WAIMAKARIRI PROTECTIVE WORKS.
Yesterday the members of the South Waimakariri River Board paid their annual visit to the upper works on the river. The members who went up were Messrs B. W. England, R. Crooks, J. Glanville, C. F. Money and K. Levoi, and Henry Allison, Secretary, and representatives of the Press, a four-in-hand drag skilfully tooled by Mr Gerald Coward conveying the party. A start was made about twenty-five minutes past nine with the weather promising for a beautiful day. When neariag the house of Mr Jeal. the Board's overseer, a stiff nor'-wester sprang up, and continued with -more or less violence all day. Mr Jeal's house was reached in ten minutes under two hours, and a halt was made to discuss the hamper packed by Mr J. Freeman, which had been brought out in charge of Mr H. Crooks, Mrs Jeal, with her usual kindness, placing her house at the disposal of the visitors. The party afterwards drove up to the works and inspected No. 14 groin, and several higher up. The wind brought clouds of sand down the river bed, and prevented anything like an extended inspection being made as was intended by the members. The works were all found in excellent order, the river now running well away from the south bank, for some distance above No. 14 groin, where it came in with considerable force at the Jubilee flood. The overseer said, however, that it is gradually working its way back to the bank. From the appearances of the bed, however, it will be some little time before it gives trouble, unless of course a heavy flood were to occur. Owing to the last two summers being so dry the plantations have not done well. The silver poplar appears to thrive very successfully, and as shoots spring np where the roots are bared ie appears to be the most useful tree that can be planted. The root 3 also spread well,-and it stands the buffetting of the sand and wind better than the willows. The other poplars planted have not been a. success, the sand and shingle in which they are planted being too dry for them. The party, having had a refreshing cup of tea after their tramp in the wind and drif tiug sand, returned to town, which was reached (shortly after 5 p.m. '
WAIMAKARIRI PROTECTIVE WORKS.
Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7803, 5 March 1891, Page 6
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