STREAM AND BRIDGE.
'A THREATENED DESERTION,
Tho Marima''Bridg'oi:over-tlj6-i.Mangab» River is a substantial 'structure, but-- tho settlers'are not' ooiifidcnt that it will continue very long to span the stream. TliOy. rivor threatens to t-'iko. a sliort cut.from apoiiit' above, tho'bridgo^.-leaving thai,latter" "high and dry." 'A ; ,deputatioii : waited yea- . teraay on the Minister for Roads and, Bridges (tho Hon. A. W. ' Hogg) in • once to tho menace. Thoro woro present—-. Messrs. T. Hodgins (chairman of the Pahia» ;toa County Council),- R. > Smith, ,T. Fonhy, S. H. -Baggarloy, H. Cornelius; A. Judd, and W. Martin.' Mr ;< R. B. Boss,. M.P., introduced the deputation. : Mr. T. Hodgins, cli/iirman of the County Council; nid that : tho bridgej" which ■ had . v been erectpd by the settlcri with tho aid' of' : a Government subsidy, was in dangerof he-! ' ing rendered useless by '-'an alteration in tho course of tho river, The deputatjpn asked that an engineer should be instructed' t« report upon tho position, and that tho Goveminent should assist the settlors to prevent a total or partial diversion \>f tho stream. . The CoUrity Council engineer considered that' it would' ob'.ai fairly costly matter fa) provent tho encroachment and erosion that' wore : now talcing place. Tho oouricil had a 'oon- '' sidorablo debit balance, and was not in & position to do tho work ltBolf; Iftho.Gov* ernmeut engineer, reported, after inspection, i that there was no danger'of a diversion; tho . settlers would bo satisfied with bis opinion* . : Mr. ;R. Smith said that tho bridge served/ at least 150 settlers of the immodiato. district, and a considerable-timber traffic went i over it. . . .
Mr. Baggarley gavo partioulars - of tho . present erosion, which hndl affocted his* land. 'j,- . -V. V ' Tho. , Minister replied ' that tho : Marima settlors wore not;'.singularly situatbd. .Thero was hardly ono of tiio eliinglo rivers in tho' Wairarapa that bad not caused difficultioa. Ho would do his best to securb for , tho settlers • the opinion of - tho best engineer available, and if an application wore afterwards made to him for further assistance ha would put it boforo tho Cabinet,
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 514, 22 May 1909, Page 6
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340STREAM AND BRIDGE. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 514, 22 May 1909, Page 6
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