PANAMA CANAL
FRENCH SYNDICATE ACTIVE.
IMPROVING PAPEETE HARBOUR
(By Telegraph—Press Association.} , AUCKLAND, Saturday. The Talune brings news that a French syndicate, under the auspices of the French Government, intendsto cany out harbour improvements at Papeete, in yiew of the opening of tho Panama Canal. It is stated that £900,000 will be/ spent irni constructing wharves "and a dry dock (capable of accommodating tlie largest vessels passing through the Canal), and deepening and improving, the approaches to the port. A representative of the Frencii Government was at Papeete making arrangements for labour and a supply of material for the work, which is tobe commenced in three or four months.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10628, 6 May 1912, Page 5
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108PANAMA CANAL Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10628, 6 May 1912, Page 5
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