GATES ON WHARVES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 491, 26 April 1909, Page 6

GATES ON WHARVES.

; ; (BI TSMOBiTB— SPECUL'cORKBSPOKDBN't.) 1 .'.',•:-■ '■:''•< April U. ;■::■ The Teport of: the Harbour Board traffic , .manager, presented' in December' last, urgj ing'the placing of gates at the. entrance to !. tho wharves, _ came up for consideration at ,- the last meeting of the board-in committee. The traffio manager pointed out that if such , gates were erected, the authorities would be able to control the crowds'which usually assembled oh the arrival of-'a- steamer, and on ', .other occasions'. If. something.. in "this" direc- •' tion were not done, . .some., serious casualty '• or would' take place-in the future, ■ The chairman (the Hon. ,E., ,Mitcnelson) ; thought, that the boar -dshould.consider the . matter very-seriously.'; In j Wellington they had gates on. the wharves which had proved very useful. ':■ The'inspector of. police, in ■■' conversation with him the other day, had pointed out that it was, not .only advisable that gates should bo'placed on thev:wharves for use in the ,day time, but also 'it night. : It ~was at, night that most' of the' pilfering [ was-done. He (the speaker), thought it' i would be a good thing. It would prove ex- ,'. pohsivo, but it would be worth-while; Gates ■• hadbeeri placed on the P. and-0. and other ; wharves in-Sydney, arid had proved of tho i utmost utility. Memberß generally signi- ; ed their approval of tho proposal. The eni gineer was instructed to report. upon the ,• cost of placing iron gates at the entrances ! to the Queen Streot and Railway wharves, r and wooden gates at the entrances to tho Hobson Street and Quay Street wharves.