WAIPOUA OVERFLOW.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1867, 18 December 1884, Page 2

WAIPOUA OVERFLOW.

DEPUTATION- TO THE. QOVERN-

'' : t .MENT.' ; i: .-: y r; i Messrs T. Mackay (County Chairman), and W. H, Beetham. (Chairman of the Masterton Koad. Board), waited on the Hon, the Minister for Pulblio Works on 'fnesdav aftornoon last .-Mr

G. Beetham, M.H.R., .introduced the deputation....., MrMackay stated their ohjegt wis

to ascertai.iiiwhaisteps the Government contemplated taking relative to stopping the Waipoua overflow at Opala, It was a malter involving the int^tljf of the t4QvprtitiK'nt, County,. Mastertoa Road Boird, and the Inrido'wriera itr the neighborhoodj.inasßiucH as ilie railway works,'fe'Ccmhty main road)' district ~- roads, and the sottlers'Jand weie at pt;esei\| .being • • flooded, and. damaged. There^wasan■ impression among ..the,.;, setfe-that the Government. werai üboiit'toerect a dam.across gully through vhich the flood waters rah. This; it was stated,' would..increase; this' damage ttrland by converting about a square mile of farmingjand;. into a. lake. -' ! - ..•.•.'•'.

• Mr' Blnckett, who; was in attendance;, said:the..Government were.having', survey: of the locality made, byi-;|j|; North, but'mi".ye.t it was !irJb'CQm[detej| but'h'e hopidio baveaU- the: planVarid infdrrflation to.han.d:in;afe. dayß,'- fe'thoiight' tbe.plateof; dsfinjjJitig %&'M titer' ; iifsSisM land seriotslyVaij'd would >turn"the;floo4' yatej- :;j JBflfc -until ;tM:J6yek of.the Sau.niry'ih|P for%tain' wliether'.or not this, iwoiili be the case/The Breinner- would,;.he, |ro)n |i,20.0 t0'41.500:t0 carry . Theflon Mi-'Kichardson that whatever-plait was adopted it/waj; very necessary that the-work should.jw of a-thoroughly permanent character,-;•.

. Mr VV. H.«fßeetlvrtm- described the country over whicK the ddwiran.

l jje was under ! 'thfe> impression u-frohi what lie knew of the full: of the-Jand', that if a drairi'was puttycross'th'e: deep gully it wonld ha've< ; the; effect'';ef diverting the flood water-into, the ttuamahnnga, noW : in the; Waipoua and if this should result there would-be.. further damage• to. the' property.. T.he'drain woiihj certain ly fb'rm lake. • The County Council-;attd'?tbe ■ settlers hadhanded the ftattef Wef Jo , the Masterton Board, tad.eaf with^nd ij Mr Rrem'ner, Jhe Board's eifgin»#ia<i m for water info the old plana were now"in the "hands • off fH Government. It. was quite possible : • the cost of the work would be £ ; 1200i Mr Mackay hoped the Government would communicate with 1 theMoisil bodies interested,, before deciding;..tQ carry out 'any _ particular. plaft,' r and:; it had been the. rule to dtf'So'in -the-.paßt when''- : 6qvioirnnient' Works ..-inteefdtd with roads - f upder local <fjftfiMiqJilon, atid.be^ruatedthere -would ;b'e node- ; partu're .friji the course in this instance. If/possible a scheme should b ; e;de.vised that would to 'all' the interesff '• -; •■:

said infor- • mßtio^.w^d,b|j\fovwardedJ : : to:dhe /> •loeaPKiJies as so'oij'as the Goverhnient ; w'ag';in : a position to do.m-' v Thera/g ; would'be no unnecessary the plana wouid shortly' : - Tie deputation,-having ; Jlitoiiter, -witb4tow. • ■ ••• ! > : - • ;*.