The Southern Floods.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4884, 4 September 1884, Page 3

The Southern Floods.

More Loss of Life.

(Pee Pbess Association.)

Fielding, Last night

Nearly three inches of rain-fail is recorded during tbe last 24 hours. Tlie snow is melting on the ranges, and it-has flooded the rivers higher than for some yeafs. liailwsy communication is interrupted north and south, bat the extent of thejjfatpage.'is not yet known. % . Welltkoton, Last night;. ThJLSamage done, in Mastertou .by the floods isi estimated,-at £10,000. The heavy rain which fell at Cafterton during the 24 hours * has aot caused sny particular damage to the township. - All the streams are much swollen. From Kokatu and Waihakeke it is reported that several farmers bavelost heavily, but cannot ascertain the full extent of -the damage. The sheep and stock were removed yesterday to about where the heavy floods of March, 1880, reeched, but this flood covered that, and the settlers were powerless to assist their stock, and face the wall of water that came down in the afternoon. The losses are principally by small farmers, who can ill afford them.

Masteetok, This day

The body of Jens Peter Petcrsen, drowned in the flood at Opahi, has been recotered.

DrjßEDiN,l<agt niaht,

Edward Power^a well known miner, was

drowned in the Arrovr river, Bake County, • yesterday. He fell off-f footbridge, and though a moderate swimmer, the current was too Btrong for him, the river being swollen from the recent rains.