THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11482, 15 January 1903, Page 5

THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

THE WAIMAKARpi SOHEMS.

(bt ova tncui. uxrouia.) ") The Minister for Publio Worke (the Bern... -J W. Hall-Jones), together with fee Mayo* -';' of Chrietcboreh (Mr H. F. Wigwn), Uμ , | Oity Surveyor (Mr A. D. Dobaon), Mr X - 'l H. Holmes (Inspecting Engineer of tfat> - ,'« Publio Works Department), and Mr M. J. | Dixon (Chairmen of the WaicoakazirfAehley Water Supply Board), ma Aiwa - ~ fg from Springfield yesterday mo*nrag m fcsf -§ Pβ the Waimakariri Gorge, and spent some ?£ time examining the proposed site tot Uμ f| intake in connection with the power •ebmm k -- ~3 and in diacmrion of to* project. Tfae'ooav- ' ~-'M oluiion arared ai ww tbat the matter h*d better be kit alone vatdl the utivil rf th* Jf expert who ia to be aakad to.Twit Zealand. It ni Aoogbt ih* ,- 'J the difflcultk. wfaioh exirt iMAwMo tiw CHy Council aad Urf Waimatouiri-Aahfej Water .' 'h Supply Board in the matter will titan to , .> l g capabie of .amk«bl« aettlemtnt. - •, • -ol Early in the afternoon the Mt-rtr aft* ; ; j'<| Mr Dobaob returned to Springfield Iff mf> gonette, to a* to catoh the tn3n iron tfam " to Chratchorch. The Mimtw cad Mr ■■',) Holmes picked up the train at Uμ Oexyß* aod were taken on to Wert Oxfard, wfaam a stop ni nude for luncheon pmktti t» t,>3 prooeeding by train to ftaagktt*. Altar, bearing « depntation at the last mantfcm»d town, Mr Hall-Jon*. «dA party left k* •'' the trening twin for Onlvenfan, witit'tW - ' -.m intentioQ of prooeeding to BaMMr morning, and examining the rootrof propooed tmilwaj between Onherdin v£r<-,-& the Springs. 1 r "^ DEPUTATION AT RANOIORA. S/ 4J At Bangior** depotetkn, oomiatiaf'«<■', the Mayor (Mr J. Cknnichad), and O, E. :J R. Qood, waited upon the Miniete* fcr Public Works in couneetica with the ntt> .~'<3 way bridge over the AeWey, about * «0e ,:ps from the town. It wm stated that wpm - alteratJooe were mad* to the bodg*''j«> u ~4l oently the small footbridge attached* to it, % whxm bed been used for twenty-eix years, ~3 and found a great convenience, had been abolished. There wm e> tnffic bndg» ton* distance away, but frequently & wa* lev *f paßsafole for foot penengeiv. A large ' >\i number of people living tbe other sjde ef " hi the Ashley had been accustomed to use tbe '| footbridge, and norr the Rangiora. fcradespeople complained that a great jnany of." Jh them, owing b> the abolition of the s*reo-* t tore, no longer came into town to get their -, supplies. The Borottgh Ootmdl and the \'fM Roed Boards in tbe district bad written t» * W the Ooremment on the maiter, but itH l\M nceived no reply. What ww wanted a recoostruction of the footbriaasn> The Minister stated that on ale nfcmt iKI to Wellington h« would Jay the matter bsv V-M fore the Mmiter for lUttw*y« (Sir Joeepll v || Ward). - , -Si