DRAINAGE WORK

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20491, 6 May 1938, Page 2

DRAINAGE WORK

THAMES VALLEY ACTIVITIES I CLEARING WAITOA RIVER (Special to Time? TE AROHA. Thursday. Mr F. E Hughe? presided at to-day’s 1 meeting or the Thames valley Drainage , Roard. i The returning officer reported the elecI tlnn or Messrs F. E. Hughes. If. A. Wag«farr. J. Orr, F. Brown. \V. \V. Dunn. W. T. Dale, A. J. Luxton. W. J. Sealey. M. A. Carter and J. P. Jensen a? trustees or the b r >ard. Votes or condolence were passed to the relative** or the la;o Mrs J. Whitten and Mr L. It. McAlplne. The Public Works Department. Pneroa, reported on the progress or clearing the Wa ton River a? follows: —Mellin’s bridge, up-stream to Waitoa bridge. 8 mile? 7 7 rhalns; Waitoa bridge to Diagonal Road bridge, 5 miles 3 4 chains; Waitoa bridge ; to Ngarua bridge, cleared and snagged, 'l4l chains, making a total of 9 miles 7 chains; Diagonal Hoad bridge to Walton Road bridge, cleared and snagged. 4 8 chains, making a total of 7 miles 2 chains; Walton Road bridge to Walton railway ! bridge. 50 chains snagged and cleared, the total being 1 mile 40 chains. Foremen’s Reports Mr G. F. Johnson, foreman or works in i the Wattoa-Tatuanul area, reported that a ! large number or slips were blocking the drains, while several dead sheep had been found. Cattle walking along on the top of the drains were the mam cause of the slips. a number of drains in the sub- ; division had been cleared at a cost of 1 is 2sd to 2s ©id per chain. I Mr T. Stanish. foreman of the Hunga- . hunga subdivision, reported that clearing work had been done In Klely’s, Lipanovieh’6. and virkers’ outlets. ihe principal works or the past month were: Walwhero. 492 chains, costing £46 2s 6d; Bowdltch’s, 54 mains. £l2 13s Pd; and ; Watharakeke, 408 chains. £39 15s. i Mr H. d. Eastwood, foreman of the | Walhou-Elstow arpa. reported that the 1 bridge serving Poland’s property, made | of punga-pungas. which la-?ted until the j drain becomes full of mud, affected the Zesof property. The trouble could be I averted by putting in a culvert. HJark- ■ berry growth in Shears outlet was pro- | line. Farmers generally were very lax ; with the control or tne weed. I \s decided at the March meeting, notices would he served on those allowing blackberries to block drains prior to proceedings hPing taken acamst the offenders.