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...a motor ferry between Victoria Point, East Devonport, and the north end of the West Devonport 'wharf...The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times
Tue 18 Jun 1918
VICTORIA FEKRY.
At vesterday's meeting of the Mer
sey Marine Board Warden S. S. Field,
according to notice given, moved:
'Thnt. thn income from the present
East-West Devouport ferry be allowed
to accumulate, only necessary tempor
ary work being done meanwhile; that
when the accumulated amount is suffi
cient, it bo applied to tho establish
ment of a motor ferry botween ?Vic-
toria Point, East Devonport, and the
north end of thq West Devonport
'wharf, the placing of proper landing
pontoons and the connection with the
roadway; that the. present ferry be
closed when the new one is ready ; that
the secretary report when the funds
reach £400, so that plans and specifi
cations may be prepared for tbe worfc
to proceed.' Semething would have
to bo done for the 'future, and they
should look ahead. There was a con
tinual outcry for the. money to be
spent on the ferry, and that it was
wrong for it to be lying idle, but «
they kept on frittering it away, they
would have nothing tangible to show
for It. Tho board had allowed funds
to accumlate. and now had good, new
wharves, which spoke for themselves.
The action of the board justified it,
and what he proposed for the ferry was
on tho same lines. They should ac
accumulate tho money for a definite
purpose, and v. alt till a proper scheme
could ba entered into. The question
as to which would be the best landmg
points might be arguable, and if de
sired that part of the motion could
be deleted. Warden S. Field eecond
?d the motion. Warden H. Hays sup
ported ' tho principle, but suggested
that the portion specially mentioned by
Mr Field be cut out. Warden Field
agreed to the deletion, and tho mo
tion was carried. The Master Warden
said that there was £252 in hand and
it would bo several years before HM
was available. The Master _\\ arden
said' that Sir. J. VvilUs' report as to
the proposed gioin at the ferry land
ing was not to hand, as expected, iue
ferrvmen had three propeller blaues
broken this month, and it was an ex
pensive matter. Ho thought the work
should be carried out as soon as the
information came to hand. 1 he cost
was estimated at £15. On the motion
of Warden Thomas, seconded by War
den Havs, it was decided to carry out
the work provided the engineer s re
port be favorable. Warden S. Pries
Lid that they snould have information
us to revenue, received by the lessees
of the ferry.
