DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 627, 2 October 1909, Page 13

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

■;. "; . ..- —: ♦—: ——. ■•■;■■ ..-'-, GROWING SEA-BORNE TRADE. ■ .■.'.'.llly Tdcuraph Special. CorrcenoiidotiU ...■;'. ; Wnnganul, October 1. As was anticipated, ihe.return, of. tho river normal-'level after the;-recent flpod' has resulted in tho scouring i -out:'of' silt deposited, on the bar.;! The pilot,' ; in reporting :to the Harbour Board, states that a foot'of jsilt-has disappeared, thus making a depth of 12 feet at high spring tides: It is-anticipated that-a further , improvement- will .take place -'during the nest week or two.' Tho -work of demolishing tho Charles.Edward wreck will probably bo finished early next week.-'- ..All harbour works are' .'-progressing--', satisfactorily.' ': Tho south mole has been advanced to a'fength of (KKTfeet, and tho "tail" from- the'south sandbank is forming out in front of it, ■ which'is having the effect- of maintaining' a" fixed channel and lessening, the annoying shifting' experienced in tho past Tho work of renewing tho Castlecliff Wharf and extending the town wharf is going steadily on/,and the Harbour ■ Board s engineer repbrte'.'rthat-' the nature of the work is satisfactory, The board's dredge is now engaged. at the -town : wharf deepening the berthage over a distance of about 1500. feet-on.:n cut 100 feet wideband'is dredging down to 12 feet, low water, Theen-girieer-reports that the dredge lifted spoil equal "to an -.-average of. Coi cubic yards per day through the 13 days on which she has .beon-wbrking,- at-a cost of 3Jd. per yard. A [together the prospects for a fairly good, har-bour'-for,' Wanganui. bright, and, (next ;y,ear,;it'is hopedto see considerable impVoye--ment.ih' the type of steamer.trading;here, and in facilities (for-thoir working. . The bfiectiof largp areas of- country' inland of-. .Wanganui' having: been, taken tip .in .the ..past two' or threo years is already; beginning to ;be felt, so that'a better port is a vital necessity. ':•■■':■'. .Customs duties collected at Wanganui ■ for September amounted to 4JCSI6. 175., :as' against £6637 ,185..9 d.. for the same month:last year,: an increase of J2178 18s. '3d. ... '"■ /V-.'.v,■-.:'.■';;.-,, Vital statistics for Soptenjber are as follow :— Births, 44; deaths,. 0; marriages, U;', ;■:, The Wanganui County Council, at its regular monthly meeting .to-day,;, showed' its : r 'Usual symptoms of chronic weariness.':. In : 'replyito, a lotter from /the. Counties' 1 Association.- re the usual ; . yearly conference, ; appointed the ,, chairman- to'act "if'. required." ..Regarding" a letter urging co-operation in securingCthO much-neoded reform of- the' Native land ad-; ministration it could-do no.-mow.than coivo''tho epistle. ■■,-.,■ i .' "'■: -V-;: ; :-. v '.;!■.-.■;'..■ '■"■!