Wairarapa Settlers And Flood Prevention
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MASTERTON, Feb. 5. Thfe deeision b'f the Soil Gonservatiori and Rivers Gontrol Gotaieil to adopt thfe Hakahi Diversioh Gtit to pfovide tempdrary flood tellfef at Pukio, Was conveyed to^a mfefetiflg of ratfepayers of the Kahtitarg RiVfer Board at Kahutara^ SOuth Wairarapa, last hight, by, a rfepresfefltE#tivfe df the Federated Farmfets (Mr. R. L. ChartiBferlain) j the Wpi-rai-apa prdvincial .secrfetary. The estimated fedst df tlife • scheine is £33^000. Thfe riiatter was ' fully disctissfed and while some of the speakers oppdsed thfe sclifemfe, others ehiphdsised the fact that protection from flbod dariiagfe was absblutfely necessary. - A pdint ihade bjr severaj speakfei*s was that ds many farmets . wahtfed tb sow lafid arid cdrry orit iftihfbveiiiferits shortly; thfey .dfefeired tb know.as quickly ds fjbfeiblfe what, Wafe prdpbsfed td Bfe ddfife.
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 February 1948, Page 4
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134Wairarapa Settlers And Flood Prevention Chronicle (Levin), 5 February 1948, Page 4
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