FLOOD PROTECTION
WORK AT KARAMEA
I I>v Poleffrapb—Press Association.)
WESTPORT, February 7
Mr. F. M. Ball, Chief Inspector of the Public Works Department, who, with Mr. V. Trevor Smith, , West Coast Public Works Engineer, and Mr. B. Halley, Assistant Public :Works Engineer in charge of the Karamea River protection works, paid a visit to Karamea today, expressed en-
tire satisfaction with the work being carried oyt at Karamea under the direction of Mr. Halley-
Regarding recent criticism of the scheme and a possible disastrous happening if the river was in full flood, Mr. Ball said that the Department had been aware that the wall needed strengthening and work was in progress now. The wall would be fully strengthened and should defy any floods.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 32, 8 February 1939, Page 19
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