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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 30 April 1913, Page 7

PUBLIC NOTICES. HARBOUR BOARD ELECTION. T ADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— I solicit your suffrages at the forthcoming election. Generally speaking 3 endorse the policy of the retiring Board, but there are several planks in : their platforms which in my opinion have not hitherto had tho prominence now promised. I look upon Harbour I matters as of the most momentous im--1 portance to the future prosperity and f advancement of Wanganui. If elected I will advocate: — 1. A persistent and never-ceasing effort to wrest from the Railway Department the control of our- wharv«-». This is an important matter that can absorb more energy than previously displayed.- " 12. While not opposing in any way the larger scheme of a harbour at the Heads, in the interests of the community to keep matters moving, so that the upper harbour may benefit by the increased depth on the bar. Briefly, to make as sure as possible that "the horse does not starve while the grass is growing." 3. To improve the facilities for loading and discharing cargo at the town ~ wharf which are quite out of date, and show an entire lack of enterprise and progressiveness. 4. 1 favour the purchase of an up-to-date Dredge, but meanwhile on the figures submitted will vote for the , charter of the Ruby Seddon for a period as an experiment. \ 5.' Necessary attention to detail has not been a strong point with the late BCard, as the. many mistakes made testify, notably in connection with the Empowering Bill. This particularly needs attention. 6. I refuse to .join a ticket, or hunt in any pack", either with the ." out's." but more especially the " in's," and consider it very undesirable to introduce this form of electioneering. No matter how healthy any institution may be. fresh yblooJ is always desirable. 7. It is the public's prerogative to decide. Individual efforts should count, otherwise there ia no necessity for a r.umerous board 8. Finally, .«. square progressive deai for all interests. Tru'y yours, JAMES T. iMUJR. HARBOUR BOARD ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS. .:T:.^rj^.;vA^P;; iG^TLßM|aS[i---i----:-CrWei|jtii©. u^er^ned;inifeiiibers;|of '•\ tuoyprJSsejnt Bkj&rdV f bjeg:'-t^Jiannpunce T :;thatV.; .w^^fre • vo]^|[i^j^v^or^;.bpats ,'<>n; If 'it: isy our intention!' to' continue;; to';-, support the-)'progressive'. policy 1/io which the present Board stands committed, and of which the ctiain items are:. ■; .; 1 'To press home the demand made by the present Board on the Govern- . n«ent to vest in us the control of our own wharves. , ; ■'■"./''' 2 To continue the promotion of the Empowering Bill on the lines already decided on, namely, the raising of a loan of £250,000 for the purpose of constructing a deep-sea harbour, impioving the river channel, and oarryi:ig out other works on the plans prepared by \Mr C. H. Howortn and approved by our consulting engineer, and tii«J Marine Department Of this sum £125,000 is to be raised and expended before you are asked to sanction the outlay of the remainder. This will give you the opportunity of judging 'the value of the work before you aro asked ; to-become liable for the.expenditure of the whole Joan.^ i „!;. 3, As part of such work'to carry out the resident engineer-'s-proposal for the iK'provement of the channel up to the: town to a depth of, at least 15 feet' 6 inches, by... ( construction training walls and dredgiing thcTriver■ channel. ■, --, : 4 To expend all available funds in ( . t!»o further deepening of the channel- ' vi) to the limits "maintainable by natural scour as ali^eady advised *by the Board's engineer. C. For ,the purpose of carrying out such works, to procure a modern highclass dredge; at the earliest, possible date after the necessary loan has^ been atithorised. Our engineer is at present i.i.Europe charged with.the making of all "possible ©nquiriee as to type and 'cost. ■" ■• ■ , ■ •■•r . -■" '• •■. ■•■'• .:*'. ■■ '•,. 6. In carrying out such works, to act under the advice of the best engineering authorities. yfo are* thus pledged to clear-cut defnite proposals, which you have had before you for Borne years, and which at, vhe last election you emphatically approved. We think we may .fairly claim that so far our policy has been justified by the results already achieved at a comparatively small cost, re- , suits including not merely the deepening of the bar by ten feet, but the deepening of the channel by more than three feet. We respectfully solicit a continuance of the confidence which you reposed in us two years ago. W. G. BASSETT, A^G. BIGNEL, J. JONES, C. E. MACKAY. N. MEULI. T. B. WILLIAMS. HARBOUR BOARD ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS. I beg to announce myself as a candidate for the Harbour Board. My policy is that the river channel should be deepened bsfqre the big harbour scheme is proceeded with, and to effect this the 'Board should obtain a . more suitable and efficient dredpje either by hire or purchase, for dredging the channel to a uniform depth of 17ft. h.w.s.t., or as deep as the best authority advises. The main planks of my platform are:— (1) To adopt a more expeditious mea thod to give the public the benefit of I the improved fiarbour conditions «t the earliest possible date. (2) To set up a special committee with the view to effecting improvements in the facilities at the wharf, thereby reducing the cost of discharging, and s this, coupled with the proposed increased depth in the channel. _ would immediately result in a cheapening of the freight rates. (3) I favour the Harbour Bill for a loan to provide a harbour for Homegoing vessels providing the rating area is on an equitable basis, and not confined to the town. I am, etc., A. HARRIS. Vote for Sppiggens. ir l VBNING wcial function* catered foi at th« Burlington, over Mo * Gruer and Go. V shop. Jmmem Hodson