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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9662, 6 November 1882, Page 3

Tabanaki Bre akwatee. —Tbe extremely fine weather at the early part of last week enabled a further section of tho Taranaki breakwater to be laid down. Captain Edwin, however, with bis heavy weather prognostications, will have marred tho hopefulness of harbour enthusiasts. With an abundance of concrete blocks in readiness, and machinery arid men in thorough working order, fine weather only is required to enable this massive work to show rapid growth. From eighty to a hundred feet from tbe present end of- tbe wall there :is a depth at low water of ten feet. Fine weather should enable this point to ,be reached in tlie course of two months. : The rise of tide, being from five to seven feet will give suflicient depth fqr steamers to unload during at least six hours of every tide. It is higli time the railway to connect the ■ own of Now Plymouth with the harbour works was in hand, to. provide rapid and cheap means of carrying goods and passengers, and enable early advantage to be takon of tho useablo portion of- the break-, water.