DRAINS FOR HORAHIA.

Thames Star, Volume LIX, Issue 16626, 23 October 1925, Page 5

DRAINS FOR HORAHIA.

A PROGRESSIVE BOARD. £14,000 SCHEME PROPOSED. RATEPAYERS TO DECIDE. r Some months ago the necessity was stressed at length in these columns for an extensive overhauling of the system of drainage enjoyed by the settlers with the Horahia Drainage Board’s area. The Board lias bad the matter under consideration for some time, and, after drawing up a scheme in the rough, based on expert advice, employed Mr. J. W. Anderson. Assistant Engineer to the Hauraki Plains County Council, to estimate the costs, and generally bring down a finished scheme for the favourable consideration of ratepayers. This work is now completed, and the proposals involve a total expenditure of £14,000, which the ratepayers will bp asked to pass in due course. The Engineer has divided the area into 31 sections, each of which is served by an outlet drain. Details of the proposals are here given in summarised form as follows: Area No. 1 is that portion of the Horahia area on the south side of the Kerepeehi-Wharepoa road, between the river and the eastern boundary of section 5. There are 364 acres, served by a racecourse drain. The cost is £3l Area No. 2 is a small area of 192 acres at Kerepeehi, and it drains into the stopbank drain and out at the floodgate on the southern boundary of Price’s farm. No work is required there. Area No. 3 is one of the most diffi cult sections under the Board’s jurisdiction, and in order to make a satisfactory job of it, the expenditure necessary will be a considerable amount. Total cost £1915 Area No. 4 includes 266 acres against the Pialio River which will drain out through the new floodgate at teh back of James’ section. No work is required in this section. Area No. 5 is the area drained by the Macduff-Louch boundary drain, which is 605 acres in extent. There are 205 chains of road drain to oe re-graded. '-Total cost ... £572/1/6

AreliTNo. 6 is a small area of 83 acres. No work is required here. Area No. 7 is that area of 301 acres draining into the drain on the south side of Orchard East road. A flap is required at Parry’s corner to prevent water from the country coming down the drain. Total cost ... £5 Area No. 8 is an area of 233 acres draining into the drain on the north side of the Orchard East l-oad. Total cost £ll Area No. 9 is an area of 300 acres that is now drained by a private drain through Johnstone’s land. Area No. 10 is 685 acres in extent, and drains out the drain at the back of Johnstone’s and McWatters. Total cost ... £1223/18/Area No. 11 has 234 acres draining into the Horahia road drain. . Total cost ... ... ... £5 Area No. 12 is 585 acres, and drains out at Kneebone’s outlet. This drain will need hanking at the lower end. There are 65 chains of road drain to be, re-graded. Total cost ... ... £233/4/Area No. 13 is 304 acr.es in extent, and takes in the greater part of Sloane’s and Bond’s properties, with an area of high land country across the Kerepeelii-Kopuarahi road drain. Total cost ... £905/11/6 Area No. 14 is of 694 acres, and drains out the Shell Bank drain, and will draw the water from 75 chains down the Piako River. Total cost ... £739/11/8 Area No'. 15 is a large area of 850 acres, and a good floodgate is required 105 chains of outlet drain and 34 chains of road drain will have to be re-graded. ‘ Total cost'... £1069/10/4 Area No. 16 is 580 acres, and discharges at the Ivopuarahi wharf. 240 chains of road drain require re-grading. Total cost £2lO

Area No. 17 is 632 acres, and will be served by the new outlet between Christie’s and Hudson’s. 244 chains of road drain will have to be regraded. Total cost ... £lOl3/11/2

Areas 18 and 19 are the most diffi cult areas under the Board’s jurisdiction. There are 1465 acres to drain, and all the water has to bo taken to the two floodgates at the mouth of the Factory drain. There are 144 chains of drain on the Pipiroa-Orongo road, and 117 chains on the Shelly Beach road and across Miller’s, which will have to be improved and re-graded, and 75 chains of the Factory drain will have to be opened out. Ttotal cost £2BO Area No. 20 is a small area of 160 acres that drains out the Orongo outlet. No work, is required in this area. Area No. 21 is 224 acres in extent, and ise served by the ou.etlet at the southern end of the Orongo estate. Total cost ... £145/16/8 Area No. 22 is 350 acres, and is served by Ngataipua road drains. Total cost £5 Area No. 23 is 390 acres in extent, and the existing drain will have to he re-graded into the proposed new drain across Tvaipapaka. Total cost ... £llßl/6/8 Area No. 24 is 510 acres in extent, and is served by Piako road drains. No work is required here. Area No. 25 is 670 acres, and is to be served bv the new Jubilee drain. Total cost ... £1921/1974 Area No. 26 is of 470 acres, and is served by the Soldiers’ -drain. Total cost £4B Area No. 27 is 350 acres,, and the necessary re-grading of the Orchard East road drains has already 'been carried out. Area No. 28 is a small area of 160 acres that drains into the Willow drain. Total cost £1320 Area No. 29 is 355 acres, and is served by the Opuo special drair Area No. 30 is 445 acres, and is s.erved by portion of Willow drain. Area No. 31 is 220 acres, and is served by the drain on the n< nh s ; de of Wharepoa road. Total cost ... ... £137/7/6 Area No. 32 is 250 acres, and drains into the drain on the south side of Wharepoa road. (Continued at bottom of next column.)