The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, APRIL 16,1874.

Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1662, 16 April 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, APRIL 16,1874.

]#»•;, Chables, Q'jftßUfr ,'M.H.S., «nd Captain Daddy .!s&*> beeiL, interviewing , the 'BjjperintenJi^t on the subjectl of r extea^ipg Turaru Ttkesubstance pf *Hu Honor's repli/3a,was telegraplied-to Vus y*H#rfoy. ■ Fro^J tlie New I Herald we gailio?/'farther particulars, as follows:— 'v^/' ' i V Mr.' C.O'jSTrfJU. M.H.JB., w^ite^ upon tiifc Honor (lie yesterday, to* tx\. n upon b*Ki the r neceMity, of tho „ Prov:i'c-s Nl Gov'erjtfapntT taking steps ".to ,> enlarf-o -■ id ja-tpj'ovt^the.wharf at Tararu. f- He p! r.c 3d- (sut to 3iia Honor the difficultiea thatt-'W'^re experienced in the landing of if &>dr and^passengers from- the stebmers, o^ingiotheunsuitability of the present sfiructure for such purposes. The Svtpejrfntendentf,' 'after 'hearing Mr, O'NoiHl^ Btatement, ?aid the Government were; jqrj desirous .oJE, .affording _everyfacility for the accommodation of* shipping atyTararu, but as the was still i>li^in!th# hands' of the General 'Government! fit*would be f accessary thfit steps should, il \.W*9M& W:)m* tte fow«iior« iiaaded

over to the Provincial Gotypx^t^iorej any improvements in t^^diwotipn jni; dicated'«O(uld be undertiien^a^ out 'by tm^Jfroviflcial/auth^^ " daptaijtt;Da^jr/|,B representing the Auckland Steam Packet Company, had an \ int^iew^i^s^^bi|o#tt«^i#^:' tendent yesterday, for the purpose*^br bringing under his notice the inconvenience at present experienced by the company-ai steamers and othervessels in landing at Tararu. From the want of proper wharf accommodation the steamers weredelayed-ever''•hfJf*an-hoaE : eacl^^ip. : . .The Superintendent saidat^as.Hs intention, so soon Kas he'Votifd 'make" arrangenients wjtli: the v(^eneral(jGri?v^rnment,j; & extend the railway works down to deep water by constructing an embankment ana new pier, works, and to take over the entire control kcSfthe' Tararu railway.""' From the above extracts'it will be seen that the Superintendent hay/ riot fotgotten tne prdmises he made driririg his tioneering tour; but while the Tham§| people would be thankful for any work's being undertaken.<wj»eh wsiild afford additional accommodation for shipping at this port, there is a general, feeling prevalent that future expenditure in this direction should be in wpjrks of a,)per-' manent character. Already large sums of money > have "been fl apent in* building wharves which are practically useless for their intended purposes. -The Tararu Wharf gives the deepest water and the greatest facilities for shipping, but it is such a, flimsy structure that all who know: anything of the matter" would consider it, a waste of; money to ; undertake any expenditure for its extension. "We* have no doubt this is a matter which will re-, c'eive early attention at the hands of the; borough Council, whose interests and 1 duty it will be to confer wtth. His Honor the Superintendent regarding any future' liarbor works. The foreshore has been 1 90 much talked about that it is looked upon as one of the endowments of the Borough—subject to certain conditions to be-arranged between the Provincial Government and the; Borough Council. These questions have been revived at a very opportune time. The Council has entered upon its duties now fairly, but the burgesses will not rest satisfied with anyproposition to further improve one part of the Borough at the expense of the other, except in so far as such improvement will contribute to the good of the whole; and should the Provincial Government take over the Tararu tramway, the people of Shortland "will have good reason to expect that the esplanade and tramway be continued to Shor^land Wharf, so as to extend the benefits which direct Communication with the -shipping" at: deep water would confer, or -does" confer at~ the present, time. This being done/ the prosecution of permanent harbor works would then be matter for: consideration, but after the be3t opinions ' available had 1 been obtained. The Council -have now before them a report of soundings taken at cemetery point, which will be some sort of guide in considering the question of how best to improve the facilities for 'loading and unloading cargo of ships visiting this port; but it must not be forgotten that the foreshore has been repeatedly promised'; as an endowment to,,|he,. corporation,, whatever" measure's may^be ' adopted ~by the Provincial Government for the improvement iofjour/fta^^