Improved Port
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Wharf and Sheds at Nukualofa
Nukualofa, Feb. 15.
REPAIRS to the Nukualofa wharf, which were commenced in September last, have now been completed.
Most of the materials used had to be imported—cement from New Zealand, hardwood piles and iron from Australia, and sand and metal from Fiji.
The old wharf, which was of concrete, was in a very bad state, and had to be demolished down to the water level, and an entirely new superstructure erected.
The outstanding feature of the work was that steamers calling at Nukualofa, whilst the work was in progress, were allowed to berth alongside and load and discharge The work was carried out under the personal supervision of Mr. A. M. Dibble, of the staff of the Fiji P.W.D. He is now supervising the demolition, shifting and re-erection of the goods shed to the wharf proper.
The shed, formerly, was situated on the foreshore, and all inward cargo was transported from the ship to the shed by horse-drawn trucks. The shifting of the shed will expedite the unloading of ships.