HARBOUR MATTERS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 72, 9 October 1939, Page 5

HARBOUR MATTERS

THE ENGINEER'S REPORT PURCHASE OF DREDGE NOT FAVOURED Contractor. Semmens commenceu removing the rubble deposit at the mouth of the Vv'airtre Stream on Oct . ober 6. He is employing a drag line ■ for the purpose and is makin4 fail said the Whaicatane Har- [ bcur Board's engineer, Mr C. H. ■ Brebner, in his report. Slow progress is being made in ; completing the centennial park work - owing to shortage of men. Addition- - al men should be available in the - near future which will result int he

compleaion, of the parking area at < an early date, he added, When work was comenced in plastering exposed reinforcement under the old wharf it was found to be more extensive than was originally anticipated. Good progress is being made with the work seeing that it can only be carried out at low tide. I A 'tender pile was broken off recentt ly and a second one is badly damaged. These are being replaced, Repairs to the decking of the old woo'.ien wharf have been carried out. The writer together with the chair man, visited Tauranga to inspect a s Priestman. dredge that was tinder of--0 fer to the board. The punt on which ' the dredge was resting was beyond r repair and it would be necessary to e remove the dredge to a new or sece ond hand punt. In the writer's opinion the boiler would not pass the s machinery inspector and in that ease ° a new boiler would be required. Tow II ing a punt with such heavy machinery from Tauranga to Whakatane ,r ' would be a feiriy risky undertaking and. taking all things into considtl I would not recommend the purchase.