MANAWATU RIVER BOARD
(By Telegraph— Special CorreSßontonM f Palmdrston, May ]'J. " With the vising of tho river tho eifect 3 of th-s first groyne erected to prevent 0 encroachment .war Fitxioy Street is bce coming apparent. It is diverting tho v stream away from tho Palmorstoii bank c towards the channel to which the River 8 Hoard hopes to ultimately divert it. '* Since tho recent objections to the rat' e ing list, ami the subsequent movement -' to abolish the River Board it appears ?" .thitt the rate money has been coining in > with quite obvious slowness. The board. • v ,'at its meeting to-day, resolved to give ratepayers fourteen days' notice, ami 1- thereafter to sua. 11 The engineer (Mr. lusher) reported favourably on tho groyne work, wind had already been done, but said thai the flooded state of the river was now delaying the work. The board discussed tho question of striking itoxi year's rate, and seemed favourably dis [ posed towards drawing up a fresh classi in fieatinn, but a definite- decision was do i? f erred.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2147, 13 May 1914, Page 3
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176MANAWATU RIVER BOARD Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2147, 13 May 1914, Page 3
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