FLAXMILLS’ REFUSE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1703, 17 December 1919, Page 6

FLAX MILLS’ REFUSE.

complaint i;v iiA|ißoyj.iboard

In the nurse of his monthly report to the r'caoit Harbour Hoard at' its meeting vcstorduy, the 1 pilot (Captain James i l . Miller) drew attention, to the enortlious amount of refuse from the llaxmills which Was being thrown into the fiiVr, and which catches up on snap's etc., ami -very soon tonus a shoal, and was liable to become a, danger to the river navigation, and also to become a great menace to dredging operations causing the pumps to bo choked when the dredgd ready to start wotk. . \ Members agreed that the re 1 use Irom llaxmills was a source ot trouble, Mr Claphum remarking that it has been an acute question since he had been a member of the Board. The refuse might strike a snag and ton I it, and the Board could not bo too hard, on the offenders. 1 , „ Mr' Barber agreed that the action taken to stop the trouble could not be too drastic. , , , , . Mr Bock suggested that the harbourmaster watch those putting the refuse into the river with a view to proceedings being taken. „ ’ ’ The chairman (Mr Henncssy) said that the stuff was put into the stream at high tide's. . Mi- Hock said that they might give tin; flaxfntllcrs 14 days’ notice to stop putting the material into the river, and that after that legal action be taken. Mr Clapham said they rvoid(( imt be able to do any dredging if tins stuff was nut into the river. , Mr Bock said that at lokomani not a thread was allowed to go into tm E, so it was possible for the mills tn keep the stuff out. I< ishing entlmsiiists said that the very fine stuff did not matter, but tlnlt the coarse thread did. The Hoard did not want to harass the liaxmilliug industry iHore.tl.an couk .c helped, but the millers should h.m notice to stop the present practice. The cl.»irmim-(Mf I (e..i.e jSEJ ; « .till not fitvonr- BIVIIIJS the nnlleis dm notice, arid Mr Barber agreed with this

V “m (lauhain: It V ns ,lf T n K°V?" ? n for years anil years, and won t be slopped till there is a Court ease. Some of the members pointed out that the practice of putting Wax reliise in the river should be stopped m the other portions besides those wider the Board’s control, and Mr Hock said the practice should be stopped from the heads np to as far ns Ilannovirke. Eventually it was decided that m view of the pilot’s report the flaxmillcrs on the river bank be informed that after U tl«n the Board will take action through tlieir mlicitm- for any breach of the Harbours Act by putting Haxmill refuse into the river.