A DRAINAGE QUESTION.
MEETING Jiff iSHftWOOD. | 'A rSS'seting of farmers .and milkmen "Wf&s the Bower Bate!, Bsrwood, ye*4«ccflay ev^ing, to consider tfee inefficiency qf] itSbimam drains, whieSmweiUnjier the control 1 qf the Drainage Board. Jt \W3es stated tbat iiKean^B^wence of thes»e s«ain,tli'Bins not being jwpj»e?|y t ?|eaned out, dcsang Ifee. re:eo.t wet irs<iffih^r, \tl»e potato and icaractt, crop* arc more or Jess damaged, andl She pasture lands were little r#»ore in many jSaoesitian <juajrmii«s. 'J-t.'WKjiS resolved tna*> ;«• -flgputation wait jappp <vhe Drainage SJofed ' an 4 explain «heili.ao.lship and loss entailed t<i the occupiens ofknd at Burwood, t»w,ing to <be draing not; -being properly cleaned .owfc ; Micdeputaiion to cen^ist of Messrs JoM "Barker, .Travis, Hitti'iaori, Tfl. Palmer and T. ffiarker. It -was firrther vconsidered advisaMe no v&- --' tain the bervfcies of 43ie members pf tiia itepui tion'to act a« a :¥ife^nce pomniitt^ 1 , -trfJ::^ spect-froin tisse to-time the rpaflci and fitrauis im the district. ■■ ■'.' ;. .: c ■:'}■: '■■l"'."' • ■: :
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6501, 2 June 1899, Page 3
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155A DRAINAGE QUESTION. Star (Christchurch), Issue 6501, 2 June 1899, Page 3
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