The Daily News. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1901. A COLONIAL WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 119, 13 June 1901, Page 2

The Daily News. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1901. A COLONIAL WORK.

A project is being revived ia Auck land which is of great import\nce to Taiauaki, and is really of eoloni-il irnportaiCif to tie wbo'e colony, i.e., the proposal to cut a c*nal to coccect Auckland and Manakau In the case of both passengers and goods the h-s* of time and exponas caused by having to r*il from Auckiacd to Ocehunga is very gre*t, and the advantages of the ■teamtrs from New Plymou'h be'ng *ble >o rua through to the Auckland wharf ate so evident that it is not necessity to dwell upon them here. A good deal of correspondence is taking pl*ce on the subj ct in the Auck'and pspe.s, ard tho proj ct appears quie easy of Jtico mplishuaei.t and prom ; se> gooi ir.t&rest on'the cspi'al i> v sted. It is a'so claimed that the project "ill Irivg Aucklacd 200 miles lear.r Sydnty and eU'tct a coLsiderab',. niviny of time. One wi iter cays •'# great deal has betn made of the want of wa er on the Manakau bar, lui th./ dep'h < f watvr oo the Manakau bar tt low water spring tidws, south ehawnl, > 24ft; north chancel 22ft. There is u simple and effectual meihod of sv.oepinj*"the bar out of existence il.o. , I.y turning the Waikato Kivor into its ancient and natural bed by t>.o W*iuku village. This great addition ti the Manukau waters will flush the bar and increase the d-pth by over oue-fcalf its present depth, and at a cost r.ot exc 4 ding a few thousand pounds. This -as 'hi opinion of the lata C donal MouV, rommandirg the Royal E'iginee a in t'e lis 1 , native war in NewZeala. d. F.om t.he Manukau to abovi tho w hu f hridgf! ii one mile and a half. This will b' dry cuttingj all clay, underbid by soft sandstone. At the Wbau b !dge lieie is eight feet of water..« At tli entr ii'C* to the W'bau Creek ch. nnt l from A'ckbnd Harbour, opposite Kuir; Point, there js ovar 30ft of w .ter. 'J h> wl 010 length of the canal about t'.rei miles, with at present a sufficient dep'h cf wa'er for hulf the distance, or thereabouts." There is no doubt bus that New Plymouth would dwive benpfit by the constmction of this work, and it is hoped it will be carried i cut.