MOTUEKA HARBOUR.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14143, 21 July 1916, Page 7

MOTUEKA HARBOUR.

| At a special meeting of the IMotueka Har*boiir Board a report was considered {says the "Star") which disclosed the fact that the work as originally design!ed had nob been completed, and that injury had been done- to the harbour by i depositing boulders across the old j-Moutere channel, thereby altering the Soutfknv of the- water greatly to the 'prejudice of the whole work. Thy j board in ccrsidering the matter recognised the fact that further dredging Was imperative ;as advised by the on- ! gineer, who, in pointing out the necesi'sity, made it clear that dredging operations must be put in hand .from timo to time until the beaches hi the vicinity ■of the basin had 'attained a natural .batter. He ialso pointed out tlie neccs•lsitv of restoring the old Montere ch.-tii- • nel.'by dredging. After carefully weigh- • in<: the matter the. board arrived at the l conclusion that.the work must be done, •. and .resolved to .promote a Bill'for tha t raising of £6000.under the Local Bodies' !;; Loans' Act ("for harbour imiwovements- • and increased wharfage facilities' 3), the i latter-portion having -a special reference 'to the constnu'tion"" of a whai-f at .the southern entrance loi' the use of the Tasman district. - It v;as determined to approach, the Waimea • Comity • Council and the Motuek'a Borough Council with a. view to securing- their,assent to the Bill. .■.'•■ Mr Everett, chairman: of the Board, met the Motueka, Borough Council iiv tt conference 'pw ..Saturday afternoon, and, ! after fully '.'explaining'ithe position; and;----c answering (a. number, of .questions :beari ing on the; subject, the meeting unani- "! mously decided to facilitate tiie passage r> or the-proposed Bill.', . r , : v „ C'■-•'. -:'.: - '-:, ••- : -./ - -'- -'~'■ '■■■•-■ - : : ■-■::. -