Government Grants.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 108, 28 September 1901, Page 3

Government Grants.

The following remarks on works asked for on settlements in this district are taken from the report of the Lands Department: — Skevington's Road.—Vote, £250. The Waimate County has twice advertised this work, but failed to secure satisfactory offers, and has again advertised for tenders. Otaio Sottloment (road formation).—£27 2s lOd has been the expenditure on these roads during the year. The work comprised, gravelling about 17 chains of the road between sections 4 and 8, repairing, and breaking all the large stones, also laying down a pipe culvert. This completes all the roads, and the Waimate County has taken over their future oontrol. Waikakahi Settlement Eraiuage. —Vote, £9O. Only a small expenditure has been incurred during the year in cutting about 2 ohains of drain 7ft. wide across the Railway Reserve to relieve section 10 of the flood-water, and repairing the Dog-kennel Dam. The principal work, however, will be undertaken as soon as District Surveyor Brodrickis at liberty to properly supervise the work. Kapua-Waimate Gorge- Drain.— District Surveyor Brodriok reports that, as arranged, he had, at a cost of £59, the creek that used to run past McDonald's house turned direct into the. drain, a 40ft. by 6ft. concrete culvert with wooden top put under the road, also slips cleared, and about 2 chains of stone wall built to hold them, with a view of ejecting an improvement in the drainage of settlement, but regrets to say it did not fulfil expectations, and the land was as badly flooded as ever in October last. Since then another effort was made to try and get permission from the Railway Department to turn Dugdale's Greek ; for this purpose he met Messrs Macandrew and Burnett, and. they visited the locality Of the proposed work. . The result, however, has been that the Railway Department cannot see us way to spend money required to carry out Mr Brodriok's suggestion, At the present time the dr,ain is very much,overgrown with grass and weeds in the gorge, arid should beoleared. >