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Table J. —Short Summary of Navigation Experts' Evidence —continued.

TABLE K.—PLANS AND MAPS COMPRISED IN COMMISSION'S EXHIBIT No. 3. (a) Litho plan of Napier Harbour and reclamation areas. (b) Litho from Furkert's report. (c) Locality-map, Napier—-Kidnappers to Whakariri. (d) 1855 to 1927 —Five contour plans. (e) Cross-sectional plan based on Plans 1)1855 to I) 11)27. (/) Sectional depths and sea-bottom, 1880 to 1925. (g) Plan of Colon Harbour. (h) Plan of Napier Harbour. (i) Map of trading-area of Napier Harbour Board District (by Chamber of Commerce). (j) Holmes 1906-27 soundings in red and black. (k) Photograph of breakwater. (1.) Cullen and Keele's plan, 1.925. (m) Plan M.D. 5652. Plan of proposed dredging by Browning crane. (n) Plan of soundings, " Whakarire," 10-acre patch, 1911. (o) Longitudinal section through 10-acre patch. (p) Relative tidal diagram, Inner Harbour and outer bay. (</) Plan showing comparative contours at West Shore, indicating erosion. (r) Plan, Napier Harbour Board reserves.

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Witness. Inner Harbour* Breakwater Harbour. Wybrant Olphert, marine Does not like proposed channel ; considers Considers breakwater entrance easier and superintendent, N.Z. 600 ft. too narrow; would not work safer to work; does not consider tug Shipping Co. Thirty- channel at night; channel would only would be required; not much in favour six years' experience be used once per day ; considers the use of either harbour. with N.Z. Shipping Co. ; of a tug the first essential prior to present appointment in command. (Pages 229, 230, and 231.) R. J. Foster, marine super- Would not care to work channel unless Had worked Breakwater Harbour a lot, and intendent, Union Steam- under perfect conditions, not at night; never had to put to sea owing to range, ship Co. Thirty years would not like to bring Union Co. vessels j &c. ; sometimes it was hard to hang on ; at sea and seven ashore: in under any condition i prefers breakwater, as easier means of great deal of experience ; escape in bad weather. with Napier. I (Pages 232 and 233.) H. Hoi lis, marine super- Considers navigating proposed channel safe Once vessels inside completed harbour very intendent, Common- at H.W. slack if moderate wind, not too ' good indeed ; his company's vessels do wealth and Dominion much sea ; would not work channel at i not use the present Breakwater Harbour ; Co. Master for line night; would require one tug. During i when harbour completed range will be 1902-16; at sea since August, 1927, vessels could only enter | reduced; range is not caused by seas if .1889; frequently in port once per day on twenty-seven days and they come over the breakwater. of Napier. twice on four davs (Pages 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, and 330.) 1