AFTER THE FLOOD.

Mataura Ensign, 23 April 1913, Page 4

AFTER THE FLOOD.

PROTECTIVE WORKS AT GORE. AN ENGINEER ASKED FOR. tho Works GumnitU'# ol tho Goixi Borough Council, at, which there, wore pm-x-nt tin, Mayor and C ; .uncillor« O. Ke!l v , A. Mart,:., and Jhos. Rhodes, w«-s held ve>.te: <!a v I' r n<K.n W <Mns;de r the .picMion oi puu'.nu J, <!<i , (y " L t,U) re«.,luL;on pass(<| a t tin, mwtirig on vh. ; pa ovonII \vs:s de.'.-idod, "'That th« Minister for PuJ.he Works be Wi-itton u> him to :n.-.; I'uet one of the (;<,vei nnient s engim*Ms to v.'tuL Gore and ad vine thw Uuned Ui- • most sU'.jw, to lie Uikoii in ordor to i>roto.-t tin* town from floods in future." It wan atao <le<:,<le.d |„ Mr G. J. Anderson, 11.1., to interview the Minister on thu •übjoct. 111 aceordarc-o u u.h thi; r. v,!uti«:i th# town clerk (Mr I'. Voung; loi-wanhnj the iohdwmg lia:<;r u, tho MinisUu- U>Thi- ,\lini.'-.u'r I'ubhV Works, Wel"'gu:n. !>• t! 1 have tho honor l>v dirvoUm .1 ,he H<;,-<,,igh Council U) iniorin yell liiat II luui undo,<"t 111 M !<• t :l"J 11,14.1 >, ] U ■■..•i.-.-.'jUelno Ol hj« M-i-eot di.s)u-i!,rotis .I i.i i.s. the advisjibility ol tiiKing some jis u, the ■ livaisioii of fi <>o «J wa.,-r. Am a <scheme would J •• i, ' l »al>i.y alloot som,. of tho GoveruI j'"-nt s property in the localitv. I luiv«% I "'«W-u<-totj to write asking il the overmne,ni will ,!li.,j<l ,1k- Council th« 'VKtos oi a , no.n.'OJ- <,i thkI . ..DUO »o:ks Dej>ai'Uii<-ia to visit Gor« at an oarly o'ato with instructions to report an I ad .i.-e L,ie i'ouncil as to th# most oiroctivo sup,, u, be taken to carry |t« wish-- i,i;„> ..ffuct.—l liav# wvmZrJZ ***** THE RELiE- committee. Iho fl<,««| Holier (V;uimitto.i met in th# Council Charn'k r,-> la-L ovening. Th# Mayor (Mr I). L. I'- jDelweU) presidod, anil l.j meriifn , s .v r ;>u>sen;. Several j'• -jKtrLs- v. -.. ■: v, I ainl ree4iniiiieu<..i!i..iu in:! le an : : i.e.- »ve<l hy l-he oomiiiit,U*i. i ! new relief was gsveu to .he . ~i a little over £3O. CITIZENS' n£LIEF FUND. PrtjviouKlv a: l.eov-.. C ifi <) 'Otago [j.iily Tiie.e ,'—sulvKonptions co'ii •.. d i 0 7 • 'H. 11. Parks, Bal ' iiiba ... lit 'H. W. Stewart, . )u:i" din ... 1 0 0 : Anonymous Go;e 1 (| 0 W. F. Jamo# 0 ; W. tl. Rulliran r> 0 i'fio 17 ,'ii