PATEA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 82, Issue 289, 7 December 1938, Page 10

PATEA

HARBOUR BOARD The chairman reported at the Fatea Harbour Board meeting yesterday that he had attended a meeting of the Centennial Committee at Hawera, when four delegates had been appointed to attend the meetings at New Plymouth. The Government had £150,000 to spread over New Zealana, and would give £1 to £3 to any town which wanted anything done, such tk. the erection of swimming baths. II Patea wanted a grant they would have to get to work immediately. The Government also wanted the country to be in jollification on the [actual anniversary day. There would i be some trouble as far as Patea was concerned regarding the grant, as part of the Patea Harbour . Board and county were outside the Taranaki province. Every local body in Taranaki had taken up their quota, advised the Taranaki Centennial Committee, and this was going to be of wonderful assistance to them.

The use of the launch on January '2 for the swimming sports, was grantled the Seaside Society. | Owing to strong westerly winds, the bar was unworkable during November on ten days, reported the harbourmaster (Captain W. E. Barnes). There were 16 arrivals and 16 departures. The bar, entrance, and river were sounded on the 25th and 29th, but owing to changeable weather conditions, soundings altered rapidly. Dredge Wallace was employed dredging during the early part of the month, the remainder of the time being occupied cutting back the dumping wharf and lifting the sheath piling, 36 pieces of sheath piling having been drawn and 21 pieces remained, and also some broken butts of main piles, still to be lifted. On the eastern wall all the solid blocks were over on the beach and all the caissons, except two, had been placed in position, filled, capped and a quantity of bag work put in. There was still a bad place to be dealt with as soon as the weather and tides permitted. As a result of the blocks stopping the scour along the wall and under it the beach had made up about five feet. The signal station was in fair working order. Those present were Messrs. A. Pearce (chairman), F. Parsons, F. Naismith, L. Clapham, G. Meuli, W. Back, and the secretary (Mr. E. O. Horner) and harbourmaster (Captain W. E. Barnes). An apology was received from Mr. W. H. Watkins. PORT OF PATEA Imports for October were 323 tons (396), and exports 1531 (2381), with aproximate value of exports £86,980 (£140,460), the figures in parentheses being for the previous year. PERSONAL Dorothy Amy Barnes, of the Patea Public School, won the girls' scholarship for the southern area for three years at the New Plymouth Girls’ High School.