GREY MOUTH HARBOR WORKS.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 966, 1 December 1882, Page 4

GREY MOUTH HARBOR WORKS.

The Harbour Works at Grey mouth are thus refered to by the Argus of the 16th inst. The retaining wall of the harbour works is being pushed out steadily and has made tolerably fair, progress during the late fine weather, seeming to have enjoyed an unusual period of immunity from heavy seas. Unfortunately the small stones sent down are out of all proportion to the large ones, which are far too scarce. But. even in the present imperfect condition of the work its beneficial eifect upon the channel and bar is unmistakeable. Yesterday the channel from the end of the north spit was remarkably wide, wider than it has been for years, while the depth of water must have been considerable, as the Waipara went out and came in last Tuesday at about half tide and found about 10ft of water. The extraordinary width of the channel is easily noticeable from the position of the spit on the north bank. The entrance to the river is of course about the usual width with a sharp run out, especialy about half ebb, when the pent up water of the lagoon rushes out with the force of a mill race largely aiding to keep the bar clean and the channel in good working order.