MILFORD.
RESERVE IN DANGER. RI V E!R ENC'ROACHM EXT. 17k? members of the Tetao&a Rca-t Board, with the'r overseer. Jlr CVopcr. and: cltrt;<- mpiuhcn-* <>f cite Jfdl'ord Assoc latum. v.s'ted the Miiierd Jwticcoon reserve ort 'I htu--d.iv ar'tcrnuoti: with a view to detemrn'titt tv'aether the Board should «»'v~ arty assistant-;- in a propo.:e<l effort to >tra tfhten. the t'e;u'v s ef the rv-'r. which, to wp-.:rts. is into the ilut'ord Lagoon reserve atttl tlirf-'at'/nini; r:oi t>tiiy the reserve, butthe safety et" the Boartt's rnctt. It was found that the alt!»fac'oti of the eotir>» ♦,£ the river would 'nv-.-iVe- work «uis\le t''ie Eioat'd's br.ur.darc* v.ttd tvit io th'» were *nct sKflldeßfe to esf!udi> t*ie Board from the parties the \-i.tn. ♦•iat'oa Fiopo to jon irt carry tip: out the work, there was a re!cttanco ett th;» part of atetiibefs t» spt'tul »rtv v.iaxisy in attempting to eontrol th" river, s'acc general exper.cnee went to show tha: such ai'cmpts v.-cre frertrrentiy The A?so" at 't;a"> fciierae ay-pflared to Bnard t»» fie iraprset'ca-Me. and ftorond tho r firtan- (■■•■< S>» far they, have dt;:'in"d to < ■■niKi.it tl!ei":i.-eivt's to anyta u:. but they have instructed tlveir «v«s>t to report with regard to aay danger tl»reat'.'ii : ng the read. *
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Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15444, 5 September 1914, Page 12
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202MILFORD. Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15444, 5 September 1914, Page 12
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