RECLAIMING TIDAL LAND.
SCHEME AT WHANGAREI, SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSALS. [FROM OCR O\V« T CORRESPONDENT.] WHANGAREI, Thursday. The scheme for the reclamation of tidal lands for unemployed settlement was again considered at the meeting of the Whangarei Harbour Board to-day. The engineer and secretary, Mr. W. M. Fraser, reported that the scheme has been examined 011 the ground by the judge of the Native Land Court, Mr. F. 0. V. Achcson, in the interests of native owners in connection with proposed loading and subdivision. The district engineer of the Public Works Department, Mr. J. McEnnis, inspected the area from the point of view of land settlement. Both were reported to have been favourably impressed with the project. The secretary of the Whangarei Unemployed Association assured the board of the association's support for the scheme, as it was considered to be a move in the right direction in that it promised to provide work, and, later on, homes and a living for a large number of families. The engineer also submitted a comprehensive sketch plan showing the proposed roading and subdivision of the land. The board decided to adopt the scheme.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21164, 22 April 1932, Page 10
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190RECLAIMING TIDAL LAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21164, 22 April 1932, Page 10
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