GISBORNE HARBOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18520, 3 October 1923, Page 8

GISBORNE HARBOUR.

SCHEME 'fO COST £750,000. J CONTRACTiISYSTEM 'ADOPTED j DECISION INVOLVES DELAY, . S. 'TELEGBAPH.--OWN - CORRESPONDENT.! ' ' .;■ GTSBORNE. Tuesday. C ; - After twice - ' deciding to carry out important sections of the G f^ )^; vll Scheme, ' estimated to. cost. £750.000. by m day' labour, 'the Earbour Board, at a . special ' meeting, completely reversed i*; ;.,,. policy ;by carrying : //resolution, moved - . -f by Dr. Collins, & faVOnr of tbe contract '^The I 'motion moved by Br. Colli.as was•.■- ty as follows: "That the engineer , be in-. •.j "A&d. to draw plans and specification* . ■$ for the purpose of .carrying out by con- ;~ tract the following work, and that ,'t tenders for such work shall be called for in due course :-U) The diversion ;of ..die Turanganuj > River to the v westward meluding the dredging of the cut and the . construction :of the training ;waJis; (2) the' repairs, "strengthening, and • renewal* : , of the wharves on ; the. Kaiti ? side =of the r river, and dredging to piovide the>neccß-;_ •. .<, isat-y depth of water alongside; (5) the ;_ ; | construction of \a / railway bridge adjoin- .>■ I ins Kaiti Bridge and railway facilities to | Kaiti wharves; (4) the dredging of the | channel to give ,12ft. of water, in toe- '-_. ! first- instance, and later to 19it. ■.-/. i / The motion was discussed at. great . . /: length. When 'the final speaker, Mr. A. ,-, H. Wallis, '. got 'up-to speak, the honours were -; even; seven : members\ having expressed Vv : themselves :'■ in /-;■ favour of the - : -%; 'motion arid sevan i against. Mr. Wnlhs,--■who had on ; the two /previous occasions voted for day labour, :had since changed bis mind and ; voted:; for the motion, which was, therefore, earned by a majority of v$ one. ,",-•' . < [ . Subsequent to the meeting, the chair- - : man, Mr. G. Smith, said that he had not had time -to go : : into the effect :of the . j; motion; oh the board's plans. . All arrangements had been made for an immediate/ start with.some, portions of the . | work, but the -whole situation would'l now have to be revised. It would appear that > nothing could be 5 done until the engineer had taken out detailed estimates for practically '-'.. the whole, of. the work and plans • and specifications : had v been % completed. Just how long this would take ;he >. could not say without conferring with-" the engineer himself, but/it '■ would appear that it would be a work of soma months. Theft-they would have to call lenders in '-. : New Zealand,/ ■Australia, >nd ;, probably. . America and England, so' that it would „x be some considerable time / before any actual start could be made with the construction ;of ! the 'harbour. " * '•