Влплле.—Ёағіу Reclamations and Harbour-works of Wellington. 715 
No. 9, Waitt’s Wharf, was not off Willis Street: it stood out from 
Customhouse Street. Its present location would be through the vacant 
section opposite the Public Library, owned, I believe, by Burns, Philp, and 
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of ownership there would usually be а change of name. Of course, in ` 
those days Farish Street terminated at Customhouse Street. In 1858 the 
property was advertised for sale by publie auction. The frontage, as 
advertised, was 147ft. to Customhouse Street, extending to low-water 
mark. Part of the Peer faced Farish Street. The wharf, of about 
200 ft., extended from a platform on which were erected two iron stores. 
There was a peelings laid on the wharf, with a crane, nearly new. The 
price obtained was sets to be £1,500, but apparently the sale fell 
through, for the property was advertise d again in a few weeks. N 
further sale is зам until 1860, when Waring Taylor purchased it 
or £800. 
David Robertson's Wharf would probably be known earlier as “ Seager’s.’ 
It, with Greenfield and Stewart’s (if there was such a wharf), are of a much 
later лав sins hardly come within the name of “ old-timers.’ 
I und references to Mills’ {аш bton Quay, 1846), Tankersley's 
(Willis y cine 1847), and Turnbull’s (Willis Street, 1862). 
Queen's Wharf. 
Although not agreeing with the Year-book that “ the history of the port 
as a TARTA den dates from 1862," when the first pile of what 
is now known as the Queen's Wharf was driven it may be agreed that 1862 
marked a ды move ges Prio that date mercantile people 
could not be expected to be satisfied with А shipping facilities for the 
larger vessels visiting the port. 
any suggestions were made as to how improvements could be effected. 
The first move towards something being done took place during the 1852 
session of the Legislative Council of New Munster (a nominated body), 
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eep-water wharf." In their opinion the only suitable site would 
be near 0L Point, between the Customhouse (then in Customhouse Street) 
and Pipitea Point; but owing to the shallow water a wharf 800 ft. long 
would be necessary. The Queen's Wharf is now probably over 800 ft. in 
length from the original breastwork opposite the Pier Hotel. Two other 
probable sites were in the Kaiwarra Bight: on the town side of the stream 
a wharf 60 ft. or 70 ft. long would run out to 21 ft. at low water, spring 
tides ; on the other side of the stream it would be necessary to construct 
a wharf about 120 ft. long to secure the same advantage ; but both of these 
sites were much exposed to south-easterly gales. It was rather unfortunate 
that the Province of New Munster was dissolved in 1853, for this bod 
during 1852 had taken definite steps to reclaim land from the septi 
construct a deep-water wharf, and to erect a lighthouse at Pencarro 
Under the Provincial Council of Wellington the town waited five Y 
until another block was reclaimed ; waited ten years for the wharf; and 
waited six years until a modern lighthouse was erected at the heads. 
Early in 1857 the Provincial Council appointed a Wharf Committee to 
consider the “ necessity for immediately constructing a wharf in Lambton 
Harbour that will admit of the largest class of vessel likely to resort to 
Wellington lying alongside of it; the most suitable spot for its location ; 
