HAURAKI DRAINAGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 545, 24 December 1928, Page 2

HAURAKI DRAINAGE

UNITED BOARD'S MEETING Mr. J. E. Green, of Turua, was on r day appointed clerk and treasurer Hauraki United Drainage V-17 applicants, and the action chairman, Mr. H. H. Hicks, fa. the board's books examined by ernment auditor was approved bv board. The new clerk was insSnrS*• to prepare full statements showinir ,v financial position of all accounts The overseer, Mr. J. a. Bennett r* ported that the Ansford outlet and 7 v Orongc-Kopuarahi outlet contracts proceeding satisfactorily, slow proerT was being made with the McLaren dra',contract, and good progress with tb ; Ziz-zag drain improvement contract Th Orongo boundary drain would be finished in dry weather, and the Handley outlet was nearing completion. The construction of a new floodgate for the Jubilee drain was completed, and th* outfall of the Te Kauri No. 1 had bee' improved. Two big breaks in the Pfcfcr. River stopbank at Shelly Beach had been repaired. Mr. J. C. Miller reported that the committee would call tenders for the installation of a new floodgate in the Shelly Beach factory outlet on receipt of approval from the Lands Drainage Department. It was decided to ask the Lands Drainage engineer to define a watershed east of the Kerepeehi-Kopuarahi Road, and between the ,Horahia Road and the LoachMcDuff drain for the Ngatea district settlers, who desired to install a pumping scheme, as their lands were floods by water from the surrounding higher country. ,