DREDGING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 11, 23 December 1911, Page 5

DREDGING.

TO THL I.t-ITOS Sir,- -There are U? important points in •■••nriei r-."ii th*- tnti'i Hartnicll - (■•■m-'. * hi- t■ >• trillping nf ni!t and >’.»• . >. l i—-p l > n> .11 rerfrrcru <■ :t ■- t’> - ■ into ami out ti >- i ,t»- 1—■ when til.- i - .i> . ■’ It ■ other t«. th>- makimr 'ii-i maintaining an i-Mmik- T 1 •• tii -' decided bl 'i.c I ><>’ ■ .Hr >-n" >'112.1; eers. should the railway rrws the head of the harho .in-> ,r> am > a->-hv the construction of at rmltanknient ami brulz' t>>t 1 f'v mad. tn pl.i ’ t i.<- p demned oridiie. U : . v ant on gineers from Enciand to advise alxiut tin-. W»> i .<■ > \|" ' >■!' gineer- hi *i ■ fUm m- a wm» studied tri<> proLh n. am. ai>- •imii competent. Mr-.-. M:iv.n'j. Wt: jiams. ami Mtsou pi i< ti -ail con demned the Inn«”- Harbour -•■ heme because >-f <r.e - ippo-nd d.ihculrv of making and niamtaininz an '-titrant e. except a> a pt">hi i>ir NOW. there is no question of ri-k u> the other I'erni!-. ■ wharves, etc., ami the cost tils breii estimated E- •-ar. ~ • the only doubtful point a- ■■ ->> consider 1- the .i:*'iii<iiic i •>; Nir. Ferguson, with h ; - -.■-’i.-I >i:--crimination. di-< -i >.-■ I th'-. i: d :>.i vised the hiring of th- U br.ka-»ri test the lonij-u-itin.': ■' t: o-’ : :•■ shallow paten ano i: - t"tt--fdl by drift and a- t .ot • f * r;-- '■ He also -aid ’h- :.i.iki;n: ‘t : tie Inner Harbour not ;* > ■■i's-i’>-_■ problem hut a > ornrm-r ■ m-. meaning t hat i.:.d i.< m • ther the rripnnr ->f r.-.e ;■ it aimbi liear the i*.tti.iy. it” - p ""a*-!-revenue <?.n ea-ilv *>,- e->un.itoil ahead. It i- dl ie ■ i. u ’■ > ii.purpose of s’rikir'' a ■ .'!>■. Win’ now want to ,i«c>r.'>'n t:.c pm. able cost of d'■--ii jtn-r 11. - V» i-aka rire has don*' '.'.->rk r dilh cult circumstance • uern.; '■ mo-' trying time, cmi r .■-.■■■•t ;; »i :>■ to' the »fii> .V..- <’-‘W. '. •;! it ladmitted that -tie i- t'o' ,u .-o:ru> r . spects luitabi- f>i ’> - k. 1 ! ■* experiment -he t- r .’s if i- -i.ifactory as far a- it goes. tlnwgh it would have Eec ■ li> re -o ■ river-borne bit had b»--:i -to.-i. ; first. We have t>> j me.' 'i;.. . ..st ..f dredging, not ’>v " bat t'.>- V r. c-'i rire has done bat ’>> what a.: .nt date suitable plant coaid do, ami tve could IM't get lll"lr -liuab.r <1 i-> advise us than Mi. ( d 1 n. . ■ to the yueetl-i.’rd :lllo« - ’.a>: River- iMparti.ienr. . nd Mr. Ke.->-engineer i*> •• "'iii" l .- H-’-' Trust.. The former it.is direvi control of !•> harh-oiir. ;>'.d r ; i,i- am' jpprnt•» ti** 1 l•*’ - * »•’" *' harbour li*■ ' -ti* i- « >n r ' ing out important >‘r lrimr met ; elamation works in Sidi.<>» iiai’x>> and is ei-n-mlt : :m ;> -e.- al oti.> r ports in New S< nth Ha! -. So.’-,» years sm>e M~. < v>!i' :>• i f;land, ami a sc ' , .10.-tj- ifitted with nn-ii.au: .-J . inter-

designs. Tin-* dre>fir»- ti-*'! r.i Lr’bane during l!>h> aitd <h**t lia’gi'ii f-»t reclaiming land F >-■«■». -r :>■- average of I3<*s torn per ■»• ■ hour, at a • ni »>f !•"*«* than p’’ ton. Tht- ihulp’ i- inoi.r.'-t. at!<i pumps the »ik alt.iigstde. tlnn claiming land The laitder iFrot-m ■ usually dmhargt' tiiio which are towed to a uistiinc’’ : , '. , i drop the spoil. The Whakarii give better results if she h.’.d h-i> per barges instead ot having t<» drop her moorings, st, ;;ni n> a u : distance, drop her »ad a>tu ? .-tui;s and pick them up again. .Mr. v alien wanted to reclaim land, not till u*» the bottom *>f tie »,-a. a id m- vent Home again lr»-r v ear and found that Fruhling dieugi- w I d • p' quires at a nominal ' • '■’■t- These <lredges arc »>n *pii»*’ a new emu : pie. picking up their h*; - .*! .1 > t..*> travel ami discharging it where irquired. Mr. < ullen has had four grabs fitted io tl t- End ling dr-qg’x enabling it to r.n-e bo ibu-i- rR... To prove that ths- not mere tl>*.,r’. as some of our engineering experts on OUT 10. al pre — a—-it with n.i>nconfidence than knowledge. I give the results of hie ;. .-.irs’ .ire. lgi i. to Ju':\ Pb*b mi makmg flrisb.au*' a ,, essthle tn the L.irgis-sr steamers which •••mie .Vis’, 'i:v. A < earn.. . has been dredged fur 1*» wiles hi she river, and tor ab.ui’ six miles tn Moreton Bay. t<> deep state:, an*; during tha pe ’>* • ’-’>•) "■•’i>ere raised in lad<ier, pump ami grab dredg’'' ■* • • '-'‘u- • ' 3.33 d pe- ton. Thi* dot’s not m< hide "all working *-x<>» n-- -. * ■ ’■*. *(u> - >•)’ plant, and the average pent**he repairs and up K' ep. I <,.><.!•■ fioiu the annual report ot the Q;i< eii->l,ind Harbours and R I'-p From the < Ivm- to t>’ - water in <.r»n»r Brttaui. ab-i.- ’h« northern coast *4 I.mope, where marvels tn di utging .ne >i”3’. peeiallv bv bruLhng dndg.s. awl in Austra.ta. m-.mv a I i> s rt— .1.. kept open bv <ir.-ogn- . f r » i.t>. • jv a question of rust. i*i u* h cheapened by reeer. ’ . kin- ... ' ments. I am nut advising t.r:t- purchase of any particular liretig”. those I h.iv* •*' ’• ' good work under local conditions, but. the gent lemvn F h.ive named will know fi. >m Tin o.vn «x ( -u enee. If vo., v. item .«* .<***■ • ■- as to the r,’spec’ll >■ ti: Tits «.f tw Inner and O;.:-r II : •• ■■ '■ ’■>>.• •••-. do so if asked. h - .bivrriiH >hcost of dredging, iidtku (•> t°e items of 1..-- -- .> ■ i give credit fur rec l.i’-i.’.tion■=■ other saving'. an*i the beard anil ratepayer- *an *>• •** ** * 1 ■.• incur the vxpen-*-. ’. am. •■•. ■■ Ti’t >'/ '■'s ’ I\! • Dev-ember 22n*i. i : IL.