WELLINGTON DOCK PROPOSALS.
o — :— THE ENGINEER'S I02PQ&& [I'e* Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Oct. 18. ill 1 Ferguson, the Engineer *o the We^« lington Harbsur Boar-d, as a result of nit trip to England and America, has presented a comprehensive report en the deck question. He has subnrLtted a plan, of m concrete, graving withi a snajamußa length of oßOft and a wi^th of 84ft »t t&» caisson stops, and a depfcb of 26ift at lt>w water. The estimated cost is He has also submitted a tracing from Messrs Clark and Stanfield for one of thtir sejfrprppellin'g floating doubk^sided docks, witih a length of 430ft clear, and a widtih, of 75ft, capaibte of lifting a vessel of 10,000 tons dead weight, and a draught of 26ft, the cost of wibich is 'to be about £235,000. Mr Ferguson indicates his preferesie fpr « concrete graving dtock.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7231, 18 October 1901, Page 2
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