Administration will, with its existing floating plant, pump sand over 

 the north pier to maintain the beaches at no cost to the city for a 

 period of 18 years. Operation of the City's bypassing plant has been 

 discontinued, being considered unnecessary as long as sand is supplied 

 in connection with harbor maintenance. 



Although it appears that a continuing supply of sand stabilizes 

 the Durban shore, a protective beach of sufficient width in front of the 

 Lower Marine Parade has not been obtained. Accordingly the City has ex- 

 tended groin number 1 and in February of 1955 was constructing another 

 groin 900 feet to the south of that structure, in the belief that ad- 

 equate protective beach width on this seaward section of shore could not 

 be obtained by increased supply of material alone. 



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