NAPIER HARBOUR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 725, 26 January 1910, Page 8

NAPIER HARBOUR.

'V -.VV:-' 1 (By- Telegraph.—Special Correspondent! • ■ , (papier; January 25. <■ At to-day V'-iieoting,; of' tKe';.Harbbnr. Board' the chairman (Mr. J .Vigor Bromu Ml'.) said lie wished to refer:to the depth of water at - Glasgow- Wharf; "An anonymous letter.had been published:wliidh' was contrary .to fact, aaa;'was; no, doubt written in ignorance. l Still, he; felt.taat ' people reading • the newspaper ought to be given' the true facts,- and M considered it his' duty as chairman of, the board to refer to" the- matter.* - The position \ was I plainly - this = . Thev had ' atr present. at Glasgow. Wharf a depth of<29 ieet at low water and "33 tfeet G inches at" high',; watec, ■ The proper .way : for boats to come ! in' was by way .of,the -leading, light, wnioh showed the same :depth- as .at- the! wharL. ithad ■ been - said that no. boat drawing • over *26 fee\ could ' come : here and be jpixH perly-handled on- : account of the depth.oj! water, but: Members could • now eee;, thai; this:was incorrect. -He went on.to quote the depth. oft water at. Lyttolton: harbour,. where a .larfcev number. -of ooean-gomg perly: handled- on account ofthe depty of water at the\Lytteltonwharves:?• jvas.. 28. feet at low water, as at Napier.., He ; merely, mentioned facra-, so that would, have'.a'! basis .to.: go's upon as •' to-'Jthe'' depth;, of/wote,:, here : at the present time.'-'lt was a matter ..that had' never been\ clearly understood....by : some members 'of' the/ board.:; The ngurea were" all taken fr'pm records in uie. hands of "the secretary. \Captain\Lake. harbour-' master, reported that during'the last; 13 months. four boats* drawing had' come' into the bay.' - was ■ .the Mamari, .drawing {28ft.; v /. the 27ft. j the Tomoanu,: 26ft. Bin.';: and . .the, Niw.aru, ..-26ft.-j. .and there.; were;., man?' oUiers slightly lesser'; figures. :