Train traffic was interrupted between Invercargill and Kingston and Invercargill and Dunedin. The railway between Invercargill and Clinton was clear again on the 5th.

Heavy rains caused the river to flood. It was the highest recorded flood for 27 years.

The wharves and sheds were submerged.

240 bales of wool were lost and a lot of flax, cement and merchandise was damaged.

The hulk Echo sank at the wharf and the hulk Whynot dragged anchor and went out to sea, and a quantity of stock was lost.

The water was within 3 ft (91 cm) of the decking of Wairoa bridge.

The Waiparapara bridge was reported to have been lifted bodily.

Two people were gathering firewood when their canoe capsized, and one of them was reported drowned.

All the rivers and creeks in the Clutha, Bruce and Tuapeka Coutnies went down rapidly after the rain ceased during the night of the 3rd.

Some farmers lost heavily when their stooks were washed away. From Clarkesville south farmers on low-lying lands were affected.

Roads everywhere were badly damaged, as well as the railway to a lesser extent.

Heavy floods occurred around Arthurton with unexpected suddenness.

The streets of Balclutha were flooded. Parts of the road between Balclutha and Stirling were washed away.

The Clutha River was running almost bank-high at Balclutha on the 3rd. It was 11 ft (3.4 m) above normal and was rising at the rate of 10 in (25 cm) per hour.

The Clutha River reached its highest level of over 17 ft (5.2 m) at 5pm on the 3rd at the railway bridge cylinder. It had fallen 2 in (5 cm) by 9pm.

The flood was said to be almost equal to that of 1878.

The amount of stock damage in the Balclutha area was said to be enormous.

The amount of crop damage in the Balclutha area was said to be enormous.

An immense volume of water was pouring down the river, carrying logs, sheaves and other debris.

The water was 5 ft (1.5 m) deep on the road between Balclutha and Stirling on the night of the 3rd.

In the lower part of Balclutha several families had to be moved.

The river began to come over a low portion of the embankment but it was sandbagged, and the town was not flooded.

Barnego flat was almost completely submerged on the 3rd.

The water was 5 ft (1.5 m) deep on some parts of the Barnego settlement.

One of the main individual sufferers had a loss estimated at £200 ($30,730 2008 dollars).

At Cromwell the Clutha River was 12 ft (3.7 m) above normal on the 3rd, and was still rising.

The Bengerburn was in high flood on the 3rd.

The mail coach from Lawrence could not get through for the first time in 12 years.

The low-lying lands of Inch Clutha were under water.

There was a washout on the railway line at Kakapuaka, which prevented trains from getting through on the night of the 4th.

Heavy floods occurred around Kelso with unexpected suddenness.

Lake Wakatipu did not rise very much.

The water was 2 ft (61 cm) deep in the main street of Lawrence on the 3rd.

Water got inside some business premises.

A washout occurred on the mail railway line at Lovell's Flat and trains north and south were stopped there on the 4th.

The flood at Puerua was the highest known.

The Clutha River fell 4 ft (1.2 m) at Roxbugh on the 2nd.

The low-lying lands of Stirling were under water.

The water was 3 ft (91 cm) deep in the Stirling township on the night of the 3rd.

The residents had to remove to high ground.

Heavy floods occurred around Tapanui with unexpected suddenness.

A considerable part of the Tokomairiro plain was under water on the 3rd.

Crops were washed away.

Heavy floods occurred around Waipahi with unexpected suddenness.

There were heavy floods in the rivers and streams in all parts of Southland. The floods had considerably subsided on the 7th.

The railways were damaged considerably in all directions. The Traffic Manager had washouts on every line except Bluff and Seaward Bush. The number of washouts recorded was greater than it had been for a considerable time. Railway traffic was fully restored by the 7th.

The northern mails were delayed.

In some places paddocks thick with stooks were swept bare and some stacks were carried away. From the afternoon of the 3rd, sheaves of grain were coming down the rivers in the Gore district in an almost unbroken procession.

Sheep were drowned in places.

Fences were destroyed and agricultural implements were devoured by floodwaters.

The rain on the night of the 28th and on the 29th brought big flood down the Aparima River, but the water subsided very quickly.

The rain on the night of the 2nd brought another big flood down the Aparima.

Crops were damaged.

The Kingston railway line was under water at Athol and a washout occurred at the weak spot at Eyre Creek. The train from Kingston to Invercargill on the 3rd was delayed by the damage.

At Benmore flat the flood spread into many fields where corn was in stook and did considerbale damage.

A crop of wheat alongside the railway line just below Caroline was left in a pitiful state.

