ADVOCATE OF DREDGING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 30 April 1913, Page 8

ADVOCATE OF DREDGING.

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■..; Sir,—Further to my letter of yesterday, another-illustration of the. abeolute necessity of dredging the river has occurred in the fact that ..the Storm, when coming in oil Monday evening, took the ground after crossing the bar. arid:part of,her cargo'is" now being dis(Lar^tii irito punts to allow her to,float to'town,,. " . • . '

Recently the Itiga, ' outward bound, also stuck on the flats, and had to dis-cha-ge.':loo,oogft. pi timber, befor4 she .ft..ti I>cl.-.-• This sort />f thing .continuaiij Uappeniaig will absioltitely kill the port. Wo n vet see to it that a dredge is n'-:i;.c-lii«"i<ly procured, or \ye, shall,have freights inoi'oasing instead of decreasing,"' '■ ;; -■ - ." :■"■■' ' ■.'.. ;

Tho present Board - has had everj' opportunity, and stand condemned by their inaction on this question. I give them all credit for the great im.proyenieritin j;he depth at the; bar^ .but this is of no use or benefit to .Wanganui so lons as the fl^ts ar<» allowed to silt up. The time has "arrived ;when we must .in 6uf own intesrests turn them down a lid elect those who will see that dredging is commenced at the earliest possible moment. Let iis therefoire plump for the trio Messrs Caiman," Harris .and Muk, and', ensure our wishes being carried but.—l am, etc., = ■■ DREDGE.