WHARFAGE DUES AT COROMANDEL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 253, 1 November 1897, Page 3

WHARFAGE DUES AT COROMANDEL.

.(By Telegraph-Own Correspondent.)

COROMANDEL, Saturday. A- l_rge_y : a.tended public meeting was fj last night at the Caledonian M lor the purpose of discussing the TO dues question and other country matters of pressing importance which have Men occupying public attention for »c time past. Primarily the trouble We ov er the difficult between *™ir Board and Captain Hodge BE? T"p his g™up of mines). Captain S r* erected and maintained a mate wharf on the Union Beach ground If \° acilitate the Ending and TO of a large quantity of machinery E/ lmnS. supplies. 'The Harbour «l considered he had. no legal Wt to do so, consequently they levied Sllf ? r, d, anc?' wifch their regulations Umatenal anded. The captain therem; considering- he was suffering from Sl,u- ireatened t0 close Ws mines, convention last night Mr R. JST OCCUPied the c,iair- ThefollowJa2! i° nproP.osed l *Mr MaxKingwas Jously carried: That in the opinion ft J meeting wharfage dues as levied ibs£ftT dei Harbour Eoard are JJjU. the best interests of the minmg it _*%.__ lfc was also decided that Ctw°T c? dccl t0 the HarW i at nbyelaws 12 and 13 be re- > CoLiff Y as fllrther that »E X c aPP°. nfced to wait upCrfi?" !.B? arA and Place t J ephitions before them. *A motion i£l,Cormnai?llel Harbour Board be «S? egatlV(?d- Another motion »'_ fit& ttet be pointed to draw up If Efi 1?^ Ctmn- ty Council to re--4 b ' and f'^ copies of such petidifferent