RIVER BOARD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9823, 13 June 1914, Page 5

RIVER BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly . meting of the ManawaruKairanira River R ( rd r hiM y«**eH«r Proseni • Trustee* Nash chairman)] BcaK Kyle. Nathan and Pratt. GROYNE TIMBER. From Samui! Brown, 1,t0.. vr'l!i reference to the arrival of piles ..no ~ ber from s.s. Koromiko and asking lor «.. -qj;.-» wlr.'i fund* of the Board, permit—Roee.. d JOINING THE BOARD': DISTRICT. W. Anderson wrote that, in n uh *<> um Board's requesi to i "'s lauj in its district, he was mute prepared to do so Instruction? were, on Trustees Nail... motion, given to the -secretary to ha\ i necessary papers prepare.!. The secretary and engineer w«~re '.. trusted to interview two otk-r ~«itlor river bank with a view to getting .hem abo to join in the district. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The engineer (Mr FLshcr) reported that during the month groy en "k is suspended. Tiie Boards workm . had t. c - ed 25 chairs of fence oii the b»>ach foi ••.<• purpose'of protecting the willow p!a ration from stock, prep**atory r> the willows which were designed t.j operate in conjunction .Ith tl: groynes i .' thus aocelc.-ate ins work of diverting th: river throughout the whole scheme. ' addition it was necessary to set .. plantation now on the opposite I ~* of the proposed river channel ' • - complete, that permaneu would be established to both sides of the channel. On completion of the groyne no* m progress tiie portion of the scheme U<to would l>e sufficiently advanced for the piesent, and it would be w n to eo..,in<- . the work of sotting the willow plant* tic* on tin lines referred to above, hut bci doing so there were a number f 1 >L r s fast in tho bed ot ihc river ehannu ~ : the point of tho proposed diversion which should be removed. as they nntc affected the ebxiency of the groynes. .«» therefore recommended the 'ioar.! to ceed with the rork as suggested. tU ,wcu'.d advise that the work •«" « o«- "d by the. Board's pre«om staff ..:..i ...-* n i'..;r groyne work, at tl". *• ••* beinj:. be discontinued. .. the > ! > use was not suitable . <lor ;..i*.< i ri\'T conditions as experienced 'f*\\y, .••'•• much improvement could not be expecteu i.. tliii season of the year. m»king go . p v <i • * ipipo-*ible. Howe.-., the cow engine (expected to arrive shorth. When ir*. u-ii (on its carriage with the "" v v •-'•!•.< he would tVnb-in ape i'wmu litiousjlv cope w V tiie groyne work, given t, * I river af.ords workable conditior "" - 'winch a:. J v,...er ' bad delivered by the .'jppucr . < vrll made in eve:y . i-oct. i .. necessary •» ha*e an « •c* '"£• hu«.t for the new engine. A balan: M Via v <n» land ll by 20 feet by lC'.ach x Ai/'. | y r* to be delivered. I' The engim • instrueleo to .ave it! the ch:" ■<! '"• •« • '"'"* I to" also to secure pr.. es f ov the car.:. r i/..r the new «?nj,' GENERAL. salary oi tiu lerk «.<- £l.nO on Isis ayplicattd" hj« :>r.ua e 't tUo very urge u,u Jitity ol low uc;»»g do.c. . ~ ACCGOI.U amoiuiting to >.*.J * - ««-i<J pt «6cd payment.