RIVER WORKS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 43, 18 January 1935, Page 3

RIVER WORKS.

M ANA WAT U-ORO UA BOARD. The Manawatii-Oroua River Board met yesterday afternoon. those present were Messrs A. A. Mitchell, B. G. Gower, it, J. Law, T. D. Lynch, H. J. Lancaster, \V. Jackson, H. ;Seifert and j Callesen. The telegraph engineer at Palmerston North (Mr H. C. Brent) wrote drawing the attention of the board to the met that on December 27 the river gauge had not been reading correctly. it had been found that the tioat was hard down on the silt, which would have lo be cleaned out before a correct reading con'd bfc obtained. According to the indicator stick, the water level was at zero wnereas the dial showed* a reading of one loot. — it was decided that the lr alter he attended to immediately. The district engineer of fhe Main Highways Board (ALr H. 11. Sharp) advised that the hoard had not In on able to consider favourably a inquest, made by the Manawrtu 0.-.iin, River Board lor a free grant of £2OO toward the cost of stop-banking in the Tiakitalmna-R-uigiotu area, made during the board's visit to Palmerston North. The letter also said that it had been admitted by the River Board representative that his board .had been receiving assistance from the Unemployment Board, and the Highways Board had then pointed out that the Government’s policy did not admit of double subsidies from State funds of works carried out by local bodies. —The letter was received. In reply to a request made by the hoard, the clerk to the Kairanga County Council advised that provision for tui adequate waterway would he made when consideration was being given to the erection of a new bridge at Rangiotu.—The letter was received. The hoard decided to forward a circular to those settlers having properties fronting the Orotta River advising that if willows are not cut on the river banks as requested in a previous notice, the willows would he cut and the cost charged to the settlers iconcerned. The clerk (Mr R. IT. Spencer) reported that the total of outstanding rates stood at £llOO 4s 9d. The amount outstanding due at March 31, 1934, was £G9S 7s Gd, while the sum yet to be paid for the year 1934-35 was £404 17s 3d.