WATER WANTED

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3137, 29 June 1942, Page 4

WATER WANTED

AREA AT KEREPEEHI

DEPUTATION OF SETTLERS FARMERS’ UNION MEETING A deputation of Kerepeehi block farmers waited on the Kerepeehi branch of the Farmers* Union at its monthly meeting last week, asking for the union’s Support in extending the Hauraki Plains East water supply on to their area. The deputation was introduced by Mr D. A. Hill, who briefly outlined the history of the case. He stated' that, generally speaking, farmers on the block did not -know they were excluded from the scheme until they saw the prospectus for the loan advertised. No Piping Immediate steps were taken, even at that late hour to be included in the area to be reticulated. After protracted negotiations with the county and the Lands Department it was decided that owing to the shortage of piping the 'Kerepeehi black would have to be left to its fate until after the war. The deputation was now asking that a temporary link-up 'be made with the existing water system as it was considered that the piping already on the ground, was sufficient to carry all the water required. Mr Hill then called on Mr D. G. McMillan, the district county representative, to give his views oh the subject. Mr McMillan said! that he could see no real objection to the link-up.

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which he considered there was> ample. The second was pipes. He thought—without having any details—that there was enough stacked at Ngatea to do the job. The third problem was labour.

Settlers Will Help On being assured by the settlers present that, if necessary, the labour would be supplied by the farmers themselves, he said that unless there was some engineering difficulty he could not see why the link should not be proceeded with. lAfter further discussion between Mr McMillan and the settlers it was decided that a deputation wait on the Hauraki Plains County Council at their next meeting. The deputants are Messrs D. A. Hill, T. 'Lynch, IF. (Bennett and S. Edmonds representing the settlers and Messrs Tye and H. Jamieson, the Farmers’ Union.