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Samuel Jambbon Laughlin examined. (No. 0.) 1 Mr Mueller.] Your name is Samuel Jameson l.aughlin, and you are a farmer residing at Netherton? Yes- 1 own a farm there of 207 aces, freehold-Waihou West Block No Ib, Lot J. V ,iow much of that land is affected by the silt / Abou, 2 acres along the bank of .he river. 3 Does your land Hood / — Yes, from the W alhou. 4 You arc down below the Junction, at Netherton I -Yes. 5 W a effe has that flooding upon the pasture of your land /-It dcs roys the pasture l' D, tha make a difference to your milk cheques/ Yes. the Hooding kills the grass do not supph nrihk; I make butter. Th/ee years ago after the flood I had to turn my cows out dry; ,bey xveiit ri-dit of the milk. 1 had to turn off thirteen cows. "' 7 mat diSerenoe did that ke to your receipts?- -It took away "& b ™* 8 Your living fell from a fairly good living to practically nothing -- I o verj little 9 Thislast! Hood vi March what°effect did tha, have on your land?-lt did a good deal of damage but nothing like the flood of three years ago. 10 Did i, come as high as the flood of three years ago?— Yes, pretty near. 1 think. 11 Why did !t no, do so much damage as the flood of three years ago /-Because 1 had not ouite so much crop. , ~, v 1 12. Because the grass and stock were not there to -be damaged -J^--13. Subsequently to the 1907 flood, did you get rid of some ot your stock ! -Yes, 1 parted a good few. I had to do so. 14 Did you part with them at a loss?— Yes. \i s£» d» ** i-,.* i ..«■ * >!? EisiuS £."3S£S£ £r£ -<- »-» SlCS'l 1,-* I-™ — ' " """* ""' TS, »"> J'» »«« ran a. ~, i- « ">' -«p '» have a look at it. ~ „ S t£i or damaged?-!,, the big « - about »ooded?-No, I do not think 8 0-not to a great extent nothing big enough to draw my attention, to it mentioned? _ 24. During these Hoods have you su.ee oss i, > 7 : fenoeß were d d Yes: potatoes, oats, and bee-hives also lost three head [M fl , g &nd 25. Can you give any estimate of the damag you have sui nt siltino'... -Yes I had an estimate made out, but 1 have not got It with me. •- K-xtsz -jsxs $ [ - ft i=r.? ■;::• J:;;::- • - — Is-,,',:,,' PPclte I, I * - , " l,,, :;;/."i'i l :, , ' i ,:;; r i" : 'v- 1 :,", ~ „,.- ).,„.-„ >•« ™"<- * • -™' ~,i' "'h do* " ,o '""l/",. Her. mm* of Out »■„ ol .„,„ -„, U» rtftrta»kt-Y«., ,I,™ » . good *«, .1 » **J5? g:;*tUoif'."» i., rood tai .1 o„„, B - , ,„.- ,ive,- iwn-Y0.,«, 0,0 "«*•■ 33. Both sides?—ln places yes. ( , , h(1 oap t a in 34. What effect has that had on the navigation of the.riveri I O UWttU 0* earner keeps what he calls the gutter or „„ the bank. iTSSi ySs^ouTdtes^have 1 ; wider l°pe in goifg up and down the river?_l the accumulation of tailings opposite your %\ PUt was the effect of the March flood t-That brought down a consider- .. lhll M t left a soluti!,,, of tailings- I should call it Slither the grass. •hi \ir Uueller 1 Finer stuff than you used to get?— Yes. 40 W,« did vol, hrs. notice the fine stuff?-Principally after the last flood. 4L Have you noticed the fine stuff adhering tothe grass '-**•_ I|;inl ,„ |2. Does it easily wash off tin- grass with a showei 01 rami get off.