MAKERUA DRAINAGE BOARD

Shannon News, 1 November 1927, Page 3

MAKERUA DRAINAGE BOARD

! MONTHIiX MEETING., The regular monthly meeting of the Makerua Drainage Board was held on Thursday morning, Mr J. Liggins presiding. The following members were also present: Messrs. J. H. P. Uggina H. Akers, R. S. Tippler, A. Seifert, A. N. Gibbons and H. T. Hume. General Business. The overseer was instructed to remove the loose raupo in the lower end of Akers' drain. Mr. H. Barber waited upon the Board in respect to expenditure of the balance in No. 5 Loan account. Trustees Seifert and J- H. P. Liggins and the overseer were instructed to inspect the left bank of the Tokomaru river at the junction of Liggins' and Woods* properties and were'given power to act in the matter of necessary protection work. It was further resolved that Trustees Tippler and Seifert inspect No's 1 and 2 drains and Barber's flood gate and report to the Board relative to,assisting Mr. Barber in connection with his drainage. w It was resolved to write to the Horowhenua County Council for a statement of the position respecting the erection of the Kara bridge. The clerk was .instructed to point out that until tho work was completed settlers were at the mercy of the flood waters.

The question of disposing of the 1 spares in hand in respect of the! Marion dredge was left in the hands I of Trustee Seifert. j

It was resolved that ratepayers be circularised in respect to outstanding accounts. ' > . .

A telegram was received from Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P., advising thta the Makerua private' drainage bill had passed through the House v and only needed the absent of the Legislative Council before it became law. The clerk was instructed to write, thanking Mr. Nash for his telegram. v

The district engineer of the Public Works Department asked the Board' to submit, a plan of the Makerua district showing subdivisions and works with levels in termg of the ManawatuOroua River Board's datum. Overseer's Report.

The overseer (Mr. W. H. Miles) reported as follows for the past month: Repairs to Campbell's flood gate had been completed and ten chains of Craw's vegetation drain had been cleaned put. ' The No. 5 Special Loan Account work in Messrs. Tippler's j Carter's and Williams' ground had - been completed and there was still a small balance standing to this account The flood gate on Liggins' and Loughnan's boundary drain was broken and would require the addi > tion of two iron plates. The report further' expressed the opinion that no more of these large concrete gates should be used in these jobs as they were unsuitable, for the required pur-

poses. : ; i The/ left bank of the Tokomaru stream on the side of Liggins' and Loughnan's boundary drain had subsided considerably in two places ana would require building up as the bank at' these two points was only abom five feet high. Some timber had been removed from Selfert's main drain at it was blocking the flow of water. The protection work in Coley's had been completed and the bank was now in a satisfactory condition. The balance of the tram rails required had been procured from Mr. H;; Akers and there was now a stock of from 40 or 50 on hand in case of need.