THE WAIMAKARIRI.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20730, 15 December 1932, Page 11

THE WAIMAKARIRI.

MEETING OF RIVER TRUST. " ,r T* '! r T^ L \ A meeiing of the WaimaßajFfri River ~ Trust was held yesterday, when t3ie?fr were present: Mr J. Wood (chairman), Professor E. Speight, Messrs J. H. Blaeltwell, W. P. Spencer, H. B_ Evans) George Gould, E. O." Dixon,' A. . Manhire, and , J. Leslie. " - The report of the Resident, Engineer (Mr EC. W. Harris) stated that R. Gibsou 's gang. was proceeding wittn the ex- • tension of the embankments at .the head -- of Coutts Island. The camp would * be closed down on December 23rd, and the men transferred to work from'the McLean's Island end. . - then, be transferred ,to. carry on- repair r work to the protective work.-on "the.." Byre river. During the " stand-off " period at Coutts Island " Gibson had put in a small bank and protective boulder crate on the Cust in Guy,'s property; small repairs to the old embankment were j required in the same vicinity, and would be done early in the New Year.-' 1 All relief work would be suspended • . from December, 24th to January 9th. 4 The Unemployment Board waa ,payinjj the men for the'days they WfiriSl ath.er-,„ wise have been entitled to. work. ' A plan of the proposed roajl deviation at Coutts Island' had, bften." aigneS by Mr Banks, and approved by; the Eyre County Council and the Land Retard. The assessors for the Hallway Department and for the Trust hjid" mutually agreed to Mr David Jones acting as umpire in regard to the disptije; over the / railway land at Stewart's (Sully. An * inspection of the' 'area would be made "" * one day nte»t week. •*' L il Thirty barrows "had been '(Jispoapd "of - • to the • City' Council and- arrangements > had been made to dispose 6f one of ■" the buses at the end of the month. • , It was recommended that tenders be called for the right to cut cocksfoot along the embankments at the lower end of the Waimakariri, to close , on December 23rd, and that authority be given to deal with any "tenders received. It was decided to inake' application to the Forestry, Department to have the Trust's plantation areas at Ey re we 11 declared a £re disrict. It was stated that when the district was so 'constituted it would be possible. to ; declare a close season during which it would be unlawful for any person in the area to light a fire without a written permit. • - ►v -