FLOOD PROTECTION

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 149, 19 March 1936, Page 13

FLOOD PROTECTION

£8220 Scheme Adopted at Masterton WAIPOUA RIVER WORKS Dominion Special Service. Masterton. March 18. With tbe intention of clearing up apparent misunderstandings, tbe Mastertun Borough Council decided at its monthly meeting to adopt tbe borough engineer's original scheme of Hood protection works on the Waipoua River at an estimated cost of. £8220... ..Ite&rj.'jiee. was.jimde to another scheme involving an expenditure of £IO,HX), which was classed as "the ideal one." but was passed over on account of the additional cost. In his statement following a general discussion on the, proposals, the engineer, Mr. C. R. Mabsoit stated that the total cost wou’ld be £8220 and the annual ebarge spread over a period of 22 years would be £535 per annum, involving a rate of .IG7d. in tbe pound. Referring Io tbe second scheme, Mr. Mabsou said it would cost about £19,000. assuming they would get. a subsidy for a third of the cost and the balance was shared equally between the county and the borough. The latter's share would be £6826 and the annual charge thereon £4BO a year. Tn tbe event <>f receiving no subsidy and the borough having to find tbe whole cost, tlie annual charges would lie £1440, involving a rate of .15d. in the pound. It was decided definitely to adopt tlie engineer’s original scheme aud to advi.-e the county, at tbe same time intimating that Hie borough would like to diseusS further the matter with the county council.