TAUPIRI DRAINS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20271, 13 August 1937, Page 9

TAUPIRI DRAINS.

BOARD RECEIVES CONTROL. GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY SOUGHT. ic The Tuupiri Drainage Board at the I- monthly meeting... to-day received ft notification from the Public Works in Department that it would receive control of a further 30 miles of drain ie including ihe easterh outlet, which IO until now has been controlled by the I'S department. The “ S ' drain and 12 miles of llie Upper Mangawara were it niso delegated: to the hoard for man?s ogement. •n The board dismissed Ihe matter of •y ‘ Inking over Ihe drains and some mems - hors expressed concern at the unclean i- condition of many of them, eepeclall, Ihe Paranui drain, with regard to which a petition was received from >- ten ratepayers. \ policy for future management and the appointment of 10 a permanent stair, together with housing .K-conmiodation for tho workers, ■'! were matters discussed. "* Representation has I,eon made lo " the acting-. Minister of Public \\ irks 11 Ihe Hon. P. C. Wchb. hv Messrs 11. G Young and .1. M. Noble fur early ami '•' favourable consideration of llo: *' board's request for a subsidy lo allow *’ l ' for Ihe construction of subsidises drainage schemes. A ,Icpu Ia I iuii of m ini settlors wailed on lire boat'd complaining of the ruintllion ~r M o-chic's drain. Tho chair- . mall. Mr 1., It. \V. Bold, said that 11,.. drain was one of those classed undid Ihe hoard's subsidiary schemes. i :