CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.) WAIHI-ORAUI WATER RACE. TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —l.seo in your last report of the meeting of the Geraldine County Council that the Waihi-Orari water race was brought under discussion, and that Mr Merchant thought that the head works from the river proposed by Mr Tripp were the beat. I do believe that is the jiost site to bring the water out, as the \jyer is more confined the higher you go up. Then comes the question of compensation. Unfortunately Mr Tripp in one way is not included iu the district. It seems he does not rrquire the race, as ho Has private races of bis own. Well, if a man does not want tbe .water what is the use of tbe Council trying lo force it on him ? Mr Tripp knows that there are about 2000 acres, more or less, in very great need of the water, and that this area of the county cannot be watered unless it comes through his private property. The whole thing simply rests on this question; Have the County Council power, under the Public Works Act, to bring the water-racs through Mr Tripp’s property, or have they not ? If they have the sooner they take tbe bull by the horns and do it the bettor ; or if they h ive not this power the sooner they let the ratepayers know tbe better, for in my opinion we will not have a water-race at all, unless there is an Act of Parliament empowering us to do so.—l am, etc., John Thatcher, Riverside, Woodbury, March 18 th, 1889.
[The County Council no doubt has the power, but thinks it better to arrange privately if poosib e. They could not take a man’s land under the Public Works Act without compensation. The process is cumbersome and expensive, and it would be batter to settle the matter privately. Unless a great change lias come over Mr Tripp he is the last man who would stand in the way of a work of general utility, but if his land is damaged it is only natural he should claim compensation for it.— The Editor.]
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1868, 21 March 1889, Page 2
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368CORRESPONDENCE. Temuka Leader, Issue 1868, 21 March 1889, Page 2
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