STEWARD SETTLEMENT WATER RACE.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13796, 5 February 1917, Page 3

STEWARD SETTLEMENT WATER RACE.

' Hi' L I - 1 ' • MEETING, OP BOARD. ~ " , A meeting of tho Watei Race Jioaril' lvas lielil in tlic Comity vchataber' 011 'Saturdnj, 'Pi esent: Messrs «T. 6. Mncdonald (chaiiman), J. King, fy. Williams, G. lleiideisou/aud'P. Lister. . l[r Smitii, of J, \Vaitaki; wroto i under date December 1 ISj Statiiig' that owing to pressing business on his farm lie bad boon imable to clear the weeds from the races:'. ' In a second letter; dated December 18,: written in reply to a communication from the board regarding, tho state. of the.:races on his property, Mr. Smith stated that tho race's would carry, double ; the quantity of water -running at pre,-, scut. .Ho felt strongly, that .tho board was hot' treating him fairly in the* mat- - ter. It was reso'.tfed to advise Mr Smith that' his letter of Decembor loth was ;ieeoivcd' too late for consideration at the last meeting of the. board andtq inform him that the board was treating liim in It-he same manner as other settlers. They only'desired that ho : would accept his responsibilities in com-i nion with other settlers' in the matter of cleaning races.' Messrs Macdonald : and Lister reported' that they had visited the intake and had found that the work:* recently completed were holding well; also that the river/ had taken a turn to the south; bend, but it was not. expected that, it' would cause any trouble, ■ , The cnret-fllcer 1 reported that fjie trout weed in the races was coming away a second time this season, a most unusual occurrence. --'"' : ' r "" ; Accounts amounting to £27 13b. Cd. were passed for payment. |At the. conclusion of the ordinary meeting,'. ;n"-special meeting was held to pass a by-law in connee tion with the mainteiiance anil clearing of races, After consideration the by-law was passed, and it. was resolved to'hold a' special x meeting on Tuesday,' Febriiary 20/ at 10.30 a.m. tf continndt.