THE WEATHER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4751, 19 June 1894, Page 3

THE WEATHER.

The heavy south-castr rain still continues in nil parts of the Wairarapa'.but beyond.the. rivers being in high flood, nud the inundatiou of tho low-lying country, no daniogo is reported. : Captain Edwin states that tha-gales which have been prevalent all over the North Island have been caused by there being a cyclone centro to the - westward of the Three Kings about noon on Saturday and travelling to the south-east meeting an area of high pressure or anticyclone which was to the westward of the South Island and advancing to cast. Both systems have so acted on each other as to canso a change.pf= route which has taken the cyclone centre more toward the east, and 'the antioycloiio more to the southward than usual, (By Telegraph,—PressAssociation). New Plymouth, Monday,/ The heaviest south-easterly gale ever felt here was blowing all yesterday and during the night, and litis not yet expended itself. A new roof on a liousowas blown oft';the High School chimnoy snapped off at tlie roof; and the National Bank had its roof damaged. Hawkba, Tuesday. During the had weather of tho past two days another span of the Opunakc jetty has been destroyed. •■■ • ' Jiamsb, Tuesday.' Tho flood was at its highest about seven o'clock, and at high tide Ngaruroro river had spread right across, the Farndon Eoad between the hotel, and the big bridge was submerged. Great anxiety was felt lest (ho "Waitaki should overflow and join the Ngaruroro Eiver, but Nelson's bank at Maugatcretcro withstood the strain and prevented further damage. The e-11'orts of tho men who had been working at the mouth of the riverprovedsuceessful in making the outlet, which saved the country from a further inundation. At Mcancc and the low lying country surrounding nothing but huge sheets of_ water meets the eye. Settlers this _ time, however, had ample warning, so they had opportunities of preparing for the flood. All the people at Olive were romoved trom their houses during the day in ease the worst happened. At night it was still raining.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association). Napieh, Tuesday. Denis Lynch hasbeen found dimmed iu a creek a Ongaouga. He leaves relatives at Auckland and Hamilton. ■