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CONTENTS. PAOJS Warbant of Appointment and Order op Reference .. .. .. .. .. .. X Report :— Part I—Preliminary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 4 Part 2 —Opening of Sittings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Part 3—Legal Assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 4 Part 4—Reporting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Part s—Length5—Length of Sitting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 5 Part 6—Number of Witnesses ; Form of Evidence .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Part 7—Status of Engineering Reports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Part B—Brief History of Port and its Present State .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Part 9—Physical Features of District and Natural Forces arising therefrom.. .. .. .. 13 Physical Features .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 River Action .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Artesian Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 13 Littoral Features .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Natural Forces; Ocean Currents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Littoral Drift .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Sea and Wave Drift .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 14 Tidal Currents in and out of Lagoons .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Part 10 —Development, in various Reports of Theories based on those Physical Features and Natural Forces in Relation to Harbour-construction .. .. .. .. .. 15 Littoral Drift .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Shingle Drift .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Sand Drift .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 16 Our Conclusions on the Question of Sand Drift .. .. .. .. .. 17 Part 11 (a) —A Brief Description of the Breakwater Harbour . . .. . . .. .. 19 (a) As to Locality .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 (b) As to Constructional Details . . .. .. .. . . . . .. 19 (c) As to Relation to Existing Transport Facilities and Termini .. .. .. 19 Part 11 [b) —A Brief Description of the Inner Harbour .. . . .. .. .. .. 20 (a) As. to Locality .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 20 (b) As to Constructional Details .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 (c) As to Relation to Existing Transport Facilities and Termini .. .. .. 20 Part 11 (c) —The Roadstead .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Part 12—Is it practicable (in view of Reports and our Investigations) to construct a Harbour suitable for the Requirements of the Napier Harbour Rating District as at present constituted at the Inner Harbour and at the Breakwater ? .. .. .. 22 (а) Inner Harbour .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 22 (б) Breakwater .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Part 13 —If so, which is to be recommended as providing the Best and most Suitable Harbour from an Engineering, Navigational, and Economic Point of View ? .. .. .. 23 Inner Harbour or Breakwater Harbour from an Engineering Point of View .. .. 24 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Inner and Breakwater Harbours from the Navigational Point of View .. .. .. 26 Breakwater Harbour from Navigational Standpoint .. .. .. .. .. 27 Summary of Evidence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Use of Tug .. . . .. .. . . .. 27 Inner or Breakwater Harbour from Economic Point of View .. .. .. .. 27 Economic Conditions as affecting Inner and Outer Harbour Development .. .. 30 Part~l4—Can the Expenditure of the Money necessary to construct the Recommended Harbour (taking into Account the Amount already expended) be justified from the Financial and Economic Aspect ? .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 31 (1) Economic Survey of the Trade, Industry, and Resources of Hawke's Bay .. .. 32 (2) Exports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 (3) Comparison with other Ports .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 32 (4) Exports, Potentialfa) Dairy-products .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 (b) Hemp .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 (5) Imports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 (6) Industrial .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 (7) Past Shipping Records .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 (8) General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 (9) Economic Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 (10) Analysis of Financial Position .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 (11) Fixed Assets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 (12) Cash Assets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 (13) Liabilities .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 37