NELSON HARBOUR
NOT ALTERNATIVE TO WEST . COAST PORTS ENGINEERS’ PROPOSALS 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 feef 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 lars'e slipway, or a floating dock. Constructional alterations about which; the harbour board has long waited for expert advice are reported on. ■ . ■
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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 September 1946, Page 6
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