ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL WORK.
As a summary of the work done by the Council during the three years for which the Council has been in office, the following statement was read at Wednesday's meeting : Bridges. Approaches. Feet. Chains. Mount Somers 640 30 Taylor's Stream 480 7 Padding Hill 840 38i Digby's 600 16 Hinds, Snrvoyor's road ... 40 10 Bskaia Gorge STORM WATER DRAINS. Methven and Winchmore 16 miles Tinwald 1 >■ Wheatstone 3 „ Drains in wet and, Longbeach district 11 ~ Hinds river improvement (in progress) 4 ~ Ashbnrton and Bakaia Plains Water SupplyConcrete dam, 300 ft long ; concrete channel, 67 chains long; water races, 118 miles open, 33 miles under contract, 80 miles subsidiary channels and extension of mains ; total, 221 miles. Ashburton-Bangitata Water Supply—Waterraces under contract, 145 miles ; additional races contemplated, 40 miles ; in ali, 185 miles.
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2367, 3 November 1881, Page 3
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136ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL WORK. Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2367, 3 November 1881, Page 3
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