HAURAKI DRAINAGE.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5247, 5 March 1928, Page 4

HAURAKI DRAINAGE.

MEETING OF UNITED BOARD.

TENDERS ACCEPTED. The Hauraki United 1 Drainage Board met at Turua on Friday last, Mr SS. Murray presiding over Messrs H. H. Hicks, F. L. Hamilton, J. C. Miller, J. M. Thompson, W. McDuff, F. Kneebone, and'the clerk (Mr T. D. Wallace). IMPROVEMENT WORKS.

The following tenders for improve me nt works were accepted : —

Johnstone’s Outlet: Cleaning only, V. M. Botica, 3s. Wharepoa Road, north side: Cleaning and improving M. Vujnovich, Is for cleaning and lid for improving. Kerepeehi-Kopu'aralii Road : Cleaning and improving, Galvin and Bennett, Is per cubic yard. CLEANING WORKS. Hauraki Roadside, Orongo to Piako Road 1 : J. Antonivich, 3s. No. 1 A Outlet : J. Henry, 4s 3d. McCowatt’s Outlet : Johnson Bros., ss. Towers Outlet: Galvin and Bennett, 7s 6d. Lindsay s Outlet, Taylor’s Outlet, and Tookey’s Outlet, no tenders. Mule’s Outlet: P. A. Dryden, 3s 9d. Torr’s Outlet: Mamakau,’ 3s 3d. Miller-Newsham Outlet: H. M. Campbell, 2s 6d and 3s 2d. Orongo Roadside, north side : TM. O’Carroll, 3s 3d. Orongo Roadside, south side : T. M. O’ Carroll, 3s 3d. Factory Outlet: J. Botica, 3s. HudsonChristie Outlet: J. Botica, 2s 9d. Orongo Boundary, not let. Ngataiipua Road, both sides : Galvin and Bennett, 2s 9d. Kopuarahi Wharf Road, both sides: J. Ivan, 3s 6d. MilleisTaipara Drain : Johnston Bros., 4s ; Miller’s end let to Jacob McKaeil, 4s 9d. Shellbank Drain : J. McKaeil, 4s 9d. Piako Roadside, north side : M. Yeuvich, 2s 9d; south side : M. Yeuvicn 2s 9d. Mill Creek : J. Juranovich, 4s sd. Hauraki Roadside : J. Juranovich, 3s. Willow Drain, rPad to river: I. Henry, ss. Daily’s Outlet: Pivac and Lord, 5s 6d. Spencer-McCormick, not let. Huirau Road: J. Sainsbury, 4s 6d. Sloane’s Outlet: M. Vujnovich, 3s 6d. Horahia Roadside : M. Vujnovich, 3s. Orchard East to Willow Drain, both sides: Galvin and Bennett, 2s 9d. Hauraki Roadside, Orchard East to Wharepoa : Pivac and Lord 3s. Baker-Madgwick: Pivac and Lord, 3s. Gumtown Road : J. Sainsbury, ss. Te Kauri No. 2 extension: Galvin and Bennett, 2s 9dAnsfOrfl’s Outlet: Galvin and Bennett, 3s 6d. Kopuarahi-Kerepeehi, east side: D. Shilton, 4s. Orchard East, bridge to Parry’s,: M. Vujnovich, 3s 6d. Louch-McDuff : M. Vujnovich, "3s. Wharepoa Road, south side: M. Vujnovich, 2s 9d. Troughtoni-Henry Outlet: Galvin and Bennett, 2s 9d. Monganui Drain: J. Smyth, 3s sd. Handley’s Outlet: J. Smyth, 3s 9d. Porritt’s Outlet: J. Smyth, 3s 9d. Hauraki Road, Wharepoa to Carters: Pivac and Lord, 4s.

Tenders will be called for several other' drains, returnable in a fortnight’s time, and consideration of the balance of the drains will be given at the next meeting. LOUCH-McDUFF OUTLET.

The foreman, Mr E. Flavell, reported that a great deal of work woiild be necessary to open the channel outside th,e Louch-McDuff flood-gate. The country was very bad, and the banks were very high. Price’s drain also needed attention, but this was a simple matter, PEKAPEKA CROSSING. The forman was authorised- to procure 3ft pipes for the crossing under Pekapeka Road, the board, after in-, specting the >area, having decided to enlarge the culvert. GUMTOWN ROAD FLOOD-GATE. It was decided to secure an estimate for lowering the Gumtown Road flood-gate 18 inches. PUBLIC WORKS DRAINS. Strong exception was l , taken to the straight batters and wide bottoms of the drain along Pekapeka Road made by the Public Works Department in connection with the stop-banking of the Waihou River, particularly as, in view of the maintenance falling on the board, it had been agreed at a conference that one to one batters and narrow bottoms were necessary in such country.