MANAWATU-OROUA RIVER BOARD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 247, 17 September 1932, Page 4

MANAWATU-OROUA RIVER BOARD

(Tu kh.e IkdiioJ). Hjjy-AJy Huajrj ami mynelt in jniri.ienhi r ure a pp«j ienl i y b{iuin bid n{£ i alien hi lad* nn ueeaant at aar ;j<:IJVjlicb <i i i «'i 1 Jiii Cl )V I I.JL'C;. NuW ; cij ; I do jjnk reeanniee my renin rh* wifh ihe piai Jil.i veiietsti; ajjjjuaf ; nn»i fjiiJj&U'iJttUtiJj; and uJkhuiJ|/h i do mil remember jeadiuß ynnr repdji. of ihe meetinn, dn nuk accuse y uni jepoJlcj nt me. it. la «juiic like old liijjcs j/clljug a “at ir up’* tram my nld hieiid; j was parkiciila j'ly amused aboul my aimuaf idaifjkive plea ini* ouppoil at ihe bi.lienm. 11. also remimleti am ut a meeting a Her Ibe JtCid Hood when at Lei local bodice could mil be pi evaded ou in fake action jegaj'ding iepaira at Hood damage tar tear at eamneiibu l ian t.luiino Ui fufUJ'e ; elc. lUr i.'Jinli; led a depulaUon In I lie Hivei Hoard and with Lear* in his voice naked 1 lie Hoard's assist ancej in (lie i.'luiii' an khal; occasion he said« “You l»nnw ; Ah' (Jhaiiinan ; we liavo not always seen eyo In eye in l heso nialteio ; hnl in a case of due iiigeiioy like (he piesenk I am bine I iiio will not weigh with ynui Huanl.' It io the jebiili ui work arranged tar and earned nni by (he Hoard (Irak is protecting that area horn hrnna Hiver damage lu-day 4 while before that work was done Air Miinll dialed a riae nl' eighteen inchea would cause water (n overflow into ihe area. I have had I lie honour of leading very iapieocutal ive depul at ioub to (lie Govern men t> asking assistance tat a than! protection scheme for the dial riot and Air Flint I has been known in add ihe weight of Ida presence in our blt'orlsj he aiso ; in giving evidence on hehalf of a bclieme placed a very high value per acre of iieltorment’ were immunity from ttund damage asoured. ho we hava had Air Flint l w ith us, then agatuai us, with ua again lilt the hunks were fixed, now against ua again, imi what I admire in him ia the oiithusiusin lie pula into whichever aide lie happens to he on «!• (Ito moment' and, nothwithbkanding ittbinnations to (he com vary, 1 hope ir will tie a hmg time before we get a lined sutticienlly disastrous la atilti him aver (o our rohi again. tu reading your v.orrespundent’s let lev t wiuidered what- tils objeot was in writing jkj a© a literary effort ir ooeUia hardly worth white nothing constructive iu it, only mildly abusive anil uo benefit in anyone. t l o annoy or ridicule the Hoard, and par tiouiavly the chairman, 1 ahouht bay rim ietier is not- elective and dually not worth (tie tmther.

Heganliug (he Hiver hoard mutters generally, it la certainly la t»e regretteil that opportunity has not been taken to put into being a scheme which t am sure is poss Odo io minimise (lie damage hy periodical Hooding such as iUitti, 19«J;1 amt U)d«. ihe \\ hirokiuo cut would form (tie fiiumtatiiiu, (tie veal would (hen follow aa id roumstauces permit, ami they wouht lyiiiikly folh»w the outlet once ami ai a cost that need m»t pridilbitive. t( would be better to pay a reasonable rate than lose many times as much and be continually handicapped hy the ever present menace or th*i*ds wbub upset the whole year s winking v*r laud. If, as reported, one settler lost £7OO through the last- Hood, many others Inst lit varying degrees; another large area was in grave danger for a three loot

or jesa rise in lire Uraan would jjave decided it. One may he paiduued iar atkiijg; it. it nut worth while to endeavour to relieve the position even »k tome cob'i* r I never did agiee wil.ii lire im jnbion of tome of the urea in a i a l.i Jig «lass, Lm to me of those <om«J tied oeliheralejy souglii iju jusiojj lot ihejj* own pnrpoteb. i'den wil.h Ihejj' im lotion ihe wliole are a would henefik h.y kbe Whijokiuo cut. and woik made possible iJieiehy. ft p, ujilhiiikahle l.liak i.vvenky io ihilly thousand acres of such land should remain subject, to smh periodical damage without, an effort. Io eliminate ihe mejiaoe, Owing to my absence from I lie dibl rick I did not see Air I'Jiot.l/s iekfej* at. the kime of puhllcalion I then delayed my reply on hearing l.hak he in l.ujn was absenk.- - Von j s, eke.,

WAI/IKH 14. OAH'IKH Hepkemljer Id, I'Jd-h