The Archive · 1899

'THE NEW PEDDER'S WHARF

The ironwork for the new wharf at the end of Pedder''s Street has arrived in the Colony, and in " very short time this Inndingplace will be under construction. It will be worthy of its central position, an ornament to the water frontage, and sufficient (at Inat) for the traffic. For it is, I hear, to be 500 feet in length and will have eight fights of steps or atagings for Ianding passengers, This is it should be. For many years past the principal landing-place of the Colony haz been insufficient for the trafic and unworthy of the city. I hope that the Clock Tawer will soon be moved to the head of this fine wharf.

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED, has since issued its report, and compared with that of the Union, it is not much to brag of. The result of the year's working

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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