WESTPORT HARBOR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8046, 9 February 1906, Page 2

WESTPORT HARBOR.

ITS PROGRESS. I'ISU I'llliSS ASSOCIATION. WissiroitT, February 8. Speaking at a social tendered to gentlemen leaving Westport to-day, Mr Colvin, M.H.K., referred in a very pointed speech to the vast improvements which had occurred at West, port through the liarlur works. Ho quoted the strides the port had made, and stated Ihafitulhcnic ollieials' records showed that an output of 20,000 ions of coal per week could be dealt with nl Westport, willi the present equipment. In fact Westport could at the present tune easily deal with (he combined trade of both West port and Greyuiouth. and he strongly depreciated Westport being bracketed by Mr Ouiness, M.H.K.. as unsuccessful harbor works, as implied by recent I'ress Association telegrams from Greymouth. Mr Colvin quoted the Board's engineer, who is of high .standing, as stating recently before the Right Hon. the Premier, thai within (he next two or three years the port of Westport would he able to deal with bottoms currying 80INI i olls u f ,. 0; , l, and very *iim n permanent deplji would bo established of 2(1 feet on the bar, and in the river, thus allowing vessels of 21 feel draught to work Westport with absolute safely. Mr Colvin also refurred to (he spleudid liuimcial condition of the Westport Harbor Board, and said that all future improvements could be doue by that body without borrowing one single penny, thus showing the highly productive nature of the harbor works already constructed*.