Canal to Christchurch

Hastings Standard, Volume IX, Issue 5148, 15 March 1906, Page 3

Canal to Christchurch

(Per Press Association). Christchurch, March 11 A special meeting of the Harbour Board was held to-day to diucuuu the engineer's alternative schemes for a canal to Christchurch. After a long discussion the following motion was adopted, with one dissentient: —''That without in any way committing the board to any cf the schemes in the engineer's report, the board resolves that the Harbour Improvement Committee be instructed to communicate with the High Commissioner with the object of procuring the best possible expert advice on the possibility and practicability of the schemes set out in the report, and also upon any other scheme for connecting Christchurch with the sea that may commend itself."' It was also decided to refer the report to the Harbour Improvement Committee, to obtain information as to the financial aspect of the question.