WATER SUPPLY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16264, 15 July 1918, Page 4

WATER SUPPLY.

i WAIMAKAKIBI-ASHLEY BOARD. i The last meeting of tie Wairnakariri-AsKey : Water Supply Board was attended, by Messrs Cocper, Ryan, Wayland, and Moderate. Leave n:. absence was granted the chairman (Mr t'ixon), on account nf illness, and on the motion of Mr Cooper (acting-chairman), eccondci by Mr Ryan, a unanimous vote of sympathy was accorded him. The surveyor's report, which was approved, ?t:ited that durin? the previous 2S days the t'tfily average depth of water on 6ill of intake fit Brown's Rock head works had been oft 3in, i»nd during the eamo period the daily average denth of water" passinjr the flume at Block Ciittinp had been 2ft 3in, giving more than j a sufficient supply to the whole district. Tho ; chairman and Mr "Wayland had inspected the headword, and the team ;md men had been , tjmploved ca-stin? rc-cks and boulders ; into tho rivor at the ttoirn where it waa freehjlv encroaching. The work liad been effec- • tivo, and had certainly broken the force of the stream, throwiv.fr it of! and at the Bal p® lime reducing the pressure at thoend k:ec new hol.-tcr. The rivor bad remained favourable during tlie period. It bad; in fact, Von improved by the main etreanj tendinpf more up-stream and against Brown s ,cck itself. hoMins nn tlia water coming ro in.l by tiie north a', the gatea. In conseqner.ee. there was an excellent supply on the ZHjcg without hin'*]<' entering the tunnel. l)urii!?r tho ueriod jioree and broom had been out on bc-th'sides of the Block cutting, iand along: the head race for a distance of 80 chains below Parish's bridge. It was nece«eary to mention that this work was an abco- ; lute necessity, otherwise it would be impos- ; sible to carv'out. the remainder of the general : cleaning of the head race, owing to the exce€*\ret growtli of broom this portion, «m*a oq to Giew's flume. This work must bo continued for another ha-lf-milo to the last bywash for sluicing the head race. and when j dono the whole head raco would b© in good I order for tho r*ttrin;j and summer supply. In | t';o Oxford district the main race had been cloatiod ill several pl«cee, two concrete pipe crossings had been made on tho &outh i.yio oad, and » bridge over the main racc on Starvation Hill had been eo repaired as to save a concrete bridge for several years "Watt»r race crossings were being made in the Mandoville district, the Board's team working under Ranger McDowell at this work. Culverts und flumes had been renewed in the l''erneide ] district, and tho Board's races cleaned. ' In reference to an unsatisfactory flume on Mr Matheson'e property, Fernside, tho Board sanctioned the Work to be done in concrete, after an inspection by the surveyor and the rancor. An application from Mr Robt. Ward, to water a further 30 ucres outside tho Board's district, part of R.S. 4994, was held over, pending an inspection and report from the surveyor, the ranger, and Mr Ryan, member of the Boanl. . Mr "Win. Cunningham wrote, asking that his farm outside the district bo watered. After consideration the secretary was requested to point out tho difficulties of the proposition, and to state that an inspection would bo made at an early date. The secretary and Mr "Wayland were amh- ■ oriaed to interview owners at Gust, and agree upon a suitable fence being erected between the Board's property and tliedr own.