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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10830, 31 March 1932, Page 2

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TAURANGA FIFTY YEARS AGft Memories of earlier days wlljw called to a. few of (be older rcsidw of much more than fifty years m In the Bay of Plenty Times', of Mall 31, LS7 6, we read:— ' "*

"The Town Hoard has repairedii approach to the town pumping dangerous stale of which We drewr tention a short time ago, Laljoir' being employed in cleaning out & drain in Spring Street leading to ti, Strand previous to the laying (f drain pipes at the Willow Street W tion.” i

It would seem, in view of remhappenings, that very little anetts has attended the efforts to maty, workable harbour at Whakatauj b the past s(i years. In the samnii sue we read;—

“We understand that a moveiser. is on foot for the improvement ottv access to Whakatano harbour. jty subject has been repeatedly refemf to in our columns, and all that fan. q wired to make the course of na& entering straighter is to remove V blasting a few tons of rock- lying ij the channel. As His Honour, jj George Grey, and the Hon*. Strife aid McLean have both been dverfc bar the wants of Whakatane in it respect cannot be said to be fotete to the minds of those in authorjiy It is not fair that the few setlte of the place should be left topaj!.tbio—a permanent improvement, ui it is to be hoped that the applied®, soon,'we learn, to be laid beforetl Provincial Government, will be (isourably considered, and the IMef expense at once authorised, matter is particularly wanted at IV present time, as the steamer Stilt will make constant trips and nog! to be enabled to have access to Wtekatane harbour at most times oltfc tide.”