FLOODS IN THE SOUTH
THE LOSSES AT GORE. ORETI RIVER LEAVES ITS BED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Gore, Wednesday. There is bright sunshine in Gore this morning, and the work of the restoration of business premises and houses after the floods is being undertaken, and is proceeding' apace; auction sales are proceeding outside the former. The river has fallen materially. Heavy losses are certain; those in the grain stores are much heavier than was expected, the damage mostly being confined to grass. and clover seed, which is absolutely rained. One of the firms lost nearly £IOO worth of these seeds alone. Discarded seed is sprouting. Some apprehension is felt at Lumsden regarding the Oreti river, which appears to have found a new channel behind Crosbie's and MePherson's hotels. It is feared that another,big flood may cause the stream to divert' its course further towards the east, when it would enter the main street of the town and affect practically the whole of the business portion. REPAIRING THE DAMAGE. ROAD AND RAIL SERVICES RESTORED. Timaru, Last Night, The Mount Cook motor service has been practically restored, cars getting through both ways on Tuesday. A good deal of road-making was necessary for the first few miles from the Hermitage. All traffic has been resumed over the Rangitata bridge, and trains run to time, though the big engines are not taken over. These are expected to cross to-morrow.
SUBSIDENCE OF FLOOD,
RESTORING NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Gore, Last Night. A busy day was experienced to-day in restoring things to . their accustomed conditions. The supply of' water for the town has been met by the operation of the local steam fire engine at the electric pumping station. It is estimated that the supply will soon be equal to the demand. The river is only 2% feet above its normal level.
THE RANGITATA RAILWAY BRIDGE. REPAIR WORK PROCEEDING. Ashhurton, Last Night. The inconvenience to the travelling public caused by the damage to the Rangitata railway bridge by the late floods is now nearly overcome. To-day all traffic proceeded with only such delays at the bridge as were necessary, by changing engines from the front to the back of trains. The goods traffic, which has been entirely suspended, was resumed to-day, and proceeded as usual, excepting that the trains were exceptionally heavy, and that a special had to he put on from Christchurch to make up -for the loss of time. It was found necessary to put down a new siding on the northern end of the bridge, so that the plant used in piledriving can be removed to it when the main line is in use by the trains. The old siding had been taken up a year or so ago in the belief that it was not likely to be of any further utility.
On Sunday, -Monday and Tuesday 40 men were engaged at the bridge, but the staff has now been considerably reduced. .. With temporary repairs, the bridge is only safe for traffic np to 25 tons, and it is not expected that the engines will be able to cross till Friday morning. Six new piles will have to be driven. Those piles which were washed out were 33 feet in length. The new piles will be ten feet longer. Piledriving will bo commenced to-night after tlio last train has passed, and proceed! nightly till Sunday, when the men will work if necessary.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 287, 3 April 1913, Page 5
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