HAURAKI PLAINS.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXVI, Issue 3454, 5 November 1915, Page 2

HAURAKI PLAINS.

WATER SUPPJ^Y.,

The Secretary of the Hatiraki Plains

Settlers' Association wrote; soliciting .via,* conference with membersi of-'the-, 'f names f County Council at. Pipirba to discuss matters in':'connection with the . water supply oi the: Plains. ; ; , - ;

The, writer;:stated that a report was obtained, from : Messrs; Metcalie r ; and Sons, Engineers^jot Aucklaqdj 'ton-a scheme lor a- proposed wat^t supply from the Waipaheke ■ stream! i» the Thames Valley; but Mr "J. B.Thompson, the Goverrifhent' Land Drainage

Engineer, had} stated that the scheme was not comprehensive enough, as' while it made provision for the supply tor about 40,000 acres in the northern portion of the Plains^ no .provision ; was made for the more southerly portion, such as Nethertdril, ".; :: "

v He recommended securing a - supply from , thej/Kauaerahga -.. stream,: } which would water the lower end of the distnct, arid to leave the other source ior a supply tor the • upper portion ot;the dis- . 1 trict. The ptdposed source; of/supply Was the property: of the; County^ but a reservoir of about: two thillibn gallons capacity could be erected below\ the present reservoir, and this could be filled from the overflow at night. ■ :

The Chairman stated that in his opinion the matter should be well thought out. ' He had watched the - workings of other bodies and had, seen schemes brought in one after another. In his opinion a scheme should be brought in which would not have to be duplicated in a few years. He thought that the only suitable course of supply : for the plains would be the Waihou

River. Two things would have to be taken into consideration, one whether th,e scheme would not be too costly and secondly, if the water was fit for domestic purposes. Pumping would no doubt be necessary, but would not be costly, but in the case ot the Kaueranga scheme the water would have to be taken such a long distance through, the pipes that the supply would be greatly diminished at the ' end. He suggested that a committee oi the whole Council be set up to go into the matter, with the settlers. This was decided on the motion ot

Councillor Cooper. The place of meet? rag was left in the hands ot the 'Chairman..

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