Kaitaia Drainage

Northland Age, Volume 28, Issue 27, 21 March 1928, Page 4

Kaitaia Drain age

Farmers Organising Meetings at Kaitaia and Awanui. The farmers- in. .the Kaii-ia Drainage Aaa ate organising .0 some purpose wrih the oijj;ct of fighting the attempt of taa Minister for. Lands to'levy r.iteo on the land within the area, the amount of which are cohside-ed to be of such a crashing f tture as to be beyond the means of the farmers. Meetings at Awanui and Kaitaia, and fur, t meetings are to beheld in offer parts of the drainage area in ne near future. A petition it. bung prepaid; for Tff-.a’-jrioo ■ among the ratepayers fin t'.’.e area and this will provide fora R,pval Commission btjfig set up immediately to assess the amount of the cost T>f tfie scheme tbit the land in the -area should be expected to carry. it will ask further that this be -done before the General Election.