OAMARU HARBOR BOARD.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 6754, 1 June 1889, Page 2

OAMARU HARBOR BOARD.

The UHiial monthly mooting of the Harbor Board was hold yesterday, when Micro were presont Messrs Sumptor (chairman), Holmes, Finch, Allan, Burr, Meek, Dunn, Isclale, nnd Borrio. 'J'ho minutus of last mooting woro read and confirmed. The Standing Committee roported objecting to the proposed batliß being erected i.i the south-wost corner of Iho harbor, as that portion of the harbor might bo required for other purposov Accounts amounting to L 517 Hh 4d were passed for paymont. Mr Robert Dobson, of Napier, asked tho Board to forward two copies of a plan of tho harbor showing the doplh of water at loading berths and also a copy of tho by-laws. Tho secretary said he had no i.iapß of tho harbor for distribution, but would supply tho information. Tho Treasury Dopartmont forwarded voucher for L 449 3s 7d, being refund of wliH) f igo duos. 'J'ho Working Railways Department wro' c saying the commiaioncrn woro glad to lvoeivo tho assurance that tho spoiltilling would be completed as undortakon, and tho commissioners would bo satisfied if the work woro carried out at once. If the wo/k could not bo arranged for at once, it would be necessary that the Board should pay hire for tho locomo* tivo. Tho Railway Dopartmont also wrote saying that it could not find labor for rolaying tho rails, but was prepared to supply such material to a roasonablo oxtent t\» may be required to eii'eot tho improvements, provided such wan possible. The Secretary said the Department had laid new points at the Maoundrew wharf, and tho wharf was now greatly improved. Tho Milburn Limo and Cement Company wrote saying they would be glad to complote their contract for tho supply of cement. The VVaiareka Road Board wrote notifying the appointment of Mr Isdalo on the Harbor Board to roprosont tho Road Bo.ml. Tho Property Tax Dopartmont' under date 21st May, intimated, in reply to an enquiry, that tho now valuation roll for the Oamaru Harbor District would be forwarded during tho course of tho week. The dredgomastor ronortod as follows : We have lifted and deposited at ne.\ 25 loads of spoil, equal to 500() tons. This npnil l>a» been all taken from the anehot pool, having had no ehnnoo of working at the outer moorings. We have also lifted about 4 tons of large »tonoH, the most of them too heavy for six men to put overb( ard. \\ o lianlod into the Nonnatiby wharf on the afternoon of tho 15th to get some noceasarv ropaiivj done to tho machinery. We had to stop dredging on the afternoon of the 1 1th on account of the heavy running into the harbor, and from that tune to the morning of tho 15th, had to lie with •team handy night and day, a« she was carrying away chains, warps, and tho rings of the buoys. We started again to-day at tho anchor pool, after having been Inspected by the Inspector of Machinery, and everything is working satisfactorily. Tendors for repairs to tho breakwater woro opened, and on the motioin^ofMr Holmes, seconded by Mr Meek, tft^Mfl^^ A. Watson (L 9,213 18s) was accoptexf^f^

With a population of 20 millioiiH, Italy can, at a week's notice, thiH year have 2,3<K),(X)0 men under wins. In England and Wales (population 28,(128,804) during last year thoro woro 2(W,45() marriageß, 870,2(13 births, and 510,<W0 doiitliH. According to a corropondont of a Homo papar a well known artist of the camera was called in lately to photograph the body of a young woman who had just died under peculiar circumstances. Tho body was laid out on a sofa in the drawing-room, and presented a singuhu'ly beaut ful Hpectrtclo. Tlie photogmj)her was loft alone in the room with the body, and took a negative. Aftor inspecting it ho was not satisfied that the oxpoHuro had been suflioiont, and ho took another, and then, to his amazomont, ho diHcovered that the two negatives wore not alike. The body must nave movod. Not having quite lost all his nerve by this extraordinary occurrence, ho "took a third negative, which was oxactly like tho second. Ho instantly Bummonod tho nurfio who hnd boon in nttondanco on the deceased girl, and, aftor mmio diflioulty and delay, had tho doctor fetched. So, to cut a long Htory short, tho young tody was not dead at all, but in at thin moment convalescent. This (saye the lSuvope&u M»il) U a triw story,