HAURAKI NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 712, 11 July 1929, Page 7

HAURAKI NOTES

Exceptionally high tides have been experienced along the shores of the Hauraki Gulf this week, and river and foreshore stopbanks about Pipiroa h ¥„ e r b the n Illume to the knowledge of the oldest settlers, the Pipiroa tv hai l was submerged on Sunday evening, when the small local flood due to which ha^be^increlsed 0 ?” height by tb MUes o of stopbank were topped and several breaches made. In these, water has flowed at high tide since, tough repairs are being effected as quickly as The decision of the newly-elected Hauraki Plains County Council to rescind a resolution of the previous council, whereby the profits Horn the Pipiroa ferry on the Auckland-Thames highway be set aside to create a fund for the building of a bridge \y as severely criticised by the members of Lie Fipiroa-Waitakaruru Ratepayers Association at its last meeting. . Cr C. W. Harris, county chairman, explained the reason for the change, and pointed out that as the Highway Board would not subsidise a bridge at present for the reason that it was not considered warranted, an increase in the amount of traffic over the ferr> might alter the position. This could he secured bv decreasing the fees. It was accordingly decided to ask the county council to reduce the fees by th e amount of last year s pi ofit. The Hauraki Plains Farmers' Veterinarv Club, whose surgeon, Mr. J. Costello". died recently, was selected from 12 applicants for the position Mr. Thomas A. Aris, of Inglewood. Mr. Vris is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a M.C.V.5.0., and has had experience in England, Southland and Taranaki.