received - namely, about 600,000 cubic yards per annum - would be available 

 to the Council, and that once the beaches had reached some form of stability, 

 this supply would continue at a rate in the vicinity of 300,000 cubic yards 

 per annum. During the first year of the third stage, nearly 400,000 cubic 

 yards of sand had been supplied, and the losses of the second stage had 

 been converted to small gains. Unfortunately, for various reasons, the 

 Railways Administration was unable to maintain the expected supply of sand, 

 and the supplies gradually diminished until barely 50,000 cubic yards have 

 been pumped in the past twelve months, and as must be expected, recession 

 of the beaches is again taking place. This can be seen in the following 

 figures: 



TABLE 6 



At Bell Street 



Year 



Distance of fathom lines in feet 



Two 



Three 



Four 



December, 

 End 1955 



1953 



1,000 

 1,010 



1,350 

 1,925 



3,050 

 3,600 



Gain 





+ 10 



+ 575 



+ 550 



End 1959 





995 



1,505 



3,300 



Loss 





- 15 



- 420 



- 300 



TABLE 7 

 At Rutherford Street 



Distance of fathom lines in feet 



Year 



Two 



Three 



Pour 



December, 

 End 1955 



1953 



1,000 

 990 



1,150 

 1,395 



2,750 

 3,050 



Loss /Gain 





- 10 



+ 245 



+ 300 



End 1959 





990 



1,345 



2,930 



Loss 





- 



- 50 



- 120 



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