STORM WATER AND IRRIGATION.
In his annual address at the Wellington Philosophical Society, Dr. Hector said, among interesting papers is one.by Mr. Travers upon the effects of certain floods. In arranging the papers of the “ Transactions” for the printer, he found that a valuable paper was read before the Otago Institute by Mr Arthur on a similar subject, and both opened up a question of great importance and interest. Mr Arthur had shown that storms could be gauged in such a manner that we could ascertain what amount of moisture was likely to be deposited upon a certain area of country. Advantage might be taken of this knowledge to erect dams to hold the quantity of water that might fall within a given time. These might be placed in favourable positions for trapping water and allowing it to flow slowly to the sea, thus preventing the damage done by floods. Every person could find time to take the reading of a rain gauge, and by comparison of results much valuable information might be thus gathered.
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Patea Mail, 21 February 1882, Page 3
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