NEW WHARF AT CHATHAMS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21118, 20 March 1934, Page 10

NEW WHARF AT CHATHAMS

; ♦ | AN INSPECTION MADE VISIT OF I'I'IU.IC WORKS KNCINKKK '['he now wharf at Cliat- ! li;mi Island.--, erected so tluit ships need nut always depend oil surl'-boats ' m load'll j;' and unloading their cargo, was inspected elurui.u Ule' last fortnight l)\ Mr F. Fan.ebom. District Public . Works eswincer a! Christchurch. He found Ihe wharf to be satisinctory. allhoueh bad weather mhiht .still compel ships at times to use surt'-bouts. j The weather during bis visit was bad. and the Tec:; coir I not bertii for three days. nuhuiu;h there had been no t rou hie 0:1 the t\\ o previous trips. Mr I.anebem saici verier.tav that til.' wharf, winch had ens' about .U 1 TOwO, and had been creeled by ceiniact. was quite j.ood structurally, and would be well suited to its purpose. lie i Idt l..Mlclton e;;i the Tecs on March and arrived at Waitamti on March. :s. ! Knit the ma.-ler of the vcs.-el con.-idem! I hat there was too much sea runnm:; ! to enable him 1., berth, and the 'IVt had to remain a! fa vu it;! Sunday. In the meantime car.to was landed by, means of the surl-beat. Tile pa- - I sen'4'.'rs weri' taivied 0:1 the Sunday, I and were supposed to embark auan: ( the ne.\t day. j i Shelter from Storm , Over-nieht. however, a .storm came j . up. anil the Tee s had to leave the ; wharf and steam to Owen;;a, on the 1 e-'astern side of the island. Fre<rn j there she sent word by wireless to the ; eil'eet that the passengers would have > to ,ao there In re.ioin her Owoivi | !.- about Hi miles ireui Waitanr.i, so | that about 17 horses had to be obtained I to enable the pawseip'.ers to ride across | the i land to rejoin tile vessel. j ' from Oweirw the Tees went to j Fit; I: land, v.nere she anchored about a m:l.' i.:!-*noro. and iiii' eat no \va , | unloaded into surf-boats. The loadnil; <>•' about 100 sheep Was delayed l>;, bad we.nK-. in which die ! id to .-In Iter <it> the east ;■ aie e! 'ne • -!a::<i, but. tin- work was complete d last Friday. The trip back to New.' Zi aland wa< uneventful. The people at the Chatham* -eemcd to be f|iute happy, and theae was by no means so much eli-tre- now a., tin i" wa.~ seme- time a.ee. The county clerk inlon.ied Mr l.anybcin that there we're only two relief worker,-. The hi tier prices for wool had pleased the ;. lanelers considerably •