MOKAU RIVER TRUST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81915, 9 January 1907, Page 2

MOKAU RIVER TRUST.

The Mokau liiver Trust met at the Clifton Countv Council's ollice on Tuesday. Present: .Messrs S. W. Xieholls (chairman). W. T. Jennings, i1.11.K. , J. W. Foreman and A. Kelly. The chairman reported that verv little work had been done, during the year, but the punt, tools, and dynamite were readv, and the man engaged to commence smiling in n week or so. Hie best; season for this work w:ifrom this time to the end of March, and no time would be lost. Tin Harbour Hoard lutd expended funds in removing dangerous snags from tie fairway. 'The Hoard had received from the Treasury a grant of -Cl'i"' II 10(1 had been included ill the. last llstimates in the Tourist Departnieni votes, and U7o through the Marini Department, as the result of Mi •Icnnings' advocacy. During flic vear the expenditure had totalled ' C 42 li/li. Mr Jennings said he hoped that due big next session he would be able to obtain further grants. .Mr Kelly said it was quite evident Mr Jennings had' not been unmindful of his duty when he secured the money for the Hoard. lie asked to lie informed how much of the river charges on timber and coal reverted lo Hie river for snagging purposes. The chairman said that was a Harbour Hoard mailer, and had nolle I big lo do with Ihe liiver Trust Hoard. The chairman said he had arrange,! j with .Mr Peterson to undertake ihel -nagging, he having had experience in' Ihe work some years ago. I Mr Jennings said his idea was thai some attempt should he made to improve the nasty bend near the mouth of the river. The chairman said that nothim: could be done with less than .OKI lie had been approached recently bv the settlers in the To Aria, district, who desired to establish an oil launch service, and stated their intention ol petitioning Ihe Covcriiment for assistance. The settlers now had to pav up to .i! 7 per ton freight on all store's brought in and they thought that deliver could he snagged at but, little cost so that an oil launch might run right to the Totoro and Te Aria set tlements. The cost of a channel only twenty feet wide would lie small and would be ample for oil launches, lie mentioned the work done in the Patea river. Mr Jennings said the eases were not parallel. .Mr .Foreman asked what wonl,| be Ihe result of cleaning these rapids. Would it make rapid's of mi es ni length! '

-Mr Jointings said that hj" bid al ways advocated the obtaining of expert advice, anil he was still "of „, mi . ion that the Hoard should eet a report from Captain MarslislC oiitfim.ei to the Wniifruimi Trust Hoard." This Hoard without expert advice, nii-rlit waste a lot Of mouev in blasting «ml snagging, fie had found that on the Wanganui river the old svstem of blowing out stone had been' repine..,! by a cheaper an,l better one of- nettine'' or erect big groins. Mr I'oroniiiii favoured this view. It such a report were obtained Hie lioar.l would have somolhh.fr lop, upon. Mr rSidiolls said that in. one or two Places below the mines tbere were snaes that shallowed the water. Thes, should be removed. -Mr Jennings said there were 'little chance ot obtaining .substantial u,i„' '.'"" . tl '" <-'»-er.imeut unless the "'ant was working on some deiinite l» h »> i"'d expert iijlvi.-o, Mr Foreman moved' and Mr KoJIv seconded, that Mr .Minings be author ised to enipiire us t„ tile cost of « '•'•I'"/" from Captain Marshall. The ™.d,on was carried, and it was de- «■"'« Uw!, "ti Mr .i c „ni„o s ~1 )01. t ill„ o the chain,,,,,, ~l u „„„„,,' , I- ';; by telegram of the p,. 0 - jx-sed cos . and their o|.iiii f ., r -«,l.taif,<.,( Application will be made to the Wdonnu r*crej.ary for the To ,„. iM .■|K.rtment grant of Mm, placed on 'He last hstimatos.

I , - M,, ","" | I; ' U ' 1 1 : ' l ' 1 ' l «t -Act nni-nded in Hie direction of having liie bound-,,- ''■'• ■overunient will be askd i n re appoint Messrs S. I'crev S „;*,., A. Keilv as in .i . - " ,lllt ' eivcn\n!l i ''"';"7"" 1 ' X| '' r^'; "'' l w..re Accounts were passed for ~,,-,, , '»■«>"'" i! r' -ijourmv;?,, ™; '"■■'■l'"K «t Jlok.ru. nuless tl,, cl, i,««»/™n, S t expedient t „ meeting 1,, (he meantime,