DUNEDIN.
Tuesday.
The rain continues to fall heavily, and the weather shows no sign of clearing. Sti Kilda presents the appearance of a floating island, and many of the inhabitants ha"vo constructed rafts as a means of conveyance, 'while one family brought a boat into requisition. The Immigration Barracks at Caversham have been placed at the disposal of those who have been flooded out in tho low-lying parts of the city. The railway and coach traffic are
almost completely suspended throughout Otago. In Eattray-street the earth has gjven. way for a considerable distance frottt the street line, and Pritchard's shop, which; was?kh'oc,ked down a short time ago jby a^lan^slip;v;-will probably. «pon share the sa|tt^fjite again. '* |Th€| Bfiaic|jH(26unty Council has resolved not>^6 adopt the third sched.uleXof the' Act^S^*"'" ' *>' v
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2524, 7 February 1877, Page 2
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