NEW PRINCE'S WHARF.
NK.VRLV HALF THE rrLES DRIVEN. Prince's wharf, wliicli is to cost thre«<|uarters of a million, is now bulking larj;e in the water. According to tiie report presented to the Harbour Board lliis afternoon Ijy Ihe engineer (Mr. \\ . 11. llanu'i) the pilvs liave been driven to the full length of th? wharf on the western side, and 47 per cent of the total number of |>i!es lias been driven, onvthird of Ihe tolal deck area hag been roncrvtcil. and 220 piles have been made. Nearly all Iho columns and the falscttork for the upper door of one slu-d have l«>oii oreitcil. The cost of unloading stone, shingle, and *aml ha* been !(Hliicp(l to about onesevenlh of (iri-vions prici-.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1922, Page 3
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120NEW PRINCE'S WHARF. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1922, Page 3
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