KIHIKIHI NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1944, 20 December 1884, Page 3

KIHIKIHI NEWS.

Rumi- time ago Mi Hutchison suggested tli.it it would be advisable to chaw oif the flood water ot the M.iimaohoi livtu, b> cutting a di.iin fiotn tlie inei tlnough .v swamp between Messis A-b> and Hutchm son"-, hind, aemv, the Oiakau load, thiough a swamp in Mi Cockei linos faun, and on to a eicek tli.it uuis tlnough Mi Hutclnnson's fat m and empties it-elf into the Pimm, Theie is plenty of f-'U f()1 the chain, winch need not be \oiy deep. !•> this moans ill the laud which, when the n\ei n-e>, is Hooded, wmld be kept diy. Since tlie banks of the n\ei weie planted with willow % the obstiuction to the flow of water is inoi easing each year, and the ie hiilt i.s that places which weio flooded onl> when the ii\ei was unusually high ate now undei watei with e\eiy fie-h ; tins extends from Te Awamntu to Oiakau. Jhe obstiuction caused by the willow- is the iea-on of the load to Kangiaohia bcinjc und'M wntei e\ciy wiutei. ]f the suipluwatei weie di\ cited as pioposed, not only would pmati- owncis be benefited, but the expense of making an emlunkmont on this load would be Ni\ed. It would cost as much, piobably mine, to make the embankment than to "cut the diam. Either 'the lattei will have, to be done ot the willows cut out, whioh would cost ten times as much, and not answer the pmpiise half as well ,b the othei, foi it would be impossible to take out the ioot->, <mr\ even if. the tiees weio killed the loots would last for inauy ,VMi-> underwater. 1 do not know what the length of thediain would be, piobably not move than 100 eljains, and as theie would be no timbei e\ce]>t, pei haps, f oi a short distance fioni the nvei, the cost would not be \eiy gieat The oidinaiy How of the inei would not be affected by the drain, as it is pioposed to take the flood water only. In wmtei the road near (htt'oid's biid<;e is impassable foi velnchle-, and dangeious for hoi-e ti attic, but if the w oik pioposed weie earned out. a load could be made pa-sTblo at all times Mr Lake, Councillois Hutchuisoii and Teasdale, with Mi Aun-timi- went out on Tuesday to look at tin- coiu-e of the pioposed diain. Mi Lake highly ajipiovcd of the idea, but befoie taking action in the mattei he would like to lia\e the levels taken, .uuHhe louyht of the du-in a~cei taincd. The all .ibvubmg topic of nileiest at present is the pioi»ost-d bitdge. Hie .ni^ineeis ha\^ fiu.l .»n a -t. , it is some little distance below l!e«i'- house. <)n the op]iosite side of the nun then- is a loivilatfiom theedk'eof Hie watei to the In^'h land, and auoss this flat the line of joad fioni the bndgep.es. J had a convoi&ation a slioiu tune since with a gentleman who is well qualified to yne an intelligent opinion on the mattei, and ho told me tlie flat is under water c\eiy time theie is a high flood, he has fiequently '-eon the flood so Ingh that the corner of the ii\ei could not be tiaced In his opinion the load will be impassible duung floods, e\en if an cmbaikiueut weie made it is piobablo if.wuld be w.ishorl away. 'tins gentleman his noted the maiks on tiees on tlieinei il it showing the hi'igth ot the Hood, and tlw-e ninU aie some twooi t'.jiei* feet hu'hn than the flat in question. A few vi. nis hi','ln l up the mu, a g"»'l 'to t->iiM b> I -und Jtewi wishes the bi ulge builL tneie vist-ad i.f on the site chose-i b\ the esigmeei, the lii"h banks on each s.di aie t1»-< ' to^c i-liei, ami the flat betw.-j.i is J hilic\<- abo\e high watei maik, at any iate it h>nmi k feet above the |>oMtu.n cl.oscu. If s<,,ne of the settleis In ing on the bank of the fc liver weie asked, they eonkl )>oint out the ™ high watei maik- and .i -pot onkl be helected hcoine horn the chance of being u\eiflowed.— (Own conehpondent.)