RAILWAYS AND IRRIGATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 135, 8 June 1911, Page 9

RAILWAYS AND IRRIGATION.

[ "ir; - A BIG SCHEME. f *"' (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) C_-_ST-H.U-.CH, this day. \ The. Hon. R- McJ_e_zde (Minister of £'~"nblie; "Works), who came on to Christ'chnrcji from a tour of South Canterbury and .Otago this evening', told a reporter that he had been impressed by the s—speroua air oi the country in Otago, and especially in Southland. Prospects j.. jor the winter "were gopd, and the farmers ',: ill" seemed to be in good heart. He added- that progress was being steadily maintained on the Catlis and LawrenceBeaumont railway works, ■while in Central Otago the .Minister inspected the country which the Government is about i .to irrigate, and was very favourably imj , : jr-3— by it. 'The Government has .decided,"" he said, "to start a large i j irrigation scheme in the Ida Valley, a [ "fork-that will take -water to about «0#"O acres. Two surveyors and their are now engaged in laying out --.plana, for Teservoirs and locating water *ac_, and the work, which will cost .."■bant £50,000, should be in full swing V next summer." On Ms way north the Minister stayed at "Waimate, and inspected the Douglas :«"ta-, at the back of the Waihao Downs, which has been acquired by the , Government for close settlement. Mr. - itoKenzie describe* the block as being gfe!agricultural land, and it will be Moted for within the next fortnight. Tna -Homestead block comprises 500 * f*res, and the rest will be subdivided ■nto Mod- of from 100 to 200 acres. Speaking of railway construction, the ■f mister said that good progress was bern? made, and thfl Point Elizabeth line completed. He had taken a men off that section, and they ..wi'been transferred to the Midland fifS. 08 * 8 * to * elson . and to Waiau. ae aa4 given instructions that married ™m, if they wished, should be o-h-en proat Waian. as the elimnfe at Cass su it women and children.

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