All rivers in the district were heavily flooded on the 24th.

Waingongoro River was bank high and it has never been known to be in a condition like that before.

Kapuni Stream was very much swollen.

Hawera water supply was cut off all of the night of the 24th and part of the 25th.

A serious washout occurred on 25th at Brunswick Hill and covered the rail line.

The flood was considerably lower than last years.

Floods occurred in portions of the Pelorus, Wakamarina and Kaituna districts.

Considerable damage was done to roads and bridges and coach traffic was interrupted.

Tuamarina district was inundated by overflow from the Wairau River.

There was much loss of stock.

All low lying parts of Westport were flooded.

Several families had to be evacuated.

Four small washouts occurred on the railway near the town.

Most settlers lost a considerable amount of stock and a bakers delivery horse drowned in the street of Westport.

The bridge at Whitecliffs was carried away.

A washout at Berlins prevented the running of the mail coach service.

Severe damage was done to mining dredges.

Telegraphic communication was cut off

At approximately 5am (two hours after high tide) on the 24th the river began to overflow the wharf.

The upper part of the Grey Valley flooded heavy.

The main streets of Greymouth were all flooded with some becoming raging torrents.

Railway communication was suspended owing to a number of washouts on the Grey to Reefton and the Grey to Otira lines. Several rail bridges were severely damaged.

By 9am on the 24th the premises on Mawhera Quay had to be evacuated.

The lower end of Greymouth flooded to 1.5m deep in some places and the whole business district was eventually inundated.

Every dwelling from Tainui Street to Tidal Creek and down to Blaketown Lagoon was in flood ranging from 4in to 5ft deep with water.

On the 24th water was rushing over the top of the wharf which is 18in (0.46m) higher than the streets.

Water tore away the embankment, undermined and destroyed a line of railway extending along the Mawhera Quay.

In Mawhera Quay the flood waters were 5ft (1.52m) deep and in Tainui and Mackay Street it was 4ft (1.22m) deep.

At the post office the water was over 3ft (0.91m) deep.

The repairs in the borough was estimated to cost £500 ($76,400 2009 dollars).

Boats were needed to rescue people all over town.

The mayor authorised a channel to be cut from one of the Blaketown Lagoons to the sea to alleviate the flooding. Unfortunately this did not have much effect.

A dredge at Fern Flat broke its moorings and drifted away with four men on it. Two men were drowned.

Most of the dredges are more or less affected. The Buller Junction, Aldings and Blackwater River dredges were stranded and the Montezuma dredge sank.

The loss in the country was extensive.

There was no damage caused to shipping.

The rail way lines to Otira, Reefton and Hokitika were damaged by washouts.

Nearly all settlers in the Grey Valley suffered loss of stock with a large number of sheep and cattle drowned.

Twelve valuable horses grazing on the racecourse were drowned

On the evening of the 24th the flood waters began to recede leaving mud and sludge inches deep in the shops.

Streets resembled river beds with gravel piled up several feet high on the street pavement. Many of the streets were torn up by the flood waters and were practically ruined with large holes in them.

One metre of water covered the road near Cronadun.

Severe damage was done to buildings and fences.

There were heavy stock losses at Coral Creek.

A girl got wet and caught infammation of the lungs. Due to the telephone being cut off a doctor could not be reached. Her father walked 14 miles to ring up Greymouth but the last train had gone. The girl died on the 25th.

The flood proved most disastrous to the district.

The whole of the approach right from the bank to the terminus of the Blackball Bridge, which was almost a years work, was completely levelled.

Damage on the railway works was estimated to cost £2000 ($305,000 2009 dollars).

Stock losses were very severe.

Several washouts occurred on the railway line.

Taramakau River was at its highest and the water was running over the decking of the traffic bridge.

A hut occupied by a man approximately 70 years in age was situated in the flat at the junction of the Taramakau River and Greenstone Creek. The man drowned after his hut was washed away in the night.

One family was removed from their house after water rose several feet inside.

The Taramakau Bridge near Kumara was washed away.

The flood in Inangahua River on the 24th shifted the western pier of the landing bridge 2ft (61cm) downstream.

All of the streams north of Hokitika including Arahura and Taramakau Rivers were in high flood.

Considerable damage was caused to the roads and tracks.

On the 24th the train service was cancelled due to slips and washouts.

All the low lying areas were under water.

The northern approach to Taramakau Bridge was washed out.

