WAIMANA RIVER
SUGGESTION OF DIVERSION
REPORT FROM OPOTIKI
At the monthly meeting of the Opotiki Chamber of Commerce last week, Mr C.W. Reid stated that he had been informed from Whakatane that there was a plan afoot to have the Waimana River turned at Nukuhou and put into the Ohiwa Harbour. The Waimana Gorge would then be dry facitilating the construction of the railway and road. The suggestion was that the river would be diverted near Mr C. Wylde’s farm and flow to Mr Savage’s farm. Mr Reid contended that if there was any truth in the suggestion it would endanger the highway, as it was questionable whether the Matakerepu River could carry the volume of water. The chamber treated the matter with a certain amount of reserve, contending that in the absence of any real information they were not competent to express an opinion.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BPB19470402.2.26
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 13, 2 April 1947, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
145WAIMANA RIVER Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 13, 2 April 1947, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Beacon Printing and Publishing Company is the copyright owner for the Bay of Plenty Beacon. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Beacon Printing and Publishing Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in