SHIPPING FACILITIES AT NAPIER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 9

SHIPPING FACILITIES AT NAPIER.

:;/'''K/':' ; ;'..r■.''■"■,'"■»'!.■■■" '-■^'"M-i-'j-fl.:, CONTINTJATIOI} QF THEVBREA^WAm:^:"', '" :'.;'' '^^^i^^Pn^Pres^Assoaatioiij'v'r'^?''"' : i'n,.: ' l: [ y- ' .^'r^.- : ,-:,W?P!WK'Sepl»muor4''L!'''-- ; ' ■;. llle . r PP°rt ,of; tlip -onginoers appomtcd-.to'''":v linrcstig&u, the harbour. Echonio ,propouGdod-.v' : ' by Mr, Ueorgo Nolaoii/is'nilvqreo.-' ,, lt;refora '■';" ;to the difficulty of maiiiiainiiig ,th'tf channel S.', L.froo fropl a.-.sand -bar- and .sand drift. ; gnm^;! ', ■ .manning tho,'report, tho engineers., "state:"'-'^'■- . Our final rccommondatiorilsjthat tlio'board .■. - : Mhould actively push..on L to completion.'the^ , ' ■': breakwater harbour in accordanco witlr plan> -•' attached,", Tho..report dcJinitely.' ondorscd- ;: . " tho. prosecution '-by.,the. bpaijd of thd break-' % ; - wator.schome.and-is omphatio m-confirma-c ■'' ;tioji' of. tho policy .. gp '•'•Jong .advooatod. by•:',.i.;, : Moajrs. ;J.- V; .Brown'-.' (chairman),- M'.Vny,•":•-'■■■' and party. • ' ,'.:,.- .'■•.,■"■■ : ' '. ! ' '. ■.'.")■';■' ; (By : TelcEraph-Sncdttl'■ OorrpspinilinU ■ v''' ; T 1 :;■-...'''Napfcr,' Soptember i;'" A' : -lEtmievrcd by: your eorfesnb-ndcnt .to-dhy/';'■'.:■ Mr.,J-' VigorßronTi, !!.?,,■ ehairniainof. Napier Hvboiir.JJoard, dxpresflcd himself'is''.". % highly.pleased.-with iJio report of ..tho joint"''' ' engineers, wJiieli,:recommends ; 'tho ; oc-ntiriua- ! '; : ';''' won.of ■ the'.breakwater ia preference to- Mn-M"' " Ucorgo ■■■Nelson's scheme for'-a ; harbour "at ■..- Port Aiurin. Referring to the policy of'ao-'-'-board- in 'regard- to., tlio" bTeakffnt«r:- Mr.'" , ;'• Brown said:—■'■ ''■■;,; ■~/:■' t i; -. ;;■;>; r\--'-.::.'K:'V'- ' • "I.exbeqdingly regrot tlia't-eo.mnch.opnos'i-/."/ 1 - • tionjn tho past ha? como f/om sbmo mcihbors'-".' i ; : of tlio board, andlliopo that tlioso' ge'ntle-'; f \ «■' men wpl 11017, be 'satisfied and will ■'■' '.'■ ■. assist m, nstn-oly" puslunsi P'l" tho ootaplotidlV''''''? 1 : Qf. tlio pvesent: breakwater' as suggested *s?'&?'■' I,very .niuoh,vegrqt tho^oky.' that hae.bqra caused in tho board's gerietaj^v-.' !|cliein r fi,;..iv)ii<jli■; lias lib*.■•received' tiv) unaMi--ii" : ' ■ moils .confirma.tioii...of Ulio-'engineers. :r Xbis' : ''-' iinfprtunato;delay,.lw>;kont back:the .district.'fV' fpr fully.-two years;; : .If ; :. the .breakwater-V^•' ,work ; , had:.been allqwcd" U) prdgreE-S,., : '.tJi(i~';'> ! .unemployed•.difficulty ...would-.;'n«v()r. viiayc^":."-' 1 ■.'• oxistel;. and tljeroi.wbu,ld. hnye' b^eiii;plenty''of;V* <■'. work , to have absorbed "'the siirplus'labpur.'