FLOOD PROTECTION.
WORK LONG OVERDUE. GOVERNMENT’S HOPES. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 10. The hope that in the near future it would be possible for the Government to embark on a comprehensive scheme of river protection work was expressed to-day by the acting-Minister of Public Works (Hon. P. O. -Webb). The Minister said that the question was at present receiving the consideration of the Government, Hon. R. Semple having arranged before he left New Zealand for reports to be prepared on the condition of the rivers throughout New Zealand. “Obviously,” said Mr Webb, “this is a work that is long overdue. Every big flood creates extensive damage to the roads and bridges and washes away thousands of acres of good river silt land, but the magnitude of the problem is such that a considerable amount of money is required and the most modern machinery will need to be employed to do the work as expeditiously and as economically as possible. This is a job that will employ a lot of men and render a great national service, and we are boiling that it will bo possible to make a start in the not-distant future.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 214, 10 August 1937, Page 8
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194FLOOD PROTECTION. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 214, 10 August 1937, Page 8
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