DIRECT SHIPPING TO AND FROM HOME.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1215, 9 March 1880, Page 2

DIRECT SHIPPING TO AND FROM HOME.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE OAMAK.U MAIL. Sm,,—Beyond the interest that I have, as all good colonists , have, in the general progress of this my adopted country*'l have a special and earnest desire for the progress and prosperity of the town and district of Qamaru. ; In my opinion there, is.nothing so./well.fitted to. realise .that, desire as the pushing forward of the, harbor works to, such an., extent as w.iUi enable ships of comparative large burden* to come here to convey our wool, grain s and other products direct to' the Homo markets, and to bring out in return those articles of merchandise which we require. We hiive had too long to pay toll to the Dunedin'merchants for our products and imported goods passing through, their hands. The immense impetus that would, be given to every branch of trader by a direct commercial, intercourse .with. Colonial and European ports is so patent, that I need not indicate how. this would result. It seems to me that instead o£ continuing to lengthen the breakwater, a* is now being done, the wiser and better course for the Harbor Board to follow would be the. deepening of the harbor inside the breakwater already finished. Has. it not been pr6ved - by experiment that the work can be done ? but why it is not being done is a question I should like answered. A suitable dredgo capable of executing the work should be procured without .delay,, and a. beginning made with a work of such vast importance to Oaniaru. The town is still suffering from'depression and watxt of 'business, and I can see no prospect'of any speedy or great .improvement unless something»is, doneVquiokly to revive our drooping energies!' ' I am so thoroughly convinced the deepening of the harbor, to bring about

the trade I have before indicated, win be the turning point towards oar commercial salvation, that I strongly urge upon every member of the Harbor Board, and every other public man, to give immediate and careful attention to the subject Of coarse in so deepening the harbor, very great care will require to be taken that the protective walls be not injured orj weakened. If we do not prove alert and make provkton for Home shipping, « seems to me that the port of Timarn will be ahead of that of Oamara. I leave details to the Engineer of the Board.bat in the interests of the town and district I have deemed it my duty to put a spoke in the wheel of Pbookess.