WHAKATANE HOODS
SMALLNESS OF FLOOD GATES. Per Press Association.WHAKATANE. July id! The Rangitaiki river, again is in full flood, and inundated oyer ten thousand acres-of plains. All Mock whs taken sway in time, and the settlers left their homesteads before' the water surrounded the houses.' -■ ’i/,The Kopeopeo dredge cut,' ' which runs into the Whakatane river is-at present' five feet than-the level of that river owing to the smallness of the flood gates. The three floods experienced in two months .show the urgent necessity of another outlet to the ’Whakatane river mouth, which has always been' advocated by the settlers, and Which would 'carry off - quickly thf flood waters (joth of the Rangit&iki and Whakatane river*.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12200, 27 July 1925, Page 6
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115WHAKATANE HOODS New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12200, 27 July 1925, Page 6
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