THE FOXTON HARBOUR.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2019, 23 August 1919, Page 3

THE FOXTON HARBOUR.

TRADE PROSPECTS MUCH BRIGHTER. The Fox ton wharf lins al last been banded over by the Railway Department to the Foxlon Harbour Board, the linal settlement having taken place on 1 lie ISili instant. Until the Board's own floods shod is erected, however, arrangements have been made with the Railway Department to continue collecting, on behalf of the Board, all inward wharfages and charges. The outward wharfages and charges will now be collected by the Board. In reference to the proposed new goods, shod, sketch plans have been prepared for an up-to-date building, and same will be submitted to the Board for approval at an early meeting. Since the wreck of the “Queen of the South” trade to the port has not been good, but the prospects of an early resumption of business on a larger scale than hitherto in the interests oT the district are now much brighter, there being every prospect of increased trade. The recently Formed Wellington-Mana-watu Shipping Company, Ltd., is looking forward to the Kennedy, which left Wellington yesterday on her initial trip in the WellingtonFoxtou trade yesterday, taking up the regular running, and on the corning spring tides the Blenheim is expected to make at least two trips. Il is reported that there is an immense amount of cargo at Wellington awaiting shipment to Fox ton, and in view of the railway restrictions it is a wonder that the business people of Palmerston North.. Feilding and other centres in the district have not moved in the direction* of chartering a'steamer, or even scows, to get goods of all descriptions through the local port. No doubt if this matter were seriously taken in hand by the business people of the district the trade of the port could be greatly increased. For the immense district that the Foxlon port can serve there should be ample cargo to keep several vessels regularly trading to the port.