RIVER AVON BOARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16365, 2 March 1921, Page 7

RIVER AVON BOARD.

HARBOUR BOARD'B APPROVAL. J | The Lyttelton Harbour Board is ap- j j parent-Iy in favour of the formation of j ! r b'»ard to control the River Avon. At j | to-da-v**. meeting. Mr H. B. Sorensen, ; the chairman, reported:—At the invi- « tation of tho N gw Brighton Borough ! Council, some of the members of the j board with the Board's Engineer, ac- | companied representation of local ’ bodies interested in tho River Avon, j on a visit of inspection of tho lower , reaches of tho river. As a result of j that visit, it appears that those inter- , ested are moving towards tho setting j I up of an Avon River Control Board, I i to take over the control of tho river. • j I recommend that this hoard take a j j sympathetic view of those efforts, and j I assist in the formation of such a board, j I if sufficient interest is .shown by other « local bodies and persons concerned in ! the control of the river. ! "It is very necessary to take steps to ; : put the river in better condition/’ was j I)r Thacker’s remark No further comment was made, and j the report was approved.