WATER
Sir,—County councils and the farming community north and south of the Waimakariri are much concerned at the present time at the shortage of water for stock, fire fighting and household supplies. At the same time, the powers that be seem to be playing with indifferent schemes to alleviate the position. Why not explore the tapping of the Waimakariri at the Woodstock homestead, a natural water trap, and give the five or six counties concerned all the water they need? The water would be on top above the Gorge bridge and naif could be siphoned or piped across at the bridge for the southern bank. The remainder would be available for the northern counties. Water, water in plenty there, and divil the drop to drink on top. It would certainly cost “some”; out so could one match dropped on either bank of the Waimakariri at the present time. —Yours, etc.,
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27873, 23 January 1956, Page 8
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