Hungerfords Bridge was damaged.

A large bridge in the Kanieri District was damaged.

Telegraph communication with the south was cut off.

Although the floods were high in Westland the damage was not as extensive as expected.

The floods were caused by torrents of rain on the North Canterbury hills and by the melting of snow in the ranges.

There was severe damage to the stock and property of the farmers by river.

Stock suffered greatly and many horses, cattle, pigs and fowl drowned.

Damage to crops was very great.

Roads were submerged and whole areas of country was covered with several feet of water and many houses were flooded.

Waimakariri River flowed down old overflow channel into the Styx River.

In the gorge the water level of Waimakariri River rose 13.5 ft (4.11m). The river was considered to in the same size as it was during the Jubilee Flood.

The Hurunui river was in high flood

Ashley River was in high flood. Floodwaters were dammed up by the railway embankment. They overflowed and came through into the Cam River and down to Woodend.

Considerable damage was done to railway bridge.

Waimakariri river in very high flood upstream at the Bealey River.

At the Gorge Bridge, water had spread out below it for about a miile and a half in width in one wide stream.

From Oxford through Swannanoa the Eyre River was bank high. At the outfall of the river into the north branch of the Waimakariri River there was flooding at the girder bridge between Kaiapoi and Rangiora.

Inundations from the Eyre river spread over the low land at Flaxton.

South branch channel of the Waimakiriri River was flooded and overflowing the land on the south side.

Due to the heavy flood, telegraph wires crossing the Rakaia River were carried away.

It was reported to have been the worst flood in 30 years.

Hay stacks were saturated with water at their bases.

The flood waters from the Cam River got into the low parts of the Woollen Company's dye house.

The river through the borough was higher than it has been since the flood of June 18 years ago.

There was 8 ft (2.44m) of water in places on some roads.

Stock and crop losses were very great.

Roads and fields in dreadful state. They were scoured out and there was deposits of silt on the top of paddocks after the flood waters receded.

It was the heaviest flood experienced in the district since 1868 although Mr Jeal who had considerable experience of the river is of opinion that it was about the same as the 1887 flood.

Many cattle drowned as well as a good number of sheep.

Damage done by the Waimakariri River was estimated at £200 ($30,500 2009 dollars).

The Ashley River overflowed its banks and the low lying country adjacent was inundated.

Railway traffic was delayed and telegraphic communication was interrupted.

Many settlers houses in the district and in Kaiapoi were under water.

Ashburton and Rakaia Rivers were in heavy flood. In some places the rivers overflowed their banks and inundated the country side.

Telegraph lines were down.

The Ashburton River came over its banks below the Winchmore Homestead and the paddocks were underwater for 2 miles down.

The river covered the road near Digby's Bridge.

Water was coursing down the road, as high as a horses girth, at Green Street where the north and south branches of the Ashburton meet,

Waimakariri River undermined a portion of the railway embankment causing a train accident. The railway tracks which had been undermined subsided under an engine causing it to derail and it resulted in two casualties.

At Chaneys Corner the flood had been particularly severe. Here the Waimakariri River overflowed its banks and inundated the surrounding country.

Several houses from Chaney's to the Empire bridge were flooded to the extent of 1-2ft (0.3-0.6m).

The overflow of the river at Empire Bridge, on the North Road, rendered traffic by road impassable.

A large quantity of water was lying about the country. To the south of Chaneys Corner railway station and the road leading from the station to the Marshlands road was underwater for nearly quarter of a mile

One farmer lost between 30-40 sheep.

Old building near the Empire Bridge, had been deeply immersed in water. A layer of silt 18 in (46cm) deep covered the floor.

The train from Methven to Rakaia was unable to get through due to a wash-out in the line. It was covered with water to the depth of 8 in (46cm).

Railway traffic on the Methven line was interrupted owing to the flooding of the station yard at Lyndhurst.

At Kairaki, the marine suburb of Kaiapoi, the river broke up the wharf.

Buildings were carried away and broken.

Heavy rain fell over Central Otago. Naseby and Alexandra reported downpours.

All creeks and rivers in the neighbourhood were reported to be in flood.

The Manuherikia crossing on the Naseby Street and Bathans Road was impassable and the bridge near the crossing was reported to be unsafe.

The rivers were flooded. This was caused by the heavy rains that were reported from upcountry and warm winds which were melting the snow.