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THE WHABFAGE AT DKVONPORT.
TO TUB SDITOB.
' ia,— I acn serprised that any rhipeers
of prodeee f'ora .Davoapert abonld ebjsot
to pay,31 per ton.wbarfega rtaee-fer the
parpnae of repairing tho wharf, as I think
it weald be nojest fnr the e«neral p»b io.
to Aod the money, the majority of whom,
never ihip a ten of goods of any descrip-
tion, nor yet reeeive one. At tbe same
time, It doea net epeak tnnab for tbe
qaality of the timber, the wharves have
been bnilt ot that (boy ebentd need rpaire
in ear h a ahert time | and - 1 am tempted
te nk why the Marine Board offiolals do
net seoore a batter and more raatnred olaia
ef timber tku they me. Bach eiplings as
1 1 have seen and for piles will not last in
any groand for fivo yearn, and era very
little better than itma kinds ef plie for
resisting tho attaoks of tha toreda navalls,
marine wirm, and tnonoria terebrane, a
email boring orabaf the leeoh family, both
ef whloh are too ooromon in tbaie wat«re.
Tbe smaller animal, which Prefei'or Kirk
says la allied to lannoria llgnoram, allhoegh
eoaroaiy Urg»r than a grata of rloe, ia as
deetrnotive ae the teredo, and ae for the;
sappeied benefit at obarrlng MDlingi
(even when Ihoreaghly dine and' not
soatnped), it bad better be left alone, for
anything that oioies tbe poree ef the timbar
while cootalning sap promotos decay.
Next Ihe oreeioting process, whloh eon-
lilts in oxtraoting the aataral jsiees by
pimping and then refilling tho peres with
oreeeite. end wbiob readeri tbe timber
almeit lodeatreotible exoept by fire (bet
wbioh ia eat ef the qaestion hero, I am
afraid), is to look ahead and see what
piles are 1ik«dy to be wanted, end havo
tbem oat and rqaarad as seen as passible.
Tbey will oest a little mere, bnt it will pay
to do it, as the timber will be so mach
better, and'setioned, er partly so. When
cat In plaoe, eoa! ta them bot aod ebeath
them with capper or Muotx metal as high
aod low ae nroeieary, and tbay wilt net
Dave t9 tie rernwea in eix or nevco year,
I'll warrant. There can be no .donbt that
the Marioe Board has done good work in
diepenlog tbe river bed, bat it has been
done at great cost. No praotioal man
would have dooe It ia tbe same manner it
be had found tha dlbbs. Had the work
been dono by oentraet (dredge fennd) it
wotld have been done 26 or 30 per oeot
obeeper, and there weald hive been no
neeeeilty for 3d per ton export dnei, nor
yet another loan. Acoerding to Cooker;
retrenohment ia wanted, bat why doea be
not aav hew it hae te bo dona and - ae fee
It?— I am, Ao, OBBEBVER.
Tbire might. not, in Ibe cireamitanoes
Btaied by oar correspondent, bays baen a
neeesaity for a l«an, bot the present posi
tion ae regards fnnde fer tbe renewal of
tba wharves weald baye been io no wa
altered, however ohtaply the dredging
might have b«en done— Ed "Post."
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