OAMAKU.
This day. It has been decided to hold a two days race meeting in March next The weather is splendid for bringing on the crops. If it continues the patches of oats which have been laid will ro open, and the only loss will be in the additional cost of harvesting. Two thieves, for stealing postage stamps at Otepopo, received 28 days and tix weeks imprisonment. Yesterday. , A meeting will be held to-night to take into consideration the best means of raising funds for the relief of the Irish. At the meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday, a plan of the north wall of the breakwater was submitted by the engineer to the board. The plan embraces a complete harbor scheme for Oamaru, and provides for the construction of a wall running out from the shore to meet that already being carried out. The north wall is calculated to cost £24,570, and will, when finished, make a basin of the harbour. There will be 6000 lineal feet of wharfage. Plans were also considered for the deepening ©I the harbour sufficient to allow home vessels to come inside the protective works. The plans submitted by Mr McGregor are very exhautive, and if carried out will make Oamaru one of the best ports in the Colony.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3455, 21 January 1880, Page 2
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215OAMAKU. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3455, 21 January 1880, Page 2
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