TEREMAKAU ROADS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 November 1926, Page 2

TEREMAKAU ROADS

VISIT OF INSPECTION The committee, consisting Urs. J- P< Irvine. A\ itSbi’nson, J. Ryall, ahd W. Ogilvie and Mr. J. Higgins, COunty Engineer, appointed by the Grey County Council to inspect the roads in Payne’s Gully and Greenstone, being used by sawffiillerij, in. the locality, made their yesterday afternobh. Aflet inspecting Payne’s ’GVkliy road, which was found td b(5 in fairly good order, despite the heavy traffic which has passed over it recently, the committee UOID •ferred with Messrs A. fi. Larsen and J. Reedy of the Kumara Timber Co., an arrangement was made to share equally in the maintenance of the road, each to employ their own roadmen. The committee next Vl&liGd the Dominion Hom'd SdiWfeH’ mill '(ffi the GrSehstohe-LAkfe fifuhher Road, and XVferS ftlet by the manager, Mt-. A. McLean. The Committee granted the use of the road pi'bviu&ll it was kept up to present state of repair-. Further consideration will be agMtl given to this matter. The Committee also visited Teremakau Settlement and made ah inspection of the flood damage to tma property of Mdsisrs. Lloyd Brdtnetk, one ei the roads giving access to. the tatm being partly submerged. The party inspected the Teremakau RiVdr which is making .serioys inroads into one. boundary Of Messrs Lloyds’ land. It was considered that the expenditure required to 'protect the property from the erosion would be greater than the property was worth. It was suggested that the removal of the residence would be a wise course.