the later end of the day sad rescued Mrs Woodbine Johnson at HaVenham and her Servant, and Mr J. Chamb.'rs and his nephew.

. The flood waters penetrated into the township u far as the hotel; people having te wade to their knees to get there. The property of Mr Mosiman wis on high ground'aitd he and hia family did not Remove. J Mr John Clark stated thai his men at Opoaa and TeAlii'were tat to work by the manager* of those* stations to remove stock |o* position* of gaiety. On Tuesday'moraißj, a daylight,,the, water from, the"river brokeover and caused a heavier flood | than had been expelfieneed during hut knowledge of the Bay, for 30 years, Some stock that it was thought were endangered by the extraordinary height of the water.*' 1 / Among contributions telegraphed to the "Times' Belief Fund'! are ten guineas from. L. 1). Nathan and Company, in addit(onto.five guinrts for:the childrenof Gapt. Hieholas.weo was drowned in the .wreck of the Aotea,