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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 349, 25 February 1902, Page 2

THE DISCOLORED WATER, A letter front Mr W. Douglas Lysnai appears in this issue on the subject of the discoloration of river tvateis. Incidentally Mr Lysnar deals not gently with tiie Waiiiirere scheme, but that aside, the question is one that may weli occupy the attention. Mr Lysnar gives a theory that has previously been offered, but lie backs up thatllieorv with some interesting facts concerning the rivers along the Coast, and also gives the opinions of the natives, who ought to be able to offer some useful information in the matter. The subject of the discoloration of the water in the rivers was recently brought up at a meeting of the Borough Council, and the subject was also brought under the notice of the Health Officer, but so far we are not aware that from that direction the stock of information has been added to. It is time, we think, that some practical effort was made to ascertain the real cause of the strange discoloration, and the people naturally look to the Council to do something in the matter. It is surely within the range of the analysts to discover the cause of the discoloration, and it is time, if definite information can be obtained, that an effort should be made to obtain it-