Contract Signed For
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Santo Wharf
THE New Hebrides Joint Admr stration signed a contract; September 12 with the Fres firm Societe Nationale des Traw Publics, for the construction oc new wharf at Santo. Work commence next March.
The new wharf will cost estimated £Stg.4oo,ooo, and calls i the demolition of the existing I No. 3 and its replacement by a • ft wharf, the main supports which will be 18 steel caissons fir: with coral rubble. The west: end of this structure will join remaining arm of the prej; wharf, and the eastern end terminate in a stone-faced embaa ment which will curve back: shore at an angle of 60 degi forming a breakwater and deflector. The approaches will' dredged to a minimum 30 ft des Mooring dolphins will be driven; each end of the wharf. The wl 1 deck will be of reinforced cones 80 ft wide, and will be about above high water level. The t range is about 5 ft.
The area enclosed by the wharf, its approaches, and the; wharf, will be filled in. The I includes a copra store of a! 12,500 square feet, and four oc cargo sheds totalling about 10 square feet, located at approaches to the wharf.
The contractors have recea been engaged on big jobs in !
Zealand and Australia.