NELSON HARBOUR
BRITISH ENGINEERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS "The Press* Special Service NELSON, September' 17. Saying that Greymouth and Westport were the two natural ports for coal from the West Coast, the brief interim report of the British engineers, Messrs E. J. Buckton and A? J. Clark does not recommend the development of Nelson as an alternative coal port. The engineers recommend widening of the harbour entrance by 100 feet now, and possibly-more later, to assist navigation, and also the preparation of a plan for the eventual doubling of the port capacity. Accommodation for repairs to ships and lying up is recommended, but not the construction of a graving dock, an abnormally Marge slipway, or a floating dock. Constructional alterations about which the harbour board has long waited for expert advice are reported on, arid the engineers express the opinion that the reclamation of some 140 acres of slob land could be proceeded with without ill effects to the tidal flush at the harbour entrance. The harbour board will defer action until the full report promised by the engineers is received.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24983, 18 September 1946, Page 3
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