NORTH RAKAIA RIVER BOARD.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 5

NORTH RAKAIA RIVER BOARD.

... —I y'■ MONTHLY MEETING. "A -m©atinS of the Northj Rakaia BiWr Board of Constrvatorp was hew at on Thursday, was attended ■by Messrs E.. J•: Cow an (chairAbbott, and A. Anderson. Mpssra W; : M. jßi pdy' were granted leave of absence. "Mr T. Brears, lessee of one of the Board's reserves, Applied to we tne lease transferred to Mr'L. 11. Barnett, who" had been given possession on eoruary Ist. Mr aarnett wrote agreeing to .take Qver tlip lease at £4B per anThe Board .sanctioned the trans-, frr. 1 • f The l&eee of .Levett's reserve, having failed to observe the conditions of tne .lease in. regard to gorse clearing, the ' Bpa-fd's i sSieitof ridvisod that the Board wqfs entitled to resume possession and make « claim for rent ana compensation against the lessee, Mr «• Holmes. " The Board agreed to this course. - . / , - ' It was further decided to invite tenders for a new lease,' returnubFe on March 3lßt, it being understood th« the cost of clearing tbe .gorse s houl not become ft charge against tne new tenant. . 'A grant of £5 5s was made to tne Canterbury Progress League. The financial 'Statement showed the "rents outstanding to be £260 arM ' amounts due for firewood £l4o. ir ®" wood and stakes. still to be disposed of wore valued at £1122. There was a sum of £2OOO on fi*ed deposit, npainst which there was a bank over- . draft of £760, leaving the value ot the assets at £2777. . . The. Board discussed the Prime Minister's suggestion > that it would conduce '"to more economical. aqministration if some of the smaller; local bodies we«c merged into one large body. .' chairman said he did not think Parliament would have time, during the coming session to consider -such an Important question fully. The work of tlie River "Board, occupied much time, j and insnectiona of protective works ann ' resierves often "had to be made at snort notice." He could not-see how a County Council could gjve the time necessary to look after riye*\ conservation affairs discussion was deferred, .nritil a more definite pronouncement *s Viinfe by the Government, 1 i *" ft v i'f 1 1 •' *'' 1 x