FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.
CANTERBURY'S EXPERIENCE. By Telegraph—Pres6 Association. Christchurch, Last Night. Floods continue in North Canterbury, and the water still lies so deeply about Flaxton, Southbrook and Kaiapoi, that no fair estimate of the damage can be -arrived at. A i: -wspaper correspondent suggested the desirableness of the municipality instituting relief works, but the Mayor states that, so far as he is advised, there is no necessity for such works, and the town clerk states that the present winter is the quietest experienced for some years in the matter of enquiries for work at the City Council olfiee. DAMAGE AT NELSON. Nelson, Last Night. The south-east gale, the worst experienced for some years, was ragin« tonight. During the height of the bfow a small tower on the Methodist Church was demolished. Trees were uprooted, and much damage done to fencing.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 49, 16 July 1912, Page 5
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141FLOODS IN THE SOUTH. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 49, 16 July 1912, Page 5
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