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TABLE J.—SHORT SUMMARY OF NAVIGATION EXPERTS' EVIDENCE.

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Witness. Inner Harbour. | Breakwater Harbour. W. H. Hartman, master With big vessel would wait for slack water No difficulty in navigating ; enter head-on s.s. " Tamaroa." Trad- before navigating channel; tug necessary in easterly weather ; prefer breakwater ; ing to New Zealand for at flood and ebb tides, and possibly at 1,300ft. swinging-basin sufficient; tug past twenty-seven years, j slack water ; harbour safe ; velocity of required; safe harbour ; vessel would not (See Evidence, pages current no detriment; when entering sub- lay so steady ; bound to get range, which 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 1 jected to beam sea and wind; if strong will be less when harbour completed; and 117.) wind or heavy sea would wait outside or owners will not allow him to use present inside ; consider range would not be in- unfinished Breakwater Harbour. creased by widening channel between moles ; subsequently considered would be increased S. A. Chatfield, master No difficulty in bringing the " Kaituna," Never had to leave breakwater; have s.s. " Kaituna." Trad- drawing 17 ft. 6 in., into the present Inner been there several times. ing here a good deal. Harbour at high water ; velocity of , (Pages 118, 119, and current between moles, 6 to 7 knots 120.) W. Waller, Harbourmaster, Would wait for slack water before navigat- Worked present breakwater for live years ; New Plymouth. Ex- ing proposed channel; would not worl< never had to leave owing to bad weather ; perience since 1874 ; a i proposed channel at night; proposed consider there would be no difficulty in great deal of experience j Inner Harbour more sheltered than Break- entering harbour when completed. on this coast. I water Harbour ; current at end of moles I (Pages 121, 122, and ! would tend to deflect vessel's course; 123.) beam sea would tend to force vessel on to side of channel L. C. H. Worrall, captain ; { in big seas would not attempt to take large Worked breakwater ; never had trouble ; retired from Union vessel in, even with tug; considers it have been alongside in S.E. seas; never Steamship Co. Retired would not be advisable to work channel had to go past breakwater ; thinks comtwelve months ago ; ex- at night; a tug would be required in \ plcte harbour would be a success ; Breakperience since 1876. calm weather; the current at end of water Harbour decidedly safer; no (Pages 123, 124, and moles would deflect vessel trouble from range. 125.) A. M. Edwin, master, Difficult to navigate entrance to Inner Worked breakwater; occasionally broke coastal pilot. Been at Harbour ; could only work it at slack things up (springs); stayed in all weather ; sea thirty-six years ; water once in twenty-four hours ; a tug prefers Breakwater ; can enter and leave worked Napier weekly would be required at any state of tide ; when swell too big for two years. worked under lee of breakwater. (Pages 125, 126, and 127.) H. Collins, Harbourmaster, Entrance quite safe with moderate breeze ; Swinging-basin 1,300 ft. big enough; conNelson. Twenty years channel could be worked at night; no tug aiders height of breakwater not sufficient. Harbourmaster at Nel- required; prefers Inner Harbour ; 7-knot son; before that 2nd current dangerous; 2 to 3 knots not and 3rd officer Union dangerous; currents caused by tideSteamship Co. deflector increase risk; always be a (Pages 127, 128. 129, certain amount of range 130, 131, 132, and 133.) H. White-Parsons,Harbour- Would bring vessels in at high and low water During thirteen years as Harbourmaster master, Napier. Har- slack; doubts if channel could be worked have not had an accident; when harbour bourmaster at Napier at night; a tug would be required ; beam completed no difficulty in entering during for thirteen years ; total sea and wind ; would not take vessel in reasonable N.E. weather ; only 3 per cent, of thirty-five years' if there was a range ; considerable range per year have had to leave owing to bad experience at sea. in harbour at present weather ; during strong easterlies easier (Pages 167, 168, 170, to enter breakwater; during heaviest 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, seas, range at present from 3 ft. to and 176.) 3ft. 6 in., then not safe to berth; if completed, consider it would be satisfactory in every respect; in all but abnormal weather no difficulty in entering. Maximum draught of vessel berthed to date, 26 ft. 3 in. ; if harbour completed as proposed, no necessity for vessels to leave breakwater owing to bad weather ; by using the breakwater considers saving to vessel, as against working the roadstead, up to 40 per cent. H. Brown, master of s.s. In ordinary weather no difficulty in working His owners will not allow him to use the "Port Melbourne," proposed channel; would work in moon- present Breakwater Harbour ; he would 12,450 tons. Trading light; would require a tug ; prefers the require a tug ; Breakwater Harbour more to Napier since 1904. more sheltered aspect easilv affected by bad weather. (Pages 206, 207, 208, 209, and 210.) T. H. Chudley, marine Doubtful; could only be worked at top of Could use breakwater Harbour at any state superintendent, Shaw, high water, and then would require of the tide: entrance satisfactory conSavill, and Albion Co. smooth water and no more than moderate sidering prevailing winds ; swinging-basin At sea actually thirty breeze; would require two tugs ; heavy 1.300 ft. satisfactory ; sees no reason why years, ashore thirteen | swell would cause vessel to roll and draw ocean-going vessels should not use Breakyears ; holds master's j extra 2 ft. ; prefer lightering in bay to water Harbour when completed ; of the certificate ; trading to j entering proposed Inner Harbour or com- two completed harbours, prefers BreakNew Zealand since 1891. I pie ted Breakwater Harbour water, but would prefer lightering in (Pages 223, 224, 225, j bay to using either. and 226.)