CORRESPONDENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 August 1921, Page 4

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE HARBOR AGAIN. To the Editor. Sir, —In reply to Mr. Pierre Burrows’ facetious remarks about freezing chambers and that my views would not appeal to marine engineers, I may first tell him that the theory and practice of refrigeration require as much technical knowledge aa, say, the profession of architect, and that the writer has had twenty years’ experience as a marine engineer, and also that his views on the harbor do appeal to marine engineers of this and other countries. Now, Mr. Editor, in your footnote to my letter and your leading article of the same date you drew the usual vermillion herring of the “outer harbor” across it. I have no recollection of it at all. My contention was, is now, and will be, for protection against the sea and sand which tumbles over the breakwater abreast of where the large ships are moored. You make much of the 68 acres of sand that will be trapped “when” the Moturoa—breakwater wall is built, and the revenue derived from building sites, and the drydock. My hat!—l am, etc., D K. MORRISON. New Plymouth, July 29.

[We have no desire to misrepresent our correspondent, or anyone else. We know that an endeavor is being made to interest the public in an “outer” harbor scheme, and to discredit* the one now being proceeded with. Mr. Morrison, in advocating j the construction of the Mikotahi—Moturoa

wall, is giving support to this movement, whether he believes in it or not. We are entirely opposed to this im practicable scheme, as we are to the building of the wall he advocates, for reasons which we have already sufficiently explained. To raise such an issue at this stage of harbor development is, in our opinion, to do the district the greatest disservice, for it can only have the effect of casting doubt upon the success of the scheme and unsettling the minds of the public—quite needlessly, let us add. It cannot possibly do any good, for—fortunately for Taranaki—the present board are not likely to give the suggestion any serious thought, but are wisely following the main features of the engineer’s scheme.—Ed.]