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This our report, which has been unanimously adopted, we have the honour to respectfully present for the consideration of Your Excellency, together with the transcript of the evidence taken by us in the course of our investigations, and the following plans illustrating our report: — (1.) General plan showing the whole of the rivers together with their watersheds, suggested river-diversions, boundaries of proposed Wairau and Opawa River Trust Districts, recently flooded areas, &c. (2.) Township of Blenheim. (3.) Cross-sections of rivers at bridges (by Mr. F. Widdop, District Engineer, New Zealand Railways) ; also cross-section of Wairau River at Renwicktown traffic-bridge. (4.) Cross-sections of Fairhall and Taylor Rivers at bridges. (5.) Sections, Fairhall River diversion, &c. (6.) Longitudinal section, Wairau River, and sketch-plan, Opawa control intake. (7.) Diagram illustrating shoaling of bed at Wairau railway-bridge. (8.) Large scale plan, inlet to Opawa River and Gibson's Creek works. (9.) Blue-prints, Wairau Harbour, showing condition of boulder-bank on different dates. Given under our hands and seals, this 14th day of December, 1920. F. W. Furkert, Chairman. Ashley J. Hunjjer. I n - • K 1 f* TTa Commissioners.

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