-i , ' l '. not only'i«■■.Kamer,-i-.'but in-, tbo ■w.lio'.le'.'off: , '-' ; : Jf : is v if•■great ■•&> -,;. ! ' fine ;dis.tnct, sncji oa'.this-.should-hiive■ beeu'. ■': Kcpt:,ba()k"dn,thb.way. it'lias, b,ut : I'enppoßo': .•';., %sVi;Joust;J>9 a difforehoo' bf-'tfp'ftion-m'«Ml! matters "sucli ■'■' its''^bese/'aßd^" 1 ! V. delays .ni'-ist tho.slightestshad<iw:of ; .a''.doubt;iv..'tlio minds'.';.''' of tho pngirieers' '■.-tbte : rftiinatd^,* i: '' ioufoess ;;6(.. .tbo.. board's"-!' b>cnlihvhiaf : . : .j)6liby\t4^ : .., 'aiidjas X -siid, , before; ; .nj?mbers, qf,'thfl ;boara!? ; ''t.. sliould nbw'..bo..uniinimous,in actively 'n'tishing''■ % .■■', ■oh the work;.of Wingiiig;this-distJrict;'into;;..v;; lino %ith. the-other ;.lnrgecentr^ > .60(t1ia,t, , . :, '1.-:; .instead ' of tho..fiftli A '-pbrt '""in- '''Not.' *•■'. Zealand ; ,as;atv present;'.'l^apiwj"\fill;^^be.^tho',;?'.'' third in;degT«;of; : .imMrtancqJ'''-;-"' 1 .. ;■;■: ■ r. ■'•■: tßoferring .to "( llio" Oliiegow': ;: cxtoni,^;, : siqn, MriißrflTfi\"Saftrtb'ftV'tli»' , ':*liou]<l ■.-•bo,v;■'.-■■ opmpkted:,in'."twj)'.or::tlif-eo ; .;v?eelc«j..and 'h0, , ; ■•' : Ibrger '.. ocean-goingy.steainefs* should''then , ,be-' '■':■■'.■ ablo tb,comc : ,n]ongsido;; '■'.•..,':'; J ;, .';.'.',';:', 0 ; ." ■-1 "USio trbublo-will l>ej ■'. Mr. 'Brown wont ony i'l ~: .'.'to find borthngo : accommodation,' as wov; ;; havo: four .regular;, intorooloiiisl; steamers per , ■';;; ,week,-.as.-,well as coal boats, and the produce. ■..'-,:' 'sloaniors froni'tlip'■'south'.- 'Thie^shpTfaHhe' , ' , ~'•'■ •necossity ; for'pushing'.-on-'tli'b board's ;■ .scheme, .a.nd\in another','eigh.tecn- nionths;wp.v... ; ; should: bp; abjo to largo- sfenicr':,'.!'.. that comes to.:tho jiprt..:. This,; of.'; cotirsft, £/- ■ will entail; tho'. erection of anotho'rMvliarf,-■..■'•,: ..which'; is-'ii part : of •'■'-( tlio'. board's ;£geneTM^te.' : ; : scheme." ■■■'..">.'■'■.'.'/'•'•'-fS'. : V ;?.'•'•,•'.'■ - -;'.""| , xU- ;A:iii'^x:&!■' ,i, Mr; Ji; C.-.-M'Vayi the ■,-pldmfr. l »'V ' ■■ mpmbora of 'the- beard,': and -a'' fpiineiV;otnir«ij);", --y '.ui«i]'-:.also -oxpreßsed'hisj-pleaisuW'.; at'.'j'■tjio'ij;'.•'■ report,,', which ,hc said confirmed, tho"' pplioy',-;j'-.'■ yhioh, tho boara-.had- adopted for ■tJio.'bafiti.ij:,-V' .twenty.; years. "I■ hope,',' said- Mr.;,li'Vav, '"■? "that tnis valuable .report will ; now' soUle..V', ! : tho! vesed. questionj and, that, tho ;whplp'!dfs- ffi;:.;.•;' ,criot ; wjll,urge-thai,tjio. reeommcndq,tiohs of(j r j,:; the,engineers; bo-.oah'icaV out fortliwith'. '1'T0^1 , ,;.;, .do .so .will bo of '.material" toeftt' ';.to' '• vChV\i'.-* province;generally,;as. it must.,bo^''■•..ieiheni"^ri'; ; -'.■: ibored;thai this district is at present;6uffcr»">',: ing 'finaiieial. loss owing :,to-not bping ablo; to'v'.':;■'.'; oner bettor sbipping,facilities. I '; : ',>'.,.•;.''; •.; i';:v.;,