RECLAMATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 3

RECLAMATION.

THE WORK AT WATERLOO QUAY. ; Mr. C. I' 1 . PULLEY'S CONTRACT., A stroll down to Waterloo Quay at the present time gives a good idea of'the growth of tho city in that direction. To show clearly what is being done we publish this morning a. plan showing in outline the work smbraccd in tho. big contract just taken 'up from tho Harbour Board by Mr. C. F: Pulley (who erected tho King's Wharf). This, as has been previously explained, consists of the extension of the present concrete wall northwards for upwards of 1200 ft. to a point overlapping Pipitoa Point,..but nearly 700 ft. further out in the harbour. Tho end:of this wall'is the farthest point the Harbour Board can proceed in that direction, as under the railway, lino straightening Act of 1906' the Railway Department was to'pick up tho'work there by. reclaiming a largo section-of tho Kaiwarra Bight (including tho Thorndon Baths), a scheme which has been greatly, modified, for the present at all events. The lino in continuation of the wall shows the original line .of intended reclamation, by the Government,' abandoned for the present,' but whjch may be gone on with as the necessity arises. The end of the new wall is directly in line with a street, which one day will traverse» north and south that large area (now partly reclaimed) between tho training' wall and Waterloo Quay, and along which the railway will run. It is also provided that this area sliall be 'divided .into blocks, each dissecting road to be" the thoroughfare .leading to one of the new wharves to be erected north of tho new King's Wharf. These roads cut the blocks into irregular shapes, but that can'hardly be avoided as provision must be made'for branch linos of railway to, traverse, each street .. to the wharf that projects into tlie harbour in <i; line- with the street. If the blocks were . squarely

planned the corners would bo too abruptifor railway /purposes, 1 , .arid.it w v ould b,o. difficult,, to' keep the alignment with'the wharves.,.'

A most iuteresiing feature,'about the' clamation process at Waterloo .Quay is the greatwork tho dredge Whakariri is'doing : iri; pumping her , spoil over'; the ;training ;wall. This method of- killing two birds witli' tho 1 one; stone'(deepening the harbour and reclaiming it, in what is practically one .operation) was .commenced near the foot .the Glasgow' Wharf; arid 'now the arcas'Of 'dry land that was but recently water extends some 300 or 400 yards north r of "the-foot' of the King's ; Wharf, : s(j : that' tlie 1 Whakariri. : (with\a little 'aid from the. city) has about 25 'acres during the past four or' five years. Her , mission ,is far. from done. '. The new extension of,the training wall: provides an ample space .for her, reclaiming .proclivities for tho. next year or two. • ■■'. • ■. It is interesting to note that" the' Government will take over the first two blocks of land- immediately to the north of'the King's Wharf, that nearest the wharf being provisionally reserved for the Post , and Telegraph stores and- yard^' and l the other for tho Public- Works Department, stores, etc;"' Mr. Pulley is tohavo tho wall finished. by December 31, 1910. Tho. contract price is £35,610 75.. '■ .- /'■ ■ , '