Makerua Drainage Board

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 57, 10 March 1944, Page 4

Makerua Drainage Board

Mr. H. Seifert was in the chair at a meeting of the Makerua Drainage Board held in Palmerston North yesterday. Mr. G. It. Barnes waited on the board in connection with a floodgate in Campbell’s drain, which had not, for some time, been functioning satisfactorily, resulting in neighbouring farm land become waterlogged. The position is to be examined by the board’s engineer at the earliest possible date. Reporting on an inspection carried out recently on the Intersecting Channel, the chairman stated that through stock having free access to the drain, it was now in a deplorable state. Commenting on Mr. Seifert’s report, Trustee W. Jackson agreed that the stock were “penalising the whole district.” It was decided the chairman interview land owners connected in the matter. Followng a letter from the Loans Board, regarding the raising of a loan for the central area flood pumping scheme, and suggesting a further increase in the size of the loan due to increased costs, Mr. A. Seifert, chairman of the Settlers’ Com- • mittee, wrote stating that in view of the - Loan Board's submission, his committee i suggested that the Makerua Board get L . authority to borrow £3,250, that is a 30 per cent, increase on the proposed £2,500. If this provided more money than required, the balance would not be spent. It was reported that tenders for drains s had reached a new low ebb and that $ there might be some difficulty in getting 1 all drains completed. i The overseer, Mr. P. V. Tucker, reportJ ed that since the last meeting the outlet s ot ' Ross’ drain had been cleaned and the bottom taken up to the concrete apron of the floodgate. Seifert’s outlet had also i been cleaned and deepened from the river • to lagoon. The Intersecting Channel had J been cleaned and shovelled from the Tokomaru river to Wall’s central bridge. , At fhe present time there is a rise of 3 about S feet in the Kara creek and the s Rate is still leaking. Another examination will be made as soon as the water level recedes to normal. A start has been made with the protection of the erosion on Mr. Seymour’s property, f The financial statement showed that 3 rates struck for the year 1943/44 amountf ed to £12,424 7s, of which £9884 17s 3d e had been paid to date leaving £2539 9s 9d outstanding at February 10th, 1944. 3 By special arrangement Reuter’s world service, in addition to othex- special j. compilation of oversea intelligence pub--1 lislied in this issue, and all rights therein u in Australia and New Zealand are reserved.