A CONTRAST IN WATERFRONTS.
Thete view* of tip> waterfronts of Milford, Auckland, and Oriental Bay, Wellington, afford an interesting comparison. They show how, in the case of the Southern city, municipal foresight has converted the foreshore into an _J. el__*_T. e __? _J£°_l ena * T____ Milford ' »»• __ta_f_l state, and unquestionably an asset on that account, is yet subject to the spoliation by the stormy ocean which it faces whenever an easterly gale prevails. Last week's k_._ piayea navoc wiin tbe property frontages at Milford, and this may cause residents to consider favourably any proposal which would provide a barrier against the sea's encroachment. On the eastern end of Mdford the Takapuna Borough Council has proposed to carry the main sewer along the .foreshore, enclosing it in a concrete wall, which would provide a promenade round the beach.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 168, 17 July 1926, Page 23
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136A CONTRAST IN WATERFRONTS. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 168, 17 July 1926, Page 23
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