TAIERI RIVER TRUST.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21018, 6 May 1930, Page 13

TAIERI RIVER TRUST.

MONTHLY. MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Taieri River Trust was held yesterday at MosgieJ. Mr T. M. Ball presided, and .Messrs Walter Blackie, R. A, Kempshell, Andrew Moore, F. Johnson, J. M’Kenzie, Lyall, and R. T. Sadd were also present. ) CORRESPONDENCE. Mr J. M, 'Reid (Outram) asked the trust to clean out the* ditch running alongside his property from “A” drain to ms house. He would assist in . the ‘ work.— Works committee and inspector to inspect arid' report at next meeting. Mr' Richard Dotting (North-East Valley) wrote regarding the fence erected on the bank of the drain next to his farm at Henley. The trust, ■in cleaning the drain, had partly covered the wires with debris from' the drain, and cattle found no difficulty in crossing oyerthe fence.— Referred to Works Committee with power to actl A. Wilson (Henley) wrote regarding a refund of a portion of his rates on 2J acres.—The secretary explained that he had written to Mr Wilson that the area would be altered on the rate book, but as the trust had mot been advised'of the sale of the 2J acres no remittance could be made in respect of the account.—The secretary, was asked to inquire into the position _and report to next meeting. i The district, engineer. Public Works Department, wrote in respect to a petition from: Messrs Lyders and others as follows: —“The department considers that no action is necessary, and that the pumps will cope with the water as fast as it can gravitate towards them. The conditions uull be much improved from those which obtained previously. The stoppage of the pumps through power failure is a very remote contingency, for which no responsibility can be placed on the department' or the trsut.’—Received and formally recorded. , i . Mr _ A. F. Walker. Lee Creek, wrote applying for an addition to a culvert He would assist with the work.—Additions to be made. Mr A. S. Gillespie, Momona, wrote pointing out the need for a stop bank across the “cut" at its junction with Duck Creek. He also pointed out the necessity for a box on Spence's drain, where it joined the new main drain. The inspector was instructed to block the dr ?i n J un cHon with Duck Creek , Mr A. Moymhan, Momona, wrote bringmg before the trust the necessity of preventing the old Duck Creek from-backing on ,t° at Harvey’s cut.-^Received. Mf William 6: Nichol, Taurima, asked the trust to lower the pipes at the outlet of his drain into Duck Creek at Hickey’s. ext i end * he 21 fe =t to meet •P l ac X Cr , ee ]f- A e further drew attention to the bad state of. the Loch Katrine dram.—lt was resolved that the culverts be lowered. . ! Messrs H. W. Wilson 'wrote asking that the ditch running'from the corner of his property to the new channel be cleaned* to give drainage for the back portion of his farm. Works Committee to inspect and report to next meeting, PAYMENT TO CHAIRMAN. The Controller and Auditor-general wrote regarding an allowance to the chairman. who had acted as secretary to the hoard for a period after the death of the late secretary. He asked that the chairman mentioned be advised that the salary paid should be refunded. No member oi tne trust could accept payment for services in that capacity,—The secretary was instructed to write to the Auditorgeneral stating that the trust had reconsidered the matter and that it did not consider the member in question was legally bound to refund the money. y SERVICES OF ENGINEER. Mr Ball moved that the following resolution passed, at the meeting held on A P r 'l 7be rescinded i—“ That Mr Pl°t-cher-Robertes services are not required by the trust." • Sadd seconded the motion, remarking that a regular system was required ln A°H det to carry out all works After discussion, the motion was lost trm voting being: For the motion—the chairman Messrs Sadd and Blackie’gam^M®rs Kempshell. Moore. Johnson,, MHenzie, and Lyall, ’ The various members before voting expressed their views on the advisability rcforr h ed n to! e ° f emp,oyin « the engineer;

GENERAL. It was decided to appoint a Works Committee to deal with the work in hand luring each month. . The inspector reported that the following worts had been carried out during the month;—West Taieri gang; OkiliT,] abou a mile of Patrick’s drains; oat in a concrete culvert in Duck Creek, at MiLar's; put in culverts at Dreamer's; deepcuca Duck Creek at M'Neil’s where scoops could not work. Maungatua gangr.L a i- rCC f bank Berkley; cleaned Lee Creek, from Thompson’s to Harris’set} n n Tn CTt , Mom ona roadj i wv'i- DLIC c Creek from Momona road to MNeils, where scoops could not work m> e i re P was received, s r™.} : , to .? ncVv bridge over Duck Ueek, for which the county and the trust would each pay half-cost, it was decided to request the County Council that sufficient opening be left with an unobstructed waterway for the trust’s drain. As several ratepayers had complained oi the bad state of ditches owing to the overflow from artesian wells, it was resolved to advertise, warning the owners ot these wells to control the surplus water. 1 After discussion, it was decided that all trust endowments within protection banks be surveyed, and that titles be assigned to them.