DREDGING THE BOAT HARBOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21145, 1 October 1930, Page 8

DREDGING THE BOAT HARBOUR.

TO £HE EDITOB. t»®P j Joea i appeared in tha Otaco Daily Times of 22nd in»t.. relating to a speech made by .Mr Duncan fa member of the Harbour-Board) at the annual Sw'ftnh 880 ?«*t and Motor S ? ?L i \ l' lt} } regal 3 t 0 th * dredging of the boat harbour. Some of the statements were contrary to fact, and I pur-' ?l?fm y f„ de W £ akin S "V reference to fc Jw 8 ?° rd the secre tar y> or someone else who, knows more about Harbourot making the necessary corrections Mr JJuncan is reDorted as saying: "The"work had cost the Harbour BoaVd £725, the mVd d « e l Se ° takoU , havin S been occu" pied m the removal of spoil for about b™? 0 ? l» the Place'it may S« J 8 ! 0 Mr D,mcan t 0 kn ™ that the new dredge cannot enter the boat ha"? bour, and I, myself, witnessed the It tie K ftn fr B n and^ Ump doing'thia work? Fur? & ? m «isnr«.«««»wd previously in your columns it is indicated that th« cost'of operating the new dredee is an" proEnnatey per month. g an d'not £725 for threewnonths. Mr Duncan any ' '-'The n* J <l " i i ot have a su tabe machine to dredge the entrance to the boat har? bour at the prefient time" By a moment's consideration would make it clear that if the Otakou could the inside of harbour it is cfpable the entrance thereto.-? am! D'uncdin, September 30. ° BSEHVER -