Approval has been given for the erection of sheds, officej ; storeroom,' propagating appliances, . and other needs for tllp ■ afforestation nu.rsery, ( -tpj r - 1 enabje operations to be undertaken this seaspn. With - the object of preparing Vahcouver for the Panama Canal trade, and so make the, coast city a^greal world port, a : sc Kem e , is ' being promulgated ' -If 6? thb'cb^ti^'ctionjpf adequate harbor' and dbtikagle A|acil^ti&6 ,'fbr the /attraction df trafde' tJiK>u'glii "the hew canal to British Columbia^ Svill 'the'rij it: is hoped, be able tb'* successfully challenge Seattle's claim as chief port. on that portion of the Pacific,, coast. A terminal elevator of large capacity is oije. necessary feature of the harbor improyemcirits. A million dollars is to be spent this year m such works. A '
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12814, 13 July 1912, Page 2
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