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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4384, 8 April 1875, Page 2

Mn. Millar, 8.5. A., has been appointed Provincial Surveyor and Enginoor-in-Chief o£ Nelson. We think tliat province is to be congratulated on the appointment, as Mr. Millar is not only thoroughly competent, but brings to the discharge of Ida duties an energy and zeal which few men possess in like degree. It is understood that Nelson is about to undertake dock and harbor improvement works. For this purpose a considerable loan has been authorised, and we can conceive no more legitimate undertaking, by the provincial authorities of Nelson, than tlio construction of a dock and improvement of their main harbor. The importance of employing a thoroughly qualified engineer will be apparent, when it is remembered that there is no Admiralty supervision, as at Home, to prevent the construction of badly designed works winch might, in course of time, injure the harbor. Everything must depend on the scientific knowledge and practical experience of the engineer ; and in the case of Nelson, with its narrow and intricate entrance, any mistake might be fatal to the port. Wo' are pleased, therefore, to think that the Nelson Provincial. Government have determined to put their harbor works under the charge of such an admittedly able engineer as Mr. Millar —who, by the way, wo may remark, has declined a very much more lucrative offer by the Governor of the Straits’ Settlements, Sir A. Clarke, himself one of the foremost engineers in the Imperial service.