“MAD BRAINED IDEA”
£50,000 WHARF CRITICISED BY Telegbaph.—Pbess association. Invercargill, November 26. Fluff’s new wharf, which to date has cost £50,000, promises to be a “white elephant.” During a discussion it was stated that the depth at the end was only nine feet, and that a rock shoal practically prevented big ships from berthing lower down. In order to dredge the channel safe an expenditure of at least £lOO,OOO was required. A letter from Captain Shannon, marine superintendent of the Shaw, Savill Co., stated that 99 per cent, of the shipmasters would condemn outright the new wharf. It might be useful for tying up the Bluff fishing fleet, but it was otherwise useless. The structure was a mad-brained idea, and a waste of money
Captain Lindsay, the harbourmaster, said that the structure would be of value in relieving the pressure on the old wharf at rush periods, as it would be very useful for small boats. The board decided to continue to have the channel to the new wharf and the entrance of the channel deepened.
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 54, 27 November 1926, Page 8
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176“MAD BRAINED IDEA” Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 54, 27 November 1926, Page 8
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