CATCHMENT BOARD

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30041, 28 January 1963, Page 7

CATCHMENT BOARD

Water Diversion Refused Permission sought by the Christchurch Drainage Board to divert about 200 cusecs of water from the Awatea road > area and 800 cusecs from Hay- . tons road into Nottingham , creek was refused by the North Canterbury Catchment ' Board at its meeting on Fri- ‘ day. I A clause in the report of ! the river control and drain- • age committee said: “Diver- ' sion of additional water to . Halswell stream: that the . action of the chief engineer i (Mr H. M. Reid) in advising [ the Christchurch Drainage ; Board he could not recom- . mend approval of its proposal ■ be confirmed.” i This clause was adopted. Mr A. T. Bsll, chairman of the committee, said the i Catchment Board would be > in difficulties if 1000 cusecs 1 of water were added to the flow in Nottingham creek. 1 Stonyflat Creek : The Catchment Board will , ask the Ashley County Coun- . oil to call a meeting of those • concerned with the Stony--1 flat Creek scheme. The incidence of cost will be exi plained and the persons coni cerned will be asked if they 1 would be prepared to contri- ' bute if the scheme proceeds, i The board accepted the ten- ■ der of Kaiapoi Sawmills, Ltd., i of £975 for 800 trees (630 pinus radiata and 170 Lom- . bardy poplars) on the north i bank of the Waimakariri i river. i i : . ,