HARBOUR BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 53, 6 March 1889, Page 2

HARBOUR BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Harbour Board was liekl yestt-rduy afternoon. J'resenfc: Mejsr.-i M. NiccoliChainnun), !siprnan, Cro'.vth-'ir, Wiustunu, tii.ild.ie, Nathan, Sto:it: and Anderf.on.

STOic.MiK.—Mr'l*. Henderson wrote ior the Union S. S. Company and askoU con'sidorutiou of flic ri^uesliou of utoraj^u charge on v\ 00l on which the Company are asked to [iay uh nieasuroitiL-nt, '•■ dumps equal to '.', tons. lio added, "In the li.-t oi article.'' chargeable by weight, wool is included, and although under tho btoruKO section 2 no mention is made, jot. wo are under the impression that the Mune course was intended to bo adopted fur •li-oiiiye aa per wharfage. Keduction^ were made with a view lv indi;s;u tranrflunmenls and storage, and we hardly tlmitc that a charge of Hd per bale per day i.i calculated to attairi that; end. Pho rato ot storage in town in only 3d par bulo per week. it is probable Has will be coming forward for shipment, and on this wo ure nsked t«v pay ntora^e at meu.surcmsMt when it is known that 20e-.vt measure!) at least it bout "'. tons. Wlunfajje on t.liis is charged at weight." N'oHTiiffiTK Fe»u<v Kkkvick.—Mr Wm. Hall wi'ot» complaining thai the lnuritorn of tho N'orthcotn berry boat* frequently re fu1-'1. to land pii.-scnjrcrd at the Sugar Co.'a Wharf, u;id requeHtinj; thut thoy should be (\;f;ij.elli--'! to adhere to the timo-table. Colj,:hio\.- Mr C. K. Button reported liiaL on tiio ni^'h! of February 27th one of Ihe Northcoto lerry staumerß run into I'.'rkeiihcutl Whan and caused considerable '. kT''l:m Wii,ii;i -Tho Foromnn of W'uili:- r-.-ported that Mio stoaiuci Aloxmidra iui into o\n \'ic(oria wlian !<■■ t Sdiurday liiyht and c;ui-.jd dam.. r ;u to the c* hunt of j.' 11.