Moutoa Young Farmers' Club Meets
t — .. - " ■ • "• * " • ' . •' V *' - ='#'. * X - The monthly meeting of the Moutoa Young Farmers5 -Club was held in the Moutoa1 Hall recently, when there was a good attendance of merpbers. Following the meeting, Visitors' and: members yere.addresse!d by Mr. S." W. Barber, member of the 'Manawatu Catchment Board, vyho gave • a brief history of the board, defined its. area and gavb an outline of the work it contemplated doing in this locality. Mr. Barber / the-fL intfoduced Messrs. S. Long and U. Bch^abej of the board's engineering staff, who spoke interestingly on the survey work and the .methods to be adopted to give settlers more accurate warning of possible floods. They also spoke on the dangers of soil erosion and gave a general outline of flood protection work. Following the addresses films on protection and prevehfion' works being carried out at 'Te Awa Awe, Feilding, were shown. The speakers were accorded .hearty votes of thanks for the most interesting and instructive evening.
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 August 1948, Page 3
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