GOVERNMENT COUNCIL OF MAIN ROADS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7012, 22 July 1918, Page 4

GOVERNMENT COUNCIL OF MAIN ROADS

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The foi.iowiug i? Iho i:u!! text of ilie lottci'j forvvarJcd ty'Mr G V Bto\v;\rt (luouibi/r of the 'laih'uuaa Jinrb'onr

lio:ir<l) to X-'iiQ lion, T J>T Vv'ilford, iVliiiister o£ M.drnio: "Ko Ii .arbour Boatxi and dredgiog the Narrows — at tho last meeting oi: Use above Board held m Tit'urivn^i, oii the'loth uvU-, a letter wns received fro a your Deparcrneut, dated May I}, declining to \vitb<ln.i\v a claim of X 485 for dr;:d<>iijg atvciuptcd by the Departin out. but which claim is to be decluoted £151 being thtv value of the silt: obtidned and admitted by the Public. ■ NVorks .Department, leaving ;i nctt ■ bi'.htiice of tlie chuni at- £034, d/tpp-. \u.y sliillinc'6 and pence. ' I n"ow rcspeeluiliy asl: .you !o .porson.illy. 0,0 into this matter ;.s I f-nl sat'isiied at'for fall co.'^icieratrion yoii wiii iv jiishice ro a H^Uir^iing JJo^rd, wilbour borrowing■ powers, drop your claim or as mi aktfrn'ative p:':i-jc £334 upcu the ensuiri^ Estituatcs as a s.ubakly to tbe 'I'auroMga Hiubotn* . Bbiu'd ' against;1' ,£2,0.30 to bo expanded upon tlie fahovo workr So far " b%ck as June, 111917, ia reply to-complaints.made by ijiihe.RoimJ o?i. the dow progress 01 the Hdrcdgin^, we were infoniied'' utHcfally, j I that the'Fricsl-isuui.dredge was quite lluusui^'tblo for the..-v,'o.rir, anJ yet the I fwork whs. still cotuinuod -;thd we are l|poWaskod to pay for 'work' attempted 1110 be executed hy a dr^dgo 'admitted j||o bo inefiicieat, and I would tsk you -:^o kindly road "the letters to the |i)epartmout- from .Colonel Ward, |Chairman of the t|x.-cufive Committee, ■.land from myself, as. -CJiairraan of the Boiird, on this-subjpci. V/o liuvc made a. oonfcs'ac vo for tlie. .dredging ■ with-.a suitable dredge, and, further., the entire 'superintendence is. placed

absolutely

in tho •bauds oc tho

C4overr.nv.ffnt-ofticc!r, and this arr4'nj>f~ inenfrrnects the requiremeuts. coutainod ia Mr AJlport's lctltr dat-sd October 17; i 917. If the proposed: dredging.operatious sire carried out in ,the:'r.. entirety to the full d; pth the Northern S'enmshio Co u'ader-

"tn,ke. to. place a larger steamer on the •trade which wilH'e v gveafe beacfifc to the "getserar public on iha larger portion oi 'the Harbour. Board.. area, while othe.r. vessels of greater tounsge will bo enabled to ve.ioh our wharves:.

It will.further prove a boon to v iarg.

nuLober of settlers on thi; Western aud north -eastern wide* oi: the harb'nu*, and aa I have-.'observed m 'your Parlt'un'-nt-iry care r, you have <d',v:HTs

taken a broard and liberal- vi-r'v; of.

nffaiis—l now appad'tb you'o;:. bebalc of the Harbour 80-.-trd, of tho Taurau»a Borougl), and 'ot a large ■, pro p'orti- v of country set-thus to adopt a similar .lirw'. of "action in. T.he present

iustance, i^. you have any--doubt; in your raind on ih» ' justice <■■£ our claiti.l-, give us the bai^fifc of that d-iub.t. Do not apply trie, brake 01 a.struggling. Harbour Board, bu^ give it a Htihi push forward in the itiitial stage of it?-operations!! ." *"' ■ . Corrrspondeaco beariag oa the matter wis..vend at the last; meeting of the Harbour .Board,' nv.d a tele gram received t/mt day by Mr Stewart trooi Uon s --rV.'H Merries istatcd: " Marine Department agreeable, bub

Miniai.er of Public Works also con-

cerned. He is absent from W^llinsxtoa. but i will sen him as- soon a.?' .lie' returns."'- : ...-'"• :.