CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1135, 31 August 1882, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible tor the opinions expressed by our correspondents]. ■ ■i. :o: TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—The Ormond peop'e seem to be alarmed about the rapid encroachment being made there by the Waipaoa. Anyone having visited or resided at Whanganui must have noticed the means adopted to prevent that river taking away the whole of the town. The plan adopted was simple and inexpensive, carried out under the direction of Mr Field, the Borough Engineer, Three groins were put up, strongly and substantially, behind these groins hundreds of bundles of ti* tree woro laid; the top covered over with rata and planted with willows i the bank was carefully sodded, and no foot allowed on it, having been first sloped down to take off the top weight, I saw the work carried out. After several years having been absent from that place, I found the plan adopted thoroughly efficient) not one foot of the bank having given way. The town of Wanganui is built on sand and layers of pumice. —Yours, etc., Edwin Woon. TO THE EDITOR. Sib,—ln reply to Mr. Hall’s letter in your issue of the 30th inst., I beg to inform him that the hose belonging to the fire engine is in my charge, and that every care (so far as our appliances will admit) is taken of same. The hose when drying is attended to by members of the Brigade, and is turned once or twice daily. The length of hose referred to is not damaged in the slightest degree, the iron pins spoken of having ueeip coated with tar, and arrangements have been made to have some of them covered with tarred canvas. Mr Hall states that he is a subscriber to the fire engine; perhaps he will also subscribe a like sum to the Brigade funds, as there are none at their disposal to cany out any work no matter how necessary it may be. The Brigade is far from being efficiently equipped to cope with a fire, and I am of opinion that it is the duty of the corporation or public to see that the proper appliances are provided.—You-s, etc., Geo. J. Winter, Superdt., G.V.F.B. Gisborne, 31st August, 1882.