"Observations of the Harbour of Auckland"
by William Powditch (1865)
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go further out you will have but a temporary convenience at
immense cost, which in 3 or 4 years will give no more water than at
present.
The certainty is established that if Queen Street wharf carries
the silting out with an open pile wharf, then the solid reef built as
a Breakwatere at Point Britomart will act with double the amount
of silting, injury and expemse, which no dredging will be capable of
arresting; the water will soon shoal within it, and the entrance to
dock become scarcely possible to be kept free.
If any new T s are put they should be placed on the line of future
permanent quay so as to be swallowed up in their final construction;
this, with the lighters, would afford all the accommodation required
until the docks for Commercial Bay, are ready for use.
ENGINEER'S REPORT.
It will be seen in reference to the plan that the Wharfage accommodation
which I propose to provide, comprises,
First, The widening of the present Queen Street Pier, and extending it to
water of sufficient depth to allow first class vessels to come alongside a wharf
(called "Queen's Wharf,") to be built at the end of the pier.
Secondly, Wharfage accommodation along the inside face of the Break-
water; and
Thirdly, The entire front of the proposed "Commercial Road" from Queen
Street Wharf to Mechanics' Bay (except where it crosses Point Britomart) to
be available as a public Wharf or Quay.
Remarks --- This last, No. 3, if stone pitched preparatory to
filling in, would by any opening being left become the same means
as proposed formerly for a temporary inner harbour, and which the
Engineer condemned. That proposed by the Council would be
about 250 feet further out. The Engineer's would have been
smaller area than that one proposed in the Committee's evidence.
Thus the Council's Committee had in view so soon as the Superin-
tendent should recommend the subject to consideration, the plan
proposed in evidence which would have been equally available for
road, &c., efficient for protection or Quay, until built on. The cost
at £3000. The Engineer's road, £12,000.
ENGINEER'S REPORT.
The widening the present pier I consider necessary for two reasons, first, to
provide increased facilities for the traffic along the pier itself and to and from
the proposed New Wharf; and secondly, to preserve and strengthen the
present structure as much as possible, and eventually to provide means for its
gradual re-construction.
I have before referred to the filling in with ballast that portion of the pier
extending to Low-water. This work should ultimately be faced with masonry
on both sides, beyond the boundary of land to be rcelaimed,** commencing at the
Road marked "Commercial Road" and terminating at Low-water mark, beyond
which it would be inexpedient to carry masonry, on account of there being no
good foundation obtainable without great expense; and because I consider it
would be preferable to have an open work beyond this point.
Remark. --- Why this should be preferable to remain an open
**[sic. reclaimed]
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