THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1913. THE MERCER WHARF

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 73, 4 March 1913, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1913.

THE MERCER WHARF

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A very ntcessary and iinvortant work and alteration is neuhd at tne Mercer wharf. The present method of loading the ruir.eroj i Largts and punt 3 that ply on the live' the same as wa9 in vogue over 20 years ago, showing what little consideration has bed) uiveti to the river traders and settlers won of necessity have to use the river as their only highway. The railway points and rails need adjusting so as to allow trucks to bs run close to the out r edge of the wharf, so that goois and merchandise could he passed direct on to the boats. At present hundreds of tons of stuff are annually shifted on the hacks of the workers on the I whatf. One local t-aclc" c.-timates ; that he carries over 500 tons a ; month, all of which has to be shifted ; in this antiquated manner, and as | there are several large traders on j this waterway it will re easily seen I that this is an important mater to; the different traders, as well as: to a ! large number of settlers. The ar j rangements are also such that if one j truck is standing end on no others j can he got past, a 3 it overlaps th. [ turn-tahle and so blocks tn - crossing, j Tim in itself is a great sonrte ot j annoyance to the traders and makes | a lot of ex'ra carrying and unload- j ing. Jf the rails were lan! clos-j to j the outer tdge of the wharf an in - i c 1 ined plank could tie used from the ; trucks and i early all mcrcha:disc, . such in manures, boxes, crates, et.., . c:. u lil he liar died with a quarter the; labour ai.d with an enormous saving ' of time.