SEVERE FLOOD DAMAGE
WAIAPU COUNTY EXPENSE PROTECTIVE MEASURES (Special lo the Herald.) TK PIMA, this day. "During the early part of the past financial year heavy expenditure was incurred throughout the county between January and March. 1956, reported Cr. 1). W. W. Williams, chairman of the Waiapu County Council, at yesterday's annual meeting.
The chairman explained thai severe Hood damage was done to main highways!, particularly on the GisborneOpotiki, via Coast, route. Additional grants were made by the Main Highways Hoard to cover the cost ol (lie repair work on these roads. Willi regard to district roads, the chairman reported :
"Repeated representations were 'nade to the Minister of Public Vvuru.i fui financial assistance towards restoration of tloorl damage on district roads, hid without success, as the council wa? considered to be of sufficient jinaiu'ial stability to be aide to meet the additional cost incurred, which was deemed to be a matter of local and not national responsibility. Such additional expendi lure is reflected in the council accounts resulting in a debit balance of .114568. Riding Roads Expenditure
"The, following expenditure on main tenaiicc of riding roads will serve ti show the effect of (loud damage costs: 1934. £5446; 1955,-£5568; 1936. £6361 1937. £9494.
"The expenditure on all accounts I'm past vears ended March 31 is as follows. 1934.' £32.556; 1955. C 37.653; 1936. C 50.516 ; -19'".7. £65.333.
"Expenditure on grant works from revenue during the same period is also as follows : 1934. £4l: 1935. £1284 : 1935. £4160; 1937, £5160. ''Maintenance of riding roads, as a result of the heavy Hood damage expenditure, has been reduced to essential maintenance, and were it not for trie excellent response of ratepayers during the year just ended, the council to-day would be faced with a large overdraft liability. The expenditure on rebel works has been small this year, due to the fewer number of men unemployed.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19335, 27 May 1937, Page 16
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