HEAVY FLOODS IN THE THAMES VALLEY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1891, 19 August 1884, Page 2

HEAVY FLOODS IN THE THAMES VALLEY.

A heavy downfall of rain was experienced nil ovei the the distiict on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday but no damage is reported in the Waikato. In the Thames Valley, as the following telegrams from our own correspondent will show, the downfall was much heavier, and great damage has been done; — Te Aroiia, Saturday. It has been raining here continously for the last 48 hours, with a heavy gale. The lower portion of the township is flooded, and the river has overflowed its banks and is still rising. The punt traffic has been suspended. The mail coach from Hamilton could not get acioss this morning. The mails had to be brought over by boat. The overland mails from the Thames were unable to get through. The storm still continues, and business is at a standstill. Fences are being blown down, and in some instances th zinc roofing is flying from the housetops. The traffic between the two townships is suspended. It is the heaviest stoim experienced hete for yeais, and there aie no signs of it'abating. Waiokoxgam v, Saturday. The heav iest storm of wind and ram that has ever been expeiionuul here is now i aging most furiou&ly. It has been taining heavily for neaily 48 hours. Some damage lias already been do!ie on the tramway. Men are engiged clearing away the slips. All traffic is suspended. The utmost is being done to prevent moie damage, but the rain is continuous and heavy, and no sign yet of any abatement. The river Waihou is overflowing its banks in many places, and is still rising. The Thames Star of Saturday has the following : — The heavy rain which fell dm ing yesterday and last night caused the various creeks and the low-lying portions of the town to be flooded, but we have not heard of any seiious damage being done. There was a heavy fresh in the Kauaeranga river, which overflowed near the Bridge Inn, but as there were only a few logs in the upper portion of the creek, the number bi ought to the booms was small. A portion of Parawai was flooded, as usual, by the small creek near the school overflowing. The Hape and Karaka creeks brought down large quantities of debris, and seveial slips took placa on the Hape Greek road. In Grahamstown the culvert near the Cornwall Arms Hotel overflowed, to the great inconvenience of pedestrians. The Waiotahi and Moanataiii aqueducts did good service. Along Tararn road a small slip took place just below the powder magazine, covering a portion of the tramway, and the Kurauui hill and Sunbeam creeks flowed over the ma n road, covering the footpath with slush and debris.