A DOCK FOR WELLINGTON.

Otago Witness, Issue 2252, 29 April 1897, Page 8

A DOCK FOR WELLINGTON.

Wellington, April 23. In a report submitted to the Harbour Board, Mr Ferguson, the board's engineer, reported against the idea of making a dock bigger than any in the colonies. Ho showed that the tendency was to reduce the length of steamers rather than increase them, and it was abiurd to have to pump out a huge dock every time a moderate-sized steamer wanted to use it. Mr Ferguson considered that the circumstances of the colony do not warrant the construction of a third large dock at all, though a small dock. was desirable here. If a large dock is to bo constructed, he suggested that it should not be larger than 550 ft by 80ft, with a depth of 28ft; also that particulars should be obtained of floating docks, a large number of which are now in use. The board instructed him to prepare plans for a dock as above, but providing for an additional 100 ft in length at a future time ; also to obtain details of floating docks suitable for 3000-ton steamers.

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