The railway line about 3 miles (4.8 km) beyond Colac Bay was about 18 in (46 cm) under water.

At Fairfax the railway line was washed out near Meek's, making it impossible for trains to get through to Otautau on the night of the 3rd.

One farmer near Gore had a 20-acre (0.08 km^2) paddock of oat sheaves completely cleared by floodwaters.

The Mataura River rose rapidly on the 3rd. That evening it was higher than it had been for some years. The river commenced to fall shortly after noon on the 4th.

The Waikaka River was in heavy flood. Towards evening on the 3rd the flood had reached East Gore.

The mail coach could not cross the Waikaka.

8 or 10 families in Toronto St were obliged to leave their homes and find shelter elsewhere on the evening of the 3rd.

On the railway line at Josephville the water was up to train axle level on the evening of the 4th, delaying a train.

The Oreti River was in high flood at Lumsden. The floodwaters had receded on the 4th.

Crosbie Bros. had a stack of oats considerably damaged by water and a resident had his garden and outbuildings completely covered.

A paddock of stooked oats was considerably damaged.

By midday on the 3rd the whole of the flat at Maitland village was submerged.

The river at Makarewa was only about 8 in (20 cm) from the rails on the 5th, and rising. At 5pm the Makarewa got within a few inches of the top of the bridge. At 7pm the water was subsiding.

The Waimea Stream overflowed its banks at Mandeville, spreading over the flat towards the schoolhouse and township. The country was one sheet of dirty water for over a mile.

The floodwaters of the Waimea crossed the Watnwood road and joined the flood waters of the Otamita.

Stoney Creek was also flooded and the whole area between the old and the current river bed was a sea of water.

Large quantities of crop were carried away in the flood.

At Stoney Creek the flood was several inches higher than at any time during the past 15 years.

The Mararoa River was in flood.

The coach from Te Anau to Lumsden could not get past the Mararora.

The flood at Mataura was described as the highest since 1878.

The river was rising from 9am to well into the afternoon.

The Waimumu tail race channel saved the township from being partially flooded.

The flood in the Mataura Borough on the 3rd had a discharge of 710 cumecs (+/- 140). This was the annual maximum flood.

Matuara Island fared very badly. The protective works were washed away.

There were disastrous consequences to crops, grass and turnips on two farms.

Considerable damage was done in the area of Menzies Ferry.

One farm was isloated.

Stooks were washed away from two farms and another crop was nearly all under water.

One farm lost about 20 sheep.

Railway communication with Nightcaps was expected to be resumed on the 5th.

The whole place was a sea of water.

A lot of damage was done to mining races and claims.

There were several washouts on the Otautau branch railway line, and it was closed entirely on the 4th and 5th. Much damage was done to the line.

Otautau had one of the biggest floods experienced in the district for many years.

Much damage was done to public roads.

Quite a quantity of crop in stooks was badly damaged and some was completely washed away.

A large quantity of cut flax was carried away by the Matuara River at Parawa.

Heavy floods occurred around Pukerau with unexpected suddenness.

On the night of the 4th the railway line between Pukerau and Waikaka was under water for about 2 miles (3.2 km). Not much damage was done, apart from a washout, owing to the new embankment there.

In the town the flood was up to the steps of the corner stores.

Everywhere sheaves of grain were washed out of paddocks.

At Riversdale the Waikaia and Mataura Rivers were in high flood.

The flooding caused extensive damage to crops standing in stook near the banks.

The road was submerged in places.

The country from the bridge downstream appeared like a huge lake.

The line between Oporo and Waianiwa was flooded on the evening of the 4th by the rising of the Oporo.

The Waimea Plains farmers possibly suffered the most. A good deal of stooked crop was carried away.

A great area of flat land on the Waimea Plains was under water.

Some damage was done to the Waimumu Queen dredge. The Waimumu and Royal Waimumu dredges had their dams carried away and were high and dry.

On the Orepuki railway line passengers had to be transhipped at Wakapatu on the night of the 4th due to water over the line.

The water at Winton was very high at midday on the 5th.

The flood in the Oreti River prevented all approach to the footbridge on the Drummond road.

The water rose to the seats of vehicles fording the swollen river.

The water covered almost 1 1/2 miles (2.4 km) of flat country.

Stooks were floating about in the water on some farms.

The rising of the Winton Creek caused considerable inconvenience in the township.

The Wyndham, Mataura and Mimihau rivers were in high flood and overflowed their banks in places.

The Mataura River was higher at Wyndham than it had been for some years.

The flood in the Mimihau Stream subsided rapidly, so the township was not flooded.

The farmers lost large quantities of crop. On the 3rd sheaves of oats were seen floating down the Matuara.