THE APPROACH TO THE BLUFF WHARF.

Southland Times, Issue 3928, 24 January 1881, Page 3

THE APPROACH TO THE BLUFF WHARF.

♦- TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — " Open-eye," in a ponderous communication to t'nc News, and with a splendid display of generosify, attempts to put the Times right as to the geographical position of the Bluff Avharf. He is charitable — assumes ignorance, and dogmatically .declares that the "curved substitute" is at the "south end of the Avharf, the end furthest from Invercargill." If .''Openeye" Avill only consult his eye by looking at the plans of the Bluff harbor or any map, he will find that the Times 'is perfectly correct, and "Open-eye" perfectly wrong. " Open-eye" goes on blundering in his next i '-assertion, that " interested patties" had I started the idea that the present' approach had served its daj\ When last strengthened, over twelve months ago, it Avas only expected by the 'Harbor Board Engineer (Mr Briinton). ' to last ; for a limited time. It Avas the Railway Department that recently Avithdrew the engine on the ground that the approach Avas unsafe. The Harbor Bpard then in-, structed the Woiks Cammiftee' to report, which they did pand-r. tjie Raihvay Department in 'their o'Avri' interests suggested the curved approach Avhich so horrifies "Openeye" and all Lee street agitators. The next blunder - -tliat " Openreye" ialls -into is "apparently: as i;tp the, locality of the best approach as recommended by Sir John Uoode. This approach commences at the old poAvder magazine. I should estimate the distance, -of this approach from the pi*esent..wfl.ai*f^ at about a quarter of a mile, and will eventually be built AyhenL the shipping interest demands .it; The latter portion of -the' letter- is. simply a low sneer at men who" for respectability avill very ' favbrably compjire Ayith the genus " Open!eye."~P: airi, &c i ]?f J -- • •■?';--■■"•'■'>' ■■■">■■ " -A-'. Eye-openkr. Blulf, January;22hd, 1881.