MOUTOA DRAINAGE BOARD

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4446, 1 May 1930, Page 2

MOUTOA DRAINAGE BOARD

SPECIAL .MEETING. A special meeting of the Aloutoa Drainage Hoard was held on Tuesday evening, presided over hv Mr. .1. Chryslall (chairman). There were also present Messrs \\ . K. Barber, K. Bryant, D. Purcell, B. C. (lower and the secretary (Mr. U. V. Fraser). The business of the meeting was to adopt the minutes of the meeting authorising I lie striking' of the tales for the ensuing year. The tales for Itbill-.il will lie as follows: Class A Lid, (’lass B lAd, ( lass (' Id and a special rate of ft- Did in I he f. Trustees YV. E. Barber and .1. Chryslall were authorised 1.0 sign l he rale roll.

LAM) BOARDS ( ON KERENOE. Mailers relative to the proposed amendments to the l.and Drainage Ad' were discussed ami it was decided that the Chairman represent till 1 Board til ;i conference to he hold in Palmerston North on Satui'dav next.

WEED KILLER. Reference w:is made to the weed killer announced this week by .Hussey College. Mr. P>. Cl. tlower said thal he intended obtaining some of the killer for the pureose of Irvin-" it on! on the swan-

grass which grew so prolific-ally in the Hoard’s drains. Mr. W. K. I’artier said that the killer had been tried out with api>arent success on some of the loads in I‘aimerslon North. Il appeared to kill fenneli and fescue without nmoli trouble. Mr. (lower said that if the killer was elTeeliw in regard I o'l he era - dication of swangrass which was increasing in the drains every year, the Hoard’s expenditure in drain cleaning would he greatl\ reduced. During a discussion on the slate of the Hoard's drains, the i hairimi u si aI ed Iha I Ihe Hoard v.ere very I'orlimale lliis year as praclieallv all the drain cleaning and deepening' Work had been completed before the commencement ol llie rainy season.