WHARF STORES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1654, 22 January 1913, Page 7

WHARF STORES.

MORE SPACE FOR WOOL.

, NEW SHED PROJECTED. The need for increased storage accommodation on tho waterfront tor wool and general careo—but especially for woolwas brought under tho notice of tho Wellington liarbour Board at its meeting last night by the chairman (Mr. R. Fletcher), Mr. Fletcher suggested that a store might bo built at a cost of from ,£14,000 to .£16,000, between the King's Wharf and tho proposed Pipitoa Wharf. Some difficulty, had ,been, experienced in handling, wool this year, ana if tho board decided to build- tills shed it would provo very 'useful for general cargo, as, well as for wool. The land was lying idle now, in any case, and tho space might with advantage be utilised. Mr. Jones objected that the sudden arrival of the bulk of tho wool this season 'was attributable to tho season.

Mr. Fletcher argued that the amount of wool handled this year.during tho fourweekly period of the rush of the wool season was 18,000 bales in excess, of .the amount for tho samo period of last year, and the total amount of wool coming forward every year would increase. . Mr. Cohen; You can take itfor giantcd that tho export of wool is going to increase. Mr. Fletcher said there was need for moro storage room even-for for general cargo also. During the last Week, unless tilings l had fallen out exactly as tho staff had planned, them, a ship wculd havo had to lio out in the stream until a berth was vacated.

Mr. Cohen thought that even as a reserve for cases of emergency, the expenditure of .£16,000 would 1m a good investment. '

Mr. Jones objected to such an important ' motion t being put without notice. Ho had always regarded this pieco of reclamation as a prospective endowment for the board. / Mr. Flotcher explained that, bo was not bringing forward any motion or recommendation, but merely bringing a matter under' the notice of the board. As regards Mr. Jones's idea of treating the piece of ground as an endowment, he did not think any board would agree to part with the land for any purpose whatever. It was essentially a store sitt> - ' . i «. This ended the discussion, and tno board proceeded with the next business.