THE PORT OF WANGANUI.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS AHEM. Wanganui June 1. The harbor development scheme, which was suspended during the war period, is now being actively resumed '■».«{ night the board adopted a recommendation from its Works Committee to make an offer of £IO,OOO for an ocv.m going tug-boat, built to the AdmiruU vorder lit Hong-Kong, but not now rcq":rea for Hie navv. Electric cranes are likely to be installed oh the town wharf, and the board lias decided to make additions to the slip at a cost of £I6OO, so that larger vessels "an be repaired and overhauled. The dredge Kaiore is on its way out from Home, though its whereabouts is shrouded in mystery. As soon as it arrives the construction of the big basin for ocean liners will be undertaken, and the big enterprise scheme will be actively carried to a stage of completion. The future prospects of the nort are considered to be very bright indeed.
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1919, Page 2
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158THE PORT OF WANGANUI. Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1919, Page 2
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