A NEW HARBOR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 253, 24 March 1914, Page 5

A NEW HARBOR.

GOVERNMENT GIVES £15,000. " HON. F. M. B. FISHER MAKES ' A HIT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Pongaroa, Last Night. Tiie matter of a port for the coast has long engaged the attention of the Akitio county settlers. Two 4iarbor schemes have been suggested, one at Aohanga, eighteen miles from Pongaroa, and the oflier at Akitio, two miles. At Akitio there is a good surf landing, and over 500 tons were landed last year. Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, Minister for Marine, and Mr. Holmes, Chief Engineer, visited both sites yesterday, and the Minister was deputationised by the supporters of both schemes. Mr. Holmes considered the Aohanga scheme impracticable. It would cost £40,000 to make a harbor there, stating that the ocality was similar to Patca. * Mr. Fisher made an important an-

i • ncement regarding Akitio, propoundjnoa. scheme for the erection of a wharf ; in £* which would do away with ; !)00ft , The wharf would be under the .surfing, f <a rc( .f, H -„ gtatc(l tlmt Mr _ : shelter e. nstrong, who owned the forej Frank Am. offered to vest the whole |shore, had j n the Department if the «jf the umkJ . one on wit ],. The wharf scheme were 1 o ost £i 5)0 oo. The Minseheme would' v was a flne allc ] lora „ e ister said tlteie Akitio, and the wharf for big liners at , , n condition that the scheme would' be t. .(jo >ooo to establish tettlers subscribe A it-io. It was not freezing works at AV. .. cr ' nment t'o conreasonable for the So, , id , |ot t the struct a port if tlrey t >„ l, e lievetl the trade of the district. h atl( j ] le llrge( , money could be subscribed, . a j. onCR j n tlie settlers to get: to work e ma( ) e on order that provision might \ .. g a ' _ the next Estimates. Settlei on „ *j ]g _ sent drive their stock very i, s ooner tances to works or railways, but 00 og . or later freezing works would! ~ tablished at Akitio. ;_„ Mr. Sykes. M.P., said that Well. "£ ton, and be believed the Harbor Frev V ing Co. (Waingawa)" would be agrecalw to establish works at Akitio.