CANAL SCHEMES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14525, 12 November 1910, Page 8

CANAL SCHEMES.

THE WATKATO CONNECTION. ■

.. . - ..;;:*. .f At yesterday's meeting of tie ComspL d M the Auckland Chamber of Commerce a -:'!! letter was read from the con. secretary ■ of the Onehunga-Manukaa Chamber $ !: Commerce, forwarding a copy cf a letter '"/■■ from the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for L | Marine, on the subject of the proposed" Waiuku-Waikato canal. In his letter,! - the Minister stated that the GoveraßieJt' ■;-■' did not see its way clear to set up a com-' ■;.". misson to take evidence, and collect da'a in reference to the construction of the canal, and added: "The report on the proposed canal, which was prepared from a survey made by the Roads Departmeai, shows that the work of construction would , be of a very heavy description, and that the cost would be out of all proportion to''" any traffic that is likely to be developed"The secretary of the Onehunga Chamber in his covering letter, wrote "My Chamber would point out that there is a like-'-.'. lihood of losing the direct trade by water r , with the Waikato, as there is a movement on foot to get direct water coitnmunica»gffe tion between the Waikato and Wellington, t..., and we would ask your assistance in see-' " ing that water communication between th« Waikato and Auckland is not lost sight /A of." "■"'. m A letter was also received from the : secretary of the Hamilton Chamber of '.'■'• Commerce, inviting the Auckland Cham- ■ ber to arrange tor delegates to represent.. i the Auckland district at a conference to t ; be held at Hamilton on Wednesday, Be- r; ■. cember 7, to consider the proposal to con-1 ; : nect Waikato and Manukau by canal, viaj > Waiuku and Miinukau and Auckland, via ? ' Tamaki River. , " , , The correspondence was referred to the; Finance and General Committee. - , -■<.