Flood Prevention.
The provisional committee in COn . nection with the proposals deal with the overflooding of *'he Mona watu and Oroua rivers me t at Palmerston on Thursday a ft erxio on. The chairman Mr O. Gardiner, reported that requisite number of signature t 0 a petition asking the to form the affected dishlid been obtained. Messrs 0. Gardener (Kereru), W. Pearce (Oroua Bridge), B. Gower (Foxton), F. Venn (Makerua) and I)r Chappie (Wellington) were appointed to present the petition to the Governor. A committee was alao appointed to interview the Premier with the object of securing Government support to the proposals.
As soon as the proposed River Board has been formed a report from an engineer will be obtained as to the feasibility of the proposal to cut an overflow channel from the Manawatu River, at a point a short distance below its confluence with the Oroua River, to the sea, a distance of ten miles. This it is anticipated will relieve the whole of the country between Glen Oroua, Longburn and Shannon from overflooding. The meeting decided to ask the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company to issue free passes to the deputation that will wait on the Governor.
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Manawatu Herald, 16 January 1904, Page 3
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200Flood Prevention. Manawatu Herald, 16 January 1904, Page 3
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