SOUTHAMPTON AS A PORT.
GREAT DREDGING SCHEME.
# A sum £38,000 is to be spent in dredg-, ing'at Southampton to accommodate the United States liner Leviathan. An agreement has been confirmed by the Southampton Harbour Board by which the cost will be borne equally by the Southern Railway Company and the board. The United States Shipping Board is to contribute the sum of £7,600, payable in dues on the Leviathan, with a "minimum of. £1500 per annum for five years. Subject to the necessary permission of the Board of Trade, there are likely to be important developments on the Marchwood side of the River Test, opposite the site of Southampton's proposed new docks. A scheme bus been formulated to reclaim, 200 acres of land which are; to be the site of industrial enterprises. It is hoped the scheme will find work -for 1000 men for three years.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19231201.2.113
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18571, 1 December 1923, Page 12
Word Count
146SOUTHAMPTON AS A PORT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18571, 1 December 1923, Page 12
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in