NO WATER

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 55, Issue 32792, 20 November 1946, Page 12

NO WATER

COMPLAINT TO COUNCIL NETHERTON FARMER PRESSURE NOT HIGH ENOUGH Complaining’ that on October 15 there had been no water in his dairyshed for the cooler or other purposes, with the result that the milk was graded second with a consequent loss of money. Mr W. Hayes, of Netherton, wrote to the November meeting of the Hauraki Plains County Council .asking that the pressure in the water supply be improved in that district. “ I eventually traced the trouble to the fact that a ball cock had been damaged by the cattle and the trought was overflowing which seems to confirm my statement that we have insufficient pressure on the Awaiti West road. Surely if there was-enough pressure the fact of one high pressure tup being on should not cut off the water from the rest of the circuit,” wrote Mr Hayes.

“ I view with considerable alarm the continued talk of extending the number of users. I maintain that until you can give the present users enough water no extension of any sort .should be made. Under the present state of affairs it would appear that the only way I can be certain of illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliillllllllllllllllli;illlllillllllllilillHHllllll»l ||11l| !11ll | ll

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