HARBOUR BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 163, 10 July 1907, Page 9

HARBOUR BOARD.

ThP Harbour Board met at 2.30 yesterday Present: The Hon. E. MitS (chairman!. Messrs J. B. Macfar\_7__ e c C Dacre. W. E. Hutchison, Capt. vc-enzie, G. W. Basley, A. Keyes, H. J. Eneen. and H. Heather. Control ot Manukau Harbour. —The Town Clerk Onefinnga, wrote forwarding a reso- - inrion passed by the One-_i;a Borough Council. Received. Tne Chairman, Mr W. J. Napier, and Mr ii. Kidd, M.H.R.. were appointed delegates to represent the at a convened by the Harbours' Association of £ew Zealand. Wellington. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs .£.-J. Entrican and C. J. Parr. Morgue for Devonport.—The question of providing a sire for a morgue at Devonport was referred to the Committee. Water Police Accommodation.—The inspector of ponce wrote regarding- aecommo_ition for water police, pointing out that at present a sergeant and six constables were detailed for wharf and harbour duty, tut with the increase of wharves and foreshore year by year, a corresponding increase in staff must take place. The letter that whntever proviisio-r; the Board 'Bees fit to make should be sufficient to meet reauire—ents for the next 20 years. The following accommodation is " suggested: Gro—td floor—Sergeant's offiop. watchhonse- .. teener's office, kitchen, dining-oo—. pantry. - fcnliery. w.c. three lock-up cells, spare | room far storage pnrposps: first floor—Sergeant's bedroom, dormitory divided mm .leafaicles.for. say. 12 constables, men's dayr>o_ and men's tmiform-room. The engineer reported having asked the architect . -.to consider provision for this accommoda;tiOß.—The letter was referred to the com- .' .Edtree. —Mr. Xapier moved that the Minister for Jnstice be thanked for adding to ." .file strength of the water police. This was geennded hy Mr. Bradney and agreed to. ; .;-Lumpers' Union.—Mr R. F. Way wrote " " on, behalf of the Waterside Workers" t'ni- ( "pn asking the Board to contribute towards ■'•-—c"cost osf■s caretaker for the lumpers" shed on the wharf. The chairman moved that the matter b» referred to the committee. They required some regulations ~ -pith regard to =uch a place. It mizhr be used for political meetings. This was ejreed to. Ponsonby Wharf.—The harbourm aster reported that the damage done to the Pon--6— by wharf by a steamer cutting into it during the recent gale was £S3 2/fi. The '-matter was referred to the solicitor to recover damages. Mr Keyes said it was _ question now whether it would not be piser to remove that wharf altogether. Committee. —The report of the Board in - -Jco_—ittee was adopted, as already published. Mr Xapier said it was a matter '..fer congratulation that licenses had not teenapplied for the Victoria, Tainni. and - __sp—a. Mr Dacre said applications .TOTila be made when these vessels had ban repaired. Calliope Dock Training Pier Mr Brad--Ks'_ew ; attention to the need for effeet-.-te% ttpairs to the training pier at CalEope.Doc— The chairman said it was j'giEiflon as to whether the pier should - : : fe-repaired, or a much more expensive : f_dnre put up. but it was necessary that -'B—thing should be done. Mr Hamer • -.tM the plans for a training pier were |iced before the Board some months ago. ' "j— Bradnev was quite correct in saying : ft'-was time something should be done. , .._ie matter was then referred to the com- *".,"; Bittee. t Ponsonby Esplanade. — The Town Clerk, Auckland. wrote asking the .. Board the present position regardtog the extinguish—ent of riparian rights . along the foreshore, as the Council was - anxious to have some definite decision ar- - lived at regarding the proposed esplanade. The engineer reported that the matter .was awaiting an opportunity for the City EnsiDeer and himself to investigate it. Patteson-street Allotments.—A letter Was read from the Town Clerk, Auckland, -regarding allotments in Patteson and Beaumont streets, stating that the City Council, in making its offer to lease r\lotments 15-17. IS-20. understood that the . -Board had already leased a number of allotments fronting Patteson-street at 10/ a ifoot and that this amount was the upset rental for other unlet lots in Pattesonstreet. As the lots in question would be used to Improve the entrance to the park, the Council was of opinion that the Board should not ask a higher rental than for . .other lots ta close proximity. The Conn- ... cL'"_was. sgre—ble. to inclnde lot 4L front? 1- jfng.Beaumont-street, at the rectal of £12 jfSOTper annum, aud with this addition the j Council renewed its offer to lease alloti —ent 15-17, IS-20 on either side of the .. _am entrance to Victoria Park, and al|i. jotments 41-50. fronting Beaumont-street. | at the annual rental of £187. such lease to i-'-tie- for a period equal to the balance of the term of lease of Victoria Park. The spproval of the Board is also asked to a proposed exchange of lot 52 for 51 with r tne Gas Company. The letter was re- , ferred to the committee. - Northcote Wharf.—The Waitemata County Conncil wrote urging the impott~—ice of certain improvements to Xorthcote Wharf, already authorised, stating that B—ing the recen-t heavy weather ferry steamers had been unable to touch at Sorthcote, and had to run on to Birken—ad, causing great inconvenience to passengers. The Board decided to reply that _ soon as the present tee at -the railway . sharf was removed, the work asked for praM be undertaken. Water Supply.—The Farmers' Freezing Company applied for permission to lay a ....line of pipes along the Railway Wharf V for a supply of water to their Auckland works. The request was granted, sub- - 3«— -to payiiieiU of a rental of £X) per : : ismnn. -which was agreed to.

Sand and Shingle.—A letter was receiv- - — jfrom Mr Edward P. Coyle and others - tompfainrng that they were required to . psy wh arfage on cargoes of sand and _Ingle landed at a part of the Railway ' : !W—irf that- was now only under eonstmr- —— The chairman moved that the

] ;—_ges be levied as heretofore. An saendment hy Mr Dacre was moved that __J e tter go to the committee. As tie I TOSng was equal, the chairman gave his i fas—s vote for Mr Dacre's amending—