AN OLD COMPLAINT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 12, 6 October 1942, Page 5

AN OLD COMPLAINT

-FLOODING OF WATER FRONT

DAMAGE TO SHOPS

When Mr Ruddick introduced the question of remedying the persistent flooding of the waterfront road at the rear of shops in the 1 Strand at last week's meeting of the Harbour Board, members agreed that it was useless to endievour to rectify for the benefit of a few shops and tha;t efforts should l be made to raise the entire level of the road. Mr Ruddick pointed out that -Messrs Morpeth"s rear premises hail been flooded oil several ocacsions and at last flood water had once more invaded them. The firm had been promised some preventative measures some time ago. The secretary said the work had been authorised about 2 years ago and hail never been completed. It was definitely the Board's responsibility. Mr Kent: Its a waste of time unless the Board is prepared to make ■ a good jjob of the road, by cementing, tlie wall and raising the road leviel. The matter of repairing and maintaining the road was left in the hands of the chairman with power to act. Mr Brabant drew attention to the whole of tlie sea-wall along the waterfront, which lie said Avas breaking away and sand and soil being dragged to the centre of the river. He would li'ice to see more money spent on making the wall permanent for the whole of its length. While not urging that it should be done now, it. should nevertheless be hekl in mind. The chairman, Mr W. R. Boon, said that it should be cemented the whole of its length as had been done at the Heads. It was a waste of time to' do otherwise in view of the undermining power of the floods that : swept. the river. His idea was that ;S ucli work should be held in readiness to absorb labour after the war when manpower would be looking for employment.

Shoes Taken off in Theatre

A man at a Christchurch picture theatre caused some, annoyance to jjatrons in the after-show rush by endeavouring to push his way against the current of people back to his seat. By sheer weight of numbers lie was slowly forced along the aisle in spite of his opposition, but he eventually escaped by taking refuge along an empty row of saats and finding his way back to where he had sat bj r climbing over the rows. Then the reason for wanting to return was known. He had taken his shoes off during the performance ■and when the picture ended unexpectedly he had been swept out of his seat into the aisle before In had time to put them on again.