TIMARU BREAKWATER

Temuka Leader, Issue 263, 1 June 1880, Page 2

TIMARU BREAKWATER

A rather startling paragraph appears regarding the Tiutaru Ereakwa'p' l . We have no sympaih < with Mr BlaC-kitt’s reeommen-’ elation to stop and destroy toe breakwater because it may affect a few ya-c's of fie radway line exposed to the ocean Nov bare we a vci y high opinion of Mr Black Ilf as an engineer. A good harbor for South C nterbuvy is of more value I o the district than half a dozen railways. Wo would rather dispense with them than see the Tima at Breakwater stopped now that it is begun. The following is the paragraph alluded to :

THE TIMARU BREAKWATER Wellington, May 29. The papers p”esented to Parliament hitherto have been urilnteresting, with the exception of a veiy strongly worded report by Mr Blackett, Colonial Marine Engineer, on the Tim am harbor Works Mr Blackett asse. is and adduces voluminous p-ofessionalevidence to prove that the Timaru breakwater is causing enormous damage to the railway and coast lire, owing to the interference wit.; the travel of the shingle He says that the cost of the protective works thus rendered necessary must be many thousands of rounds, and may reach hundreds of thousands He concludes as follows: —“My recommendation, fur fore is this, to stop the building of the break wate- at once, and afterwards to remove and break it up, so as to lessen the p;ejudieial effect on the beach adjoining, the lands and ’ailway on to the noith. Tiie carnage to the Main Southern line through the diversion of (he sea by the breakwate-is stated already to be ve y extensive, and certain to increase enormously la a progressive atio. This is an unsatisfactory result of the heavy expenditure a 1 ready incur ’ed, bub both Mr Ca' i’uthers and Sir John Goode gave distinct warning of the danger.”—“Press.”