A NOISY RAM

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 485, 15 October 1928, Page 7

A NOISY RAM

ANNOYANCE AT ARAPUNI •disturbing the fishermen (From Our Own CorrespondentJ PUTARURU, Saturday. -It will make property in the vicinity valueless owing to the bis noise it makes.” said Cr. E. J. Darby at the last meeting of the Matumata Countj Council, when entering a vigorous protest against the action of the Public Works Department in allowing a local farmer to instal a huge ram close to a very popular fisherman’s camping area some miles up bake Arapuni. Continuing, Cr. Darby stated the ram also spoiled the beauty of a very pretty waterfall situated about two miles up the lalte, while the beat of the ram, which lifted water several hundred feet, resounded all over the water. He thought it right that the council should demand to have tiie pipeline, which crosses a council road, pulled up, as water could be got elsewhere. If such permits were to be issued by the Public Works Department without reference to anybody, one of the greatest assets of the lake would be lost for all time. The councillor then pointed out that a letetr from the district engineer at Arapuni. dated September 21, which stated “it was proposed to erect a ram,” was inaccurate, in that the ram was installed and working two or three weeks before i that date. The council unanimously agreed that such installations were not desirable, but before enforcing its powers it was ; decided that the works committee view the spot.