PLIGHT OF WAIROA.
SERIOUS TJNTIMPLOYIVLENT. COSTLY TRANSPORT OF STOCK. (By Telegraph.—Special to " Star.") WELLINGTON, this day. Sir Apirana Ngata, Minister of Native Affairs, and the Hon. A. J. Stallworthy, Minister of Health, have returned from a visit to the Wairoa district. Sir Apirana states that unemployment was becoming a serious factor at Wairoa. The destruction of the freezing works and of road outlets to the south necessitated the transport of stock to Gisborne, and this cost one-third of the value of the meat. The damage to the main traffic bridge interfered with business activities, which were concentrated on the south side of the river. Any further damage would deprive the borough of a water supply to the most populous part of the town. The road to Napier was being temporarily repaired, but the general impression was that heavy rains would cause big slips. Food relief was being conducted on the same lines as at Napier, and Maori relief was organised under Mr. T. Carroll, nephew of the late Sir James Carroll. '
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 56, 7 March 1931, Page 11
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171PLIGHT OF WAIROA. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 56, 7 March 1931, Page 11
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