LINERS AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 220, 17 March 1914, Page 4

LINERS AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

A DEFINITE ANNOUNCEMENT. HARBOR READY IN EIGHTEEN MONTHS. Tlie New Plymouth Harbor Board hai now made something in the natcr* ot a definite announcement as to when thai full requirements of the shipping coiflP/ panieß, requirements which by 6<ttno people, including the Board'* consulting engineer, are deemed somewhat unreasonable, will be fully complied with at the port of Moturoa. At the February meeting of 'ht Board, the question was brought forward 1 by Mr. Newton King, who stated that there was a movement on foot to establish a freezing works between New mouth and Stratford, and that thla would actually be done wben'the Board Rave an assurance as to when it would be possible for ships capable of carrying frozen meat to the Englisji market enter New Plymouth harbor. Ha moved that thiß assurance be given at the next meeting of the Board, and thia was carried. ~, At the conclusion of yesterday's meeting of the Board, therefore, the members adjourned to the breakwater (• go into the question, and on their r* turn the following statement was handed to the press:—

The superintendent of works report-' cd in November last that he anticipated that he would be able to carry out -ika work providing for the full requirements of the shipping companies as to berthage, swinging basin and approach, to enable ocean liners to trade Jo tfii" port in 14 months from that date.' During the four months which have sines elapsed, the dredging has proceeded at 11 slightly greater rate than was anticipated, and therefore there is no reason to suppose that the work will tab* longer than anticipated. In any case, the Board is satisfied that all the requirements of the shipping companlea will be completed in ample time for the season commencing in the sprins of 1915. r 8