A VANISHING BEACH

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19141, 9 October 1936, Page 2

A VANISHING BEACH

CHARM OF ST. CLAIR A suggestion that the authorities should take the advice of a competent engineer, with a view to evolving a satisfactory scheme to prevent the. scouring of sand from the beach at St. Clair, was put forward at the annual meeting in Dunedin of the O'tago branch of the New Zealand Surf Life-saving Association by the president, Mr. J. 1.. Melndoe, when moving the adoption of the annual report. Mr. Melndoe said he did not think that within his recollection the beach in the vicinity of the esplanade had been in such a bad condition for bath; ing as it was at present. Those in control should lake the advice of a compel cnl engineer before it was 100 late, for it seemed thai as the esplanade was extended the beach became worse, lb; thought that the erection of a breakwater out, from the baths, which had been advocated 20 years ago by Mr. Mark Cohen, would prevent scouring, but it was certain that something must. he. done, for tho great charm of St. Clair lay in its beach. Mail's agency, in the shape of the esplanade. had ruined the magnificent stretch of sand that used to sweep from the baths to Lawyer's Head, and man's agency should restore ii.