GISBORNE HARBOUR.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1927, Page 3

GISBORNE HARBOUR.

ATI? FURKETT’S PROPOSALS. (Hv Telegraph—Per Press Association.) GISBORNE. June Hi. The Harbour Board has received the report of Mr F. IV. Furkett, Engineer-in-C'bief of the Marine Department, who recently made investigations into the position of the harbour works. Mr Furkert states he has examined the financial position with respect to loan money. The works and money have now got into such a relative position that it is impossible to achieve the result originally aimed at. If the outer breakwater were constructed there would be no money to do anything else, and the position of the harbour would then he worse than it was before any money was spent. It appeared necessary, therefore, to endeavour with the money available, to construct such works as will enable coastal vessels to get reasonably improved conditions for working the port. Without committing himself actually to the figure, IS feet, he is of the opinion that without a breakwater the inside works now proposed will give a satisfactory coastal harbour and that this can he completed within the funds available. He cot-' siders it quite safe to extend the present breakwater and any shoaling thereby occasioned can easily be met with by the Board’s dredging plant. His advice is that the inner Kniti Basin be dredged out and fitted with breastworks having railway communication and simultaneously the present breakwater should he extended. When the combination of the works enables a change over oan he safely made, the river should be diverted and the present harbour dredged out.