MANAWATU RIVERS- QUESTION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 139, 6 March 1908, Page 9

MANAWATU RIVERS- QUESTION.

ROYAL COMMISSION ADVOCATED. (BY ' TELEGEAI'H —SPECIAL "CORUESrONDErtT.) : - - . , palmcrston North) March 5. ; Manawatu Land Drainage'/-Board tO-day,;;' i^o*;>c6anuttße v ';ap- : ;; jwii'tediby; j tho" delegates' in coiincctibniwith; .. .''thVn^^'^l®® i '' 'tHey.i'liad; doV voided ;'.of.;;tlie . |follbiying 'resolution That'your commit ' 'repbr't;;'tiiat.'.iftef 'consultation with' the Mihi ; ster' fOr ?Lands;iticonsiders'■ it v desirable!-.to apply to tho Govei'nmont ;to sot up,a, Royal Commission to determino -tho constitution , (if a Itiver .Board or; Boards to govern the Oroua; Manawatu, and Pohangma llivers, tho ; /-.-'oreas to ;be 'rated,;, and all questions bearing * > .npon the.proteptiori diM-conservation'of : 'tllo ! " land of the districts; such report- tO bo i'e- ■ ferred back tfo tlio conference before its i'e•y ■ commendations ardrembodied .in legislation." ' In order to 'enable all tho public bodies interested to cohsider tho: S'ainej'a. copy had been sent io them. ,witly a'\'statement; of tho reasons influoiicirig decision,' , and. with ;.ah ■ 'urgent 'request. tliat they should : giv6i,d,qfiiiitb instructions ..'to their delegates. :'as:to., hOW:;thoyyshould;yoto'at the adjourned' . ' conference of, to'bo;,lield;on : March; 1 ' .19.: ,The committee.; liad carefully; coh&dercd • tlio divergent-factors operating in 'certain dis- . tricts,; tho. iinagnitude . of'-tlio -'irivesliigations and; inquiries : rcquiredy- iaild Vtheir;,cost,' ouid: decided _thhtV:tlie,. intricaciesami;! diffioultica : •:; thorough, and sixtistfac-' ■ : tory;'investigation'could only ibo:-surmounted . Qoveniment Co'mmis-' 'Bion jifjnd,' fiirther, that.with .the Government undertaking;-tho . investigationthe'■ 'district 9ffected.woul<|l Kq; relieved tlie'cost'.' Ait. • inquiry, by 'a .. .dial Commission would bo . spen and impartial,'and 'wotild give, .everyone . . 3e3iroiis. .thevopportunity -of 'expressing his '. . 'opinions,' ;and its!'conclusibiv.'.would, provido the.'public-;'bodies; 'concerned with ''that' 'full'' • . eluciddtioli 'Of, .'•' ; ;'iiroblems'''.iiivolyod . yould. enaHe/theni.-to decide 'xipo'ii;.tlieir"siil)-' W'queiit.liio'bf action:.- V-":"V .; ; Tho report was received..., :;i '-j !