DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 3

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

' : (By, Telecrapli.— Special' Correspondent.)/ . , .Wanganui, September ,5. > . The. Wan'gauui ' Harbour Board's dredge,. after'tlireo rears' work on tho'rivor'.flats 'below tlio town, during which iinio a fairly, broad■'. channel. ' has, ...been'., 'dredged .'for a distance''of'over a'mile; is for tho'present to bo taken off that work, which' : wilrprobably ;need' no. rhoro attontion' for some tiriio to .comei'' The. dredgo, will'.'bo' engaged;durinfe r| the next' fow'.weeks in .deepening tho'.berth"age'at .the to(vn wharf, which has silted up! somewKat.'of late; ' The. : chan'nel 1 the dredge v : through';tho'fiats' .hasv'an average depth p'f 16. feet, and the 'least depth is 14J' , ' fe,et, which is : more tliaiv. sufficient for. ■ thoi present;class'of vessel, trading to this,port. The "board's engineer, reporting'..Von' .'this, channel, says:—"lt is difhcult to see'why vessels still :stick 'occasionally. 'Such sticking can only bo attributed .to total disregard of sailing directions. Tho harbour works are still .being 'actively carried on''in'.other I di-: rections. Tlie south-mole at Castlecliff, begun a few,, weeks iigo, is now run out for 400 feetj'wliilo additional stone "is ,bcin§ depositedon .tho nor'th The. extension of the latter, however, will , not'bo proceeded with .till,the south wall'has Been run out to equal length'.with it.. V The, work of "renowing tho, CpstkclifJ _wliarf has.also'been .begun, while the extension.of the town wharf .is proceed-" ing apace. ■,In addition to the 600 feot autho'risedfor tho latter, the board docide'djo add another' ; 125 feet' '■;.. Tlie extension of this wharf isbadly heedeclj as it is a very common sight', to see vessels: double-banked' on tho present accommodation." . ''■ '■'.'.■ ■■ '■ .. ' . ■ On ..Saturday,. Mr.."Kerf,. S.M., judgment invthe case Watt and Cohen (solicitors) y. Willis, claim for, £73 C5..9d. ; , costs in connection with an action in tho Supremo Court for specific performance. DefendaiH entered a counter-claim for £37' :2d.,. costs'he had to pay,' also claiming £20 covering expenseshe.incurred. A His : Worship;.found judgment,- for. defendant for £117 19s. lid., and .costs , £6 135., from which must be deducted £80 4s'.: 9d. (including £6 18s;, costs of present Sction), this beingthe amount pf judgment claim, Ndticeof appearwas given, costs being fixed at £20. '.'■• ;' '•:•:■ , ■.;■';"' ■..Tho'reinstatement of that portion of the District School: destroyed by .fire ten months ago is nearly'completed. ' Part.of the now building will: be ready for occupation next "week, while the whole contract will probably bo completed early next month.';',