RIVER EROSION
THREAT TO BRIDGE -4 BOROUGH COUNCIL'S CONCERN': i■■ ■ < The steady erosion now eating.' i away the river bank towards the town bridge approach was. again the. : subject of discussion at the Borougl* ' Council meeting last evening when*" a letter from the. Minister of Works stated that the delay in putting into'; effect the preventive measures in '• mind was entirely due to the ladW' of labour available. The Minister. 5 stated that owing to the nature of! the erosion the Department was ' most anxious to complete the work ' and had actually commenced opera-* s tions in a modest way. He asked if-' it were possible, for the Council to - co-operate in any way—a 7 which would be greatly appreciated.? The Mayor observed that the work \ ahead involved a much bigger job * now ) than it would have been had '* it tackled when it was first brought to the notice of the Rivers > Control and Soil Conservation Goun-,, cil. Cr Canning: It is only 20 feet : from the bridge approach. Another couple of floods will cut the roadj.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 08, Issue 88, 10 July 1945, Page 5
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177RIVER EROSION Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 08, Issue 88, 10 July 1945, Page 5
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