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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 16, 25 June 1909, Page 2

pressed the opinion that it would be I impossible to dredge inshore to a 30 feet I 'lepth U, c W | lolc | engol „, t , w wharr , Notwithstanding timt Mr. Wilkinson dcnies ever Laving inadf such it statement, our contemporary reiterates it. Jf our contemporary ivere frank in its criticism it should have realised at once that a mistake had occurred in its renon ui the Harbor Board meeting, or that Mr. WJlkinson had made two entirely con-: tradictory statements on the dredgi lg (luestion. As a matter of fact Mr. Wilkinson prefaced ]ii s remarks at the last Hurhor Hoard meeting by quoting from an authentic Harbor Board report on the result of boring tests, which showed that "there would he no difficulty m dredging, with a powerful plant, to a depth of 35 feet, the material being line gravel and sand, trader a thin crust of conglomerate of the same materia!." -Mr. Wilkinson proceeded to point out. however, that there was no immediate intention or necessity to dredge to the full depth o! HO feet the vlioic length of the present whar*. Our contemporary in this portion of Mr. Wilkinson's speech then credits hiis with loving added that "as a matter fact \.a did not think it was possible." Now, is it likely that Mr. Wilkinson, after having made a stat.vme" : t endorsing Mr. JJarchunt's opinion that there would be no difficulty in dredging, should within five minute!) have been so foolish as to state that he did not believe dredging would be possible? The statement is absurd, and was never made by Mr. Wilkinson,