THE MIRAMAR WHARF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 7

THE MIRAMAR WHARF.

l BIG DISCREPANCY IN ESTIMATES, Tho lender or Mr. Mniirco O'Connor, of Wellington, lias, bpoii . ncrcptw-cl. by the Welling, ton Harbour Hoard for tht- MVerations and extension of tho wharf at Mirainari Tbe'cdfl'i -tract price is between ilS.dOll aiid JH4,OOOi' This t - - v work .is (ho.. exteilaive .devulobment V ' i scheme, in irhich the ..Harbour Iloard, Miramar i Borough Council) mid Wellington Ons Com-1 ;pany aro intorpsKd,. At a in'cr datc.it is tho intention of'the (Jas-,Coinp!m,v to re'Ablish*iu ' Works at Miramar, near the file of tho new gasometer;' but,':,beforo' ilo))ift:i!o 1 ' it"is ntccwar* - /■ to .noko wator-front provlsions'far thte handling:, • of; coal, timber, etc,'in eotmcfit'on with tho works, to meet 1 tho reqnlremmtoi ohine district.- ■ . Tho , Miramar , Coiinoil, < belnt liaturilly ' anxious, to have Die Mab.i'hcd in iu diitrint, hfts 1 m'fctl the Uarbonr' jßoard, to Undertake the. Ktokiof read Ijujirovt- ; mint and wharf colictnicticii. ■An c*tlmat«' was' acM'rdirialy'ob)aine<l of"ilre~cisit-«f the - , whole work -.(including land : relmmplioii: and rewamatioh), .aiid on that estimate (wmetflicr# ■ about <E82;ooo), a Bill- «m])tv;4fiiiK. the hoard to nficeed the .work was:put tlitough tar-•. ■ liament last sprs:.oii, '.v.-, Subsequent-lo i:hat,'..-Mri•.r.(i,B.;,Matflhhank«, I ; who was appointed ehuiMeer ii the txnrd in( ■succession to Mr. uas a«ked' to pa.over, the proposed rJrhi'ine,''and framo an' ■■ ■ estimate., Mr. Mai-ohbanh-N's ;:c»:iiiiaio of tho . ;CO»t 'ie ,£51)00il"-ivhlc!r irt ,slail!d' ;toi;be' half- as much again as had been bargmned fof by tho. board. i