THE RIVERS AGAIN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 121, 24 June 1930, Page 8

THE RIVERS AGAIN.

"PAKOWHAI."

- (To tlie Editorj. Sir,— I see an attempt is being aia&a by a member of tbe Rivers Board in seeking to give a more detailed report of tbe levels of the Ngaruroro's bauka tban the outside engineers wbo were imported to give an unfaiased report on the vexed question. That's just tbe curse of it. Experts are sought to give advice and tben some ^amateur steps in to advise on tliat advice. Notwithstandmg ■ tbis red berring, the fact remains that tbe nortbern bank is m places, over two feet lower than the southern one — and tbat is wbat m troubling Pakowhai, naturally, as my friend Mr Burns bas it 1 Thank God there are some men who have bratna and cash and the worst place is to be attended to wbetber the southern majority agreos 01* not, we are ,_nob gping to be flooded out for* nothing. Make tbe banks equal and let the different areas tak° tbe risk of wbicli bank goes first. Tliat would be fair, but Mr Burns cannot convince me tbat even Taradale will be safe (mucb less Waima and Pakowhai^ while there are 50 chnins of tbe "orthem bank witlt tbree feet less lie,o,bt of bank tban the otber S'de. For Heaven's sake be iust and split fair. — I am. etc.,

Pakowhai, June 22, 1930.