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his opinion that deepening and dredging the harbour, though it would have to be taken in hand before long, was not at present a necessity to Merchant Shipping, I invited the Vice-Admiral to meet some of the Officers of the Government and myself at a conference, in order that the subject might be thoroughly discussed and a voluminous correspondence avoided.
I attach a copy of the minutes taken at this conference, from which it will be seen that the necessity of undertaking some extensive and probably continuous operations of the nature suggested was fully acknowledged on both sides, but that it was by no means clear that the necessity was at the present time so urgent as to justify immediate provision being made for so costly a work.
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As advised at the conference, a letter was addressed to the Chamber of Commerce, in which the British Members of that body were invited to give the Government the benefit of their advice on the general question, and to state whether, in the event of any scheme for dredging the harbour being undertaken by the Colony, the Chamber would support the Government in imposing such additional tax on shipping as might be necessary to provide the funds required for such an undertaking.
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The Chamber of Commerce, in replying to this letter on the 24th March last, stated that the British Members of the Committee were unanimously of opinion that no dredging was required at present so far as the Mercantile Shipping was concerned, and that if it should at some future time become necessary they would earnestly deprecate any idea of
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his opinion that deepening and dredging the harbour, though
it would have to be taken in hand before long, was not at
present a necessity to Merchant Shipping, I invited the Vice-
Admiral to meet some of the Officers of the Goverment and
myself at a conference, in order that the subject might be
thoroughly discussed and a voluminous correspondence avoided.
I attach a copy of the minutes taken at this conference, d
from which it will be seen that the necessity of undertaking
some extensive and probably continuous operations of the
nature suggested was fully acknowledged on both sides, but
that it was by no means clear that the necessity was at the
present time so urgent as to justify immediate provision being
made for so costly a work.
3.
As advised at the conference, a letter
vas addressed to the Chamber of Commerce, in which the British
Members of that body were invited to give the Goverment the
benefit of their advice on the general question, and to state
whether, in the event of any scheme for dredging the harbour
being undertaken by the Colony, the Chamber would support the
Goverment in imposing such additional tax on shipping as might be necessary to provide the funds required for such an
undertaking.
4.
The Chamber of Commerce, in replying te
this letter on the 24th. March last, stated that the British Members of the Committee were unanimously of opinion that no dredging was required at present so far as the Mercantile Shipping was concerned, and that if it should at some future time become necessary they would earnestly deprecate any idea
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