HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 17 August 1907, Page 5

HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

THE NKW QI'ARRIES. At the New l'lyiiioulli llarliur Hoards meeting 011 I'ritUy a letter was lead lroui tlie BonriVs eou-ulliug enyineei, Mr I'. \Y. Jin reliant, acknowledging reeoipt of a telegi'ilu stating lhal .nc Hoard desired lie should visit New Plymouth as soon as possible concerning the drives for quarrying. It was nut possible for liiui to get away just at present, as he was extremely busy 111 connection with the 'liniaru drainage ,-tlieuie. Al'tei' having read a letter from tlie harbor foreman giving his ideas 011 the proposed quarrying, Mr Marehant wrote that Ue would be able to visit tlie harbor on the 20th inst. Mr Henderson's quarrying proposals dilVcivd m> much from his own opinions formed when at New Plymouth that he could not approve of the suggestions he made without going fully into the matter again on tlie gioiind. He did not think anything of cutting a track round the sea lace of l'aritutu, for it was'quite an ordinary proceeding in railway eoni ftruclion, although it looked dillieult. Also, lie did not approve of the use of ■>eli"iiite to tlie exclusion of powder, (icligtiite was a high explosive, shattering rather than rending, and while excellent. for mere excavation purposes, was not desirable for tile yielding 01 large blocks in quarrying where stone should be broken as little as pus-;ilde.

TIIE FOREMAN'S KKI'ORT. Mr F. Henderson, harbor foreman reported that during tile month twelve new conerete blo.-k< had been made for i tlic breakwater extension. Hi" number uow ou li.uitl P). He had tipped 172-"i t">is <n' .-.t..n0 at the end of the W.lll. One ,-eetion of twelve teet il.ld In 'l'll completed. making the total length of the extension Ulifl feel. At the wharf widening eighteen piles, constituting six bays, had Ixvn driven, the deek valines and stringers fitted, and a length of 40 feet had been decked. Only one bay of three piles now remained to be driven to complete thfi 170 ft extension, but it had been decided !o . I drive an extra bay to give a sufficient sidewalk ebir of 4 ho rail-. Two piles ] huKbeon driven in iho old whan at t ho iutiT-fi'Tiou with the new work, and I three chafing piece- had born put on. 1 Work :<l tin 1 lin»* to the FMiin«( llock had Veil delayed through tin- want, of • iri'j>r»'>. These hnd (low arrived. the rails were down, and ballastin;* was be proceeded with. The alterations in old live-ton crane had been completed, and a start would lie made during the week in getting stone from t is fjuarry. TlMii'Ett SUPPLIES. The work of wharf widening will bo brought, to a standstill 011 account of a ■diortaj:-' of timber. "No tenders were received yesterday for a supply of jarrah limber. and the present works will .-oon absorb the amount in hand. The chairman said he had been fold that

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