WHANGAREI HARBOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17294, 18 October 1919, Page 12

WHANGAREI HARBOUR.

PURCHASE OF MACHINERY. I REPORT BY THE ENGINEER. J [BY TELEGBAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANGAREI. Friday. A report on the question of procuring ' dredging machinery was submitted by the j engineer, Mr. Fraser, at a meeting of the Whangarei Harbour Board. Mr. Fraser eaid he had obtained particulars of two dredges, which the Auckland Harbour Board had for sale. They appeared to be the type required for the work. Similar plants, new, would not be procurable for perhaps another five years, the plant available consisted of a suction .dredge, for which the pr;ce asked was £9000, and a bucket dredge, capable of dredging to a depth of 32ft, £16,0u0. Mr. McLennan moved : "That the board pay a deposit on the purchase of the suction dredge for three months' option. This wae seconded by Mr. Mclnnes, and carried. On the motion of Mr. Mclnnes, it was also resolved that the chairman and engineer interview the Auckland Harbour Board, and make the best terms possible. The attitude of the Mayor, Mr. J. S. Dent, to the harbour improvement scheme, was the subject of heated discussion. Severe criticism was made upon recent speeches by the Mayor and Mr. Pickmere, in which suggestions had been made that the Harbour Board had been influenced by the local press, and that the report of the engineer, Mr. Blair Mason, was guided in certain directions. The board warmly repudiated these suggestions. Mr. McLennan strongly resented the idea that Mr. Blair Mason had\been influenced, and regarded it as a slur upon the board.

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