New Wharf Fo [?]
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Honiara
THE construction of port facilltii at Point Cruz, Honiara, is w: under way and completion the first stage of the project ■ expected to be finished by yeai end.
The new wharf, of steel she? piles, will be 415 ft in length an the estimated cost of £190,000 is b« ing met from proceeds of Japans* v/ar assets.
Two hundred and seventy feet t the wharf will have a minimui depth of water of 10 ft and tH remainder decreasing to a minimm of 4 ft—which still isn’t much uu to overseas vessels.
However, the construction of mooring dolphin adjacent to tH wharf is under consideration \ enable these larger vessels to If accommodated.
Point Cruz has had a whai before, of course, American bull but by and large Honiara is a unsatisfactory port. Tulagi, a sma island about 20 miles away, with good harbour was the capital befoi the war, and was used for dis charging cargo for some years afte it. But, alas, like many othe similar wharves in the SW Pacifl it fell into disrepair.