RIVER EROSION
ROUBLE WITH MANAWATU DAMAGE AT FOXTON
(from Our Oka Correspondent.J PALMERSTON N., To-day. wiinir to a report furnished to “So Harbour Board the Mana- •-!>« *'i lv er is causing serious concern ‘“t/vagaries between Foxton port ,r.j s ‘2cMurray reported on the 'm done at the Heads by the rc:il“ «ale and flood. Not only were '’“Li near the jetty in danger, but many from the shore upwards. - !sJ ..nhuted the damage to the river t 0 the south, which allowed ‘““masterly winds to blow the water •-he » from the ocean. This meets diI av«r coming down from Hartley's t®* lat a right angle and this parW**J area receives the full force :ic “ the river and the sea. The remedv would be to make a cut r ' y ,‘ h Kush Flat and give the river '“ralght run out to sea. J N. Nash, M.P., pointed out that ■japdhills causing the trouble be- ”” *dto Maoris, therefore the board ‘ n *ld not be able to do anything. The ' possible way was to get the J restry Department to take the land a irtJr J (tirther discussion the chairAI was appointed to confer with the r later of Marine and Forestry on Sv matter with a view to getting this done-
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 8, 31 March 1927, Page 11
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209RIVER EROSION Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 8, 31 March 1927, Page 11
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