THE PORT OF OPUA.
WHARFAGE IMPROVEMENTS. [BY ••';: TELEGRAPH.—-OWN CORRESPONDENT.! \ 1 _ ■'/;:■' ; r . WHANG-AREl., Monday. 1 ' I X "The 'matter of : harbour extension at Opua, in the Bay of Islands; is now taking definite : shape ; under the jurisdiction of the Bay of., Islands. Harbour' Board. Berthage , has been a long-standing trouble, and the boardv recently let .a: contract for- the,extension• of ;,the■• wharf for a further. 160 ft., and for widening the existing .-structure from 37ft. 6in. to 48ftThis will allow Home , liners to berth, and. take ; the frozen . meat from the Moerewa freezing works.- - v ' •-.'.. The work on the wharf is nearing-com-pletion, and will be ready for next season. 1 The structure, when completed, will-hiiva i ,a total length of ;oy§yiisooft.. .]
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18519, 2 October 1923, Page 6
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120THE PORT OF OPUA. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18519, 2 October 1923, Page 6
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