SOUTH WAIMAKARIRI RIVER BOARD.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16414, 7 January 1919, Page 3

SOUTH WAIMAKARIRI RIVER BOARD.

—+— MONTHLY MEETING. The South "Waimakariri River Board met yeaterd&y. Pietainfc—ilesers V,'. P. Spencer {chairman), J. Ls3lie, A. S. Bruce, C. H. Opie, J. W. P. Lee, F. E. Jones, C. Burgess, and I\ T . K. Bowden. An apology for absanco was rccoived from Mr H. E. Pcry-

man. . Referring to tbo visit of inspection paid by members ot th& Board latft month, the chairman stated thai thoy had found the rcseivoa in good order. The ovoreeer h report, wnich was adopted, stated that einco tho previous meeting of the Board there had been two small flood® but no damago had bcoa dono to ths works, And ■ there had been no change in the oouiaa o£ the river. At presant Uw river was lower than it had been ior soino time. A larg© groin nc&r .the, Empiro oridgo hud Loen completed at a coat of £108. . . The decision arrived at 011 tho visit of inspection respecting tho putting in of the groin, was formally confirmed. _ # Mr Bowdon considered that the. Waimairi County Council ought to pay half tho ccat of the groin, which was designed to protect tho b?idgo. Ho W.-V3 of opinion that the •ruin would make matters worse, and the \Vaimairi County Council ehould have been asko' 1 to consult witli tho Board with a view to putting in » proper protective work. He foarcd thai the iirst Hood would v.-ash awuy the groin. , , , Mr Jcse3 caid that the won: aono by the Board w;s only .1 temporary :nca«niTe. Tho chairman eaid that _it wu« a good fi [ ro ng structure, and he tiiought it would be found effective, , , , On the motion of Mr Jones, seconded by Mr Bowdon, it was agre«d to write to tho I Waimairi County Council informing it of tlio , work done jicjir t-k© boundary r ux tho vici- j nitv of tho Empire bridge. 3ir Ouie euggeeted that tho Board and the County Council ehould come to some agreement a& to their boundanea in the loca.;.y mentioned. ~ , , „ ._ It was thought deeirab;e not to tho poini at present. ~ , . , On Mr'Opie'e motion, it agreed to plant willows one chain wide along the rcver ° D Au °o?er of 2s Gd per cord for £li Jf r poplars on the -auleasf-i roserve near Stewarts Gully un» accepted, the tree* ta cut undor the snvcrvieion of the Boards over - . Sir P. R. CHmie waited cr. tho Board aa a deputation from the Canterbury Progress LeaX; aid a»ked for the Board's approval of the lAague'e policy acd financial He briefly outlined the odj-cU of the moved: "Thai the Board en-lo«» tho atos *nd object®, of tno League and make a grant of £50 to lls aa j(j Mr Jonce «econd«d P» , forrn ®.' , that whilst ha favoured the objects iWeTho qneatiracd Aether the Board ehould be caJk-J upon to cor-tnbute. a <n,o Ci motwn waa agreed to. lit Bowden dissenting. Masna Bowden asd °pie were apB siEs'ttSU.•^kS n S appoints » to appointmenta ti U ♦he Board'* inEjection, or ata reccrrw