THE GORE FLOOD.
NEED FOR PROTECTIVE WORKS. GORE, April 22. A deputation representing the ratepayers, owners, and tenants of the borough of Gore waited on the Borough Council to urge the necessity of flood protection works°on the river banks to prevent ,a recurrence of the recent disaster. The council in committee carried the following resolution: —“That the matter of taking the necessary steps to erect flood protection works be referred to the Works Committee, with power to employ a competent authority, and, if deemed necessary, that a comprehensive report on the best method and the probable cost of dealing with the whole matter be drawn up. The Mayor stated that a subsidy would probably be received from the Government.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3085, 30 April 1913, Page 22
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119THE GORE FLOOD. Otago Witness, Issue 3085, 30 April 1913, Page 22
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