HARBOUR BOARD REPORTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13631, 28 June 1906, Page 10

HARBOUR BOARD REPORTS.

The following is the engineer's report, to be presented at the meeting of the Olago Harbour Board this: afternoon: —

Dredging.—Dredge 222 is dredging Victoria channel between piles 15 and IB and piles 34 and 25. A cut 80ft wido is now being made in tho centre between the red and black piles to a depth of S2ft low water. Luring the month of May sho lifted U. 527 cubic yards from tho channel at the Heads, which \*aa deposited at joa,. and 3332 cubic yards from Victoria channel, and deposited at the Vulcan, making a total of 18.139 cubic yards, at a combined cost l'oT wage 3, stores, and repairs of 9Jd per citbi'o yard; The Vulcan finished deepening the berthage at Victoria, wharf eaily in the month, and then moored off the end of the wharf to receive the spoil from Dredge 222. The new rope drive is giving tlie greatest satisfaction, not a singlo hitch or ttoppage having occurred since its installation, while tho raving in power ij represented by a ecu! consumption or about 2cwt less per running hour than that formerly consumed. The Priestman is deepening the smith side of the Gcorgo street wharf and depositing tlie material lx-ar.the mouth of the new dock. During the month of May HIS cubic, yards of mud and stones were lifted and deposited a,l a total coat of Is per cubic yard.

.--Works.— Heads: Sniiidactory prcgre.s.l continues to be made in building v,p the sroie. opposite 'ilio quarry and the finnwiinit ci will at jipit opposite Harrington Point. Th-ere has been a marked merea-ie in the making rq> of the outer ocac'u during the three weeks. Tim eroiiioi: ci the sandhi; 1 .: i.r.s stepped, ai.d '.he -high '.vatsf mark i* king pushed seaward. The V.ipiu seed town or. tl.* f»pii whero ss:id liss a.=euuu'.lated is now up, and the mstiaiit pass is taking gonti rcot. From May 14 lo j n_:a 19. 1980 cubic yards wv.h deposited between 1 ! io inner light ar.fl the quarry, and 120 cubic yards oil north spit (all good, clear, stceic) at a tot,;! tost ot Is 10' d pel cubic yaul. On. tho 22nd inst. a blast conristiiig c-i lW.b of I'.ov.dcr was fired, and brought down about tO.OOO cubic, yards oi good stone. The new channel across the flat is maintaining its depth axne the line of the black besoon and Port Chalmers ilagstslT, whila improved depths have been obtained io tho cashva'.d oi such line. X hopo during next tr.ontli to maka an exhaustive examination of tho lianks and channels in order to note ".lie changes induced by the works now in progress.

General V/ork I ;.—Tlic Victoria wharf, IjsIvrutn the V and X sheds, lias been v.-idsned bv' Ills addition of a platform 20ft v>"idr», in fl'dcr to prevent the dumping of heavy cargo alongside tile s)w?t piling, M;d thus impairing the stability c-i tiin wharf. The old wiiari at Stuart street is being dismantled. Th« pites. walling, and hardwood beams ire perfectly scuud 1 , end arrangements aro being made to draw a. tier o' pilw in ordor io a.«e-cr-tii? cost of the work. Tho worn pipes or tiio Vulcan's difciiarjo ate being reinstated by covering v;ith concrete, reiniureed with wir-' 1 netting. Tbe first consignment of squared limber for the extension of .TcHy street is to hand. The »ppro?.cli to .letty street is being extend?:! as material offers a { o] p fr cubic yard. Sundry repairs have been effected to the wharves and shods. The approaches to the Violcris. wharf have bac-n remeta'.led and a Giu dn-'.iu constructed opnosite the iiitarseehon of Rattray street aud Victoria wharf in order to prevent tho accumulation of stagnant water on the board's reserves.