THE WAIWAWA RIVER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18171, 17 August 1922, Page 8

THE WAIWAWA RIVER.

NAVIGATION HINDERED. TIMBER MILL LOGGING. [BX TKLEOB-VPH. —SPECIAL BKPOBTEB.] W3SLMNGTON. Wednesday. Asked by Mr. T. W. Rhodes (Thames) as to what steps were~being taken to compel the timber companies to remove the snags and debris from the Waiwawn i River, fin the Coromartdel County, so at, 1 to restore navigation to its original con- ] dition, the Minister for Lands, Hon. D, i H. Guthrie, explained the position in tho ' House to-day. The Minister said that i under the Timber Floating Act, 1908, tho 3 licensee was to avoid doing damage to this i .navigation of the nver over which he* had 1 timber floating rights, and the Commis- < sioner of Grown Asanas had endeavoured 1 to make the companies remove all logs i which were detrimental to navigation:, i . Three timber companies had been' xmag 1 the, "Waiwswa River, and of theiw> the l -Kauri Timl«r Companyhadonfy2o logs 1 in-the river and would be removing 1 booms at an early date. Messnt. Ley]and ] t O'Brien and Co.-would not-put in any i .new timber, but to remove .what, wa» al 1 'ready there might take six or twdve '1 months. Mesjns. Parke \' f Laa\b and Co. . .were not working on the 'Waiwwwa. alsovo 'the "Whentsakite. junction. Tha. Majrine Department had under consideration thci improvement of tho navigable portion of the river when the logging operations were finished. It was, Tiowever, a difficult matter to keep the river clear while .the floating ol" logs was proceeding, but ' the commissioner could be relied upon to have the Waiwawa River cleared as hood •;, .36 possible. . Mr. Bhodes said the reply wa» not .. satisfactory, as it appeared that the settlers would sot for some time get the relief they were entitled to. There was nothing, he said, to pnivont the timb«ir companies from going on at once with the snagging ol the riv«r. The wharf at Coro- _ glen had been Jjlisjh and dry for many 3 and; as i.h» clearing, ot Eho river ? <* ', was. an obligation on the companies they i r should be. compel Jed to carry it out at ' ]1 once. "i I