PORT NELSON - GATEWAY TO THE SEA
A HISTORY OF THE NELSON HARBOUR BOARD TO 1978

AUTHOR - W.H. Parr

PUBLICATION - Nelson Harbour Board 1979

CONDITION - Very good condition, clean and bright inside, no marks, not much age discolouration and no foxing. Binding tight. Dustwrapper has small amount of bumping and rubbing around spine.

PRICE - $24

DESCRIPTION - Since 1842 the province and the city of Nelson have depended for their very existence on the efficient functioning of Port Nelson. If port management and development were inadequate, the whole population would be suffering. No wonder, then, that Port affairs have always loomed large in local politics. The book covers the earliest formation of an embryo port authority, navigation, pilotage, the Wellington ferry service, wharves and slipways, the fruit, fishing, timber and mineral industries, and the roles of Mapua and Motueka in Board affairs. Together with the lively text are included over 100 photographs, maps and drawings.

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