AUCKLAND’S WATER

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21963, 6 March 1946, Page 3

AUCKLAND’S WATER

NO RATIONING YET

PLEA TO HOUSEHOLDERS (P A j AUCKLAND, March 6. it is not likely that the rationing oi water will be put into operation in the immediate future, although it had been stated that the City Council’s Works Committee would probably discuss die matter at its meeting to-day. The chairman of the committee, Mr. A, S. Bailey, said it was intended to take lime to judge tlie result of the householder circular? which were being sent out this week. “We anticipate that the full co-opera-tion of the public will save the need for further restrictions, but I wish to point out that the circulars being sent to the householders constitute the last appeal,” said Mr. Bailey. "If they do not have the desired result, further restrictions must be imposed. The council is hoping to avoid that and has so far given a s much freedom as is practicable. “The returns received show that one outside local body has effected a saving of more than 50 per cent and, if that can be done in one area, it can be done in others,” said Mr. Bailey. Following advice from the health authorities, .the council ceased pumping water from Lake Pupuke on Monday afternoon, and North Shore residents reverted to the normal supply from the Wajtakeres. A considerable amount of organic matter from the bottom of the lake has been disturbed by the pumoing and made it undesirable to continue that supply to the public.