THE HARBOUR AT HOKITIKA

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21122, 24 March 1934, Page 21

THE HARBOUR AT HOKITIKA

| SHINGI.E CAUSES SMALL I DEPTH S ! ;PIU:?e iH.«OCI4TJ».S TXLF.oIUU.) "j WELLINGTON, Mareh Zi. ; The statement (hat the port would . | have to close unless something was , j done to prevent the silting up of lloi kilika harbour was made by a depui K'iPou representing the liokitika Ilar- ; hour Board which waited upon the Minister for Marine Uhe lion J. G. Cobbe) tins afternoon to ask for assistance to carry out a scheme that would divert the water back to the > | present berthage. The Minister undcrj took to have the position investigated ; I by the Marino Department. 'I The deputation consisted of Messrs ! ,k O'Brien. M IV. K. W. Heenan 'chairj mail of the liokitika Harbour Hoardi, and T. Nh Warren., a member of the board Mr O'Brien said the shinjile from the liokitika river was tillini; up the rvrlh- ■ p.;e in the harbour and condition.*- | were b'-eomim; so bad that oven small | ] boats could not fully load at neap j : Pile- The deputation was qoiia; lo | | a- k 'die Marine Department for a i;r-ni I I lo enable a .CadOU scheme to lu* i)tr- ' ri'\l out. The t'neiiip'iiyiiiciit Hoard I would as.-ist to the extent of ah pa' j cent, of the kibour costs. If a :'rar,t | could lie obtained from (lie Marine j Department anil a small one from the | Public Works Department 'lit: port wrndd be saved. Keplyiir; to Mr Cobbe. Mr O i'.rien --aid ihe labour eo>ts would represent .".000 i,i>( i-f th<- k."'fl(lt>. Th.e t' lie! n - ill<i y nion 1 IP-ai-fl would prov ide .C 1500. '"he Public Worlis Department had bee:: asked for a erant of U 1000. and the Minister for Public Works had proj f:P*''tl all !he assi:.(anoe he could, j Mr Cobbe saal he was no! in a po-d----l"iii to eive n tietinu ■ answer. A oo'o had been laken of the rlacu-.-,,, a'ul (IPs would be referred to the Mamie nepartnu-nt. 1