PORT OF WAIUKU.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 239, 16 October 1914, Page 4

PORT OF WAIUKU.

Harbour Board Deputation. Full Control Wanteds The chairman (Mr J. H. Guneon), secretary ard several members of the Auckland Hartour Board paid a fjyitu visit to Waiuku m Tuesday. They had a brief intfrview at the Kentish hotel wih the members of the Town Board Messrs W. ('. Motion (County Council chai man) and R. Pigginson (member for Wauku tiding) also being present. Mr Uunson explained that the Harbour Board would like the Town Board to hard over control of the wharf, eo thit they could then go in for improving the creek, al o the v harf accommodation. Ihe Town Bosrd could continue collecting rer.ti on the reclamation adjoining the wharf. • He was quite prepared to wait on the Town Board at its meeting wfen convenient and go fully into details. He poi ted cut that in regard to improving wharf accommodaticn th - ! question as lo the probabli rfTe t the railway completi< n would have on the shipping traffic would have to be taken into consideration. Mr Mackerzie, district Harbour Bard member, referred to the Bo3rd's echerm for improving the waterways of the Manukau harbour, ard psked that c.nfHence should be placed in the Boaid. Mr W. C. Motion said that the County Council, controlling authority of the wharf until recently, tad quite decided to hand over control to the Harbour Board, but had thought it better to let the question stand over until the Town Board was formed, when local people could deal with it. He recommended the local Board to hand ever control as they would be unable to carry cut the necessary improvement io facilitate shipping, whereas the Harbour Board was in a position to (!o the work necessary. Mr A. M. Barriball said the Board members were quite unani mous as to handing ovtr control of the whart to the Harbour Board, but did not wish to do ro while quite in the dukasto the Harbour Board's int< ntion.s. The Town Board members th:n agreed to give the Harbour bosrd control of the wharf, and the chairman promised they would confirm their pledge by resolution at next meeting. few of the people who talk glibly about Russia putting eight million men on the field hive the slightest idea of what the figures mean. A million of men, if each was given a yard uf ground, would cover a front of 50 miles 10 deep, and leave 20,000 men over for emergencies.