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(b) No representations were made to the Committee that any
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deficiencies exist in the present arrangements for the
day to day administration of the Port from the marine
point of view.
That certain physical deficiencies and defects now exist in
port facilities, notably that
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(i) certain piers have been allowed to fall into decay
(particularly in Western Victoria and in the Yaunati
Typhoon Refuge);
(ii) the Yaumati Typhoon Refuge is becoming silted up; (iii) certain piers and landing places are inappropriate
or inadequately equipped for present-day needs; (iv) great congestion exists on parts of the water front
in the Central and Western portions of Victoria.
The Committee is of the opinion that the remedying of
these deficiencies and defects is dependent upon the decision
of Government on four matters of policy, namely,
(1) the renewal of pier leases, or the grant of new leases; (2) the further reclamation of land in Central and Western
Victoria;
(3) the filling in, or alternatively the dredging, of the
Yaumati Typhoon Refuge; and
(4) the preparation of an overall plan for the development
of the Colony.
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The Committee is of the opinion that early decision
and action to implement such decision on the first and
second of these matters by Government is of the utmost
importance.
With regard to the third, the selection of an
alternative site for the Typhoon Refuge in the event of a
decision to fill in the Yaumati Refuge presents certain
problems and may involve delay owing to the need for wind
tests over a considerable period. Government should therefore
make investigation of the problems involved a matter for its
immediate concern.