HARBOUR BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 230, 27 September 1911, Page 9

HARBOUR BOARD.

The Har.bour 'Board meeting wa>s continued yesterday afternoon, after the "Star' went to press. The. following was extra business;— (HEAVY CHARGES. ' (Messrs. A. fcj. (Patterson and Co., agents, wrote, drawing attention to port charges for :tlies.s. Grantley Hail, while the vessel 'was discharging • rock <ph.aai>h.a)tes at the Railway wharf; £ll for towage, in addition to pilotage and harbourmaster's fees ■amounting to' iu2, was an Item to which 'particular attention was drawn. It was shown that the tolal fees paid were £l2O, or Hi per ton register of the .boat. Tihese were Increased owing' to the boat being delayed in discharging owing 'to shortage of labour and trucks, and a refund was. asked of the towage ifees. The matter w<iis referred to the .Board in committee. O'NEILL'S POINT. In reply to 'the application toy the Taka puna Tramways and Ferry Company, thsift the 'Board should 'maintain a light on t'i-i outer beacon of O'Neill's Point channel, the Board in committee recommended ithat the arrangement amide by the late chairman of the Board should he adhered to. • iMr. ißraduey imoved as an amendment ithat the request should he acceded to, and several, members spoke in favour. 'Mr. Gunson pointed out that to put up a Used light would coat £2OO. The amendment m carried. RECLAMATION OJT 'LAND. Some time ago the Colonial Sugar Company wrote, requesting permission to reclaim laud at Duck, Creek* This matter •was considered toy the Board in committee, and the following decision was can-led; "That 'permission he granted to the Sugar Company to reclaim about 'l3 acres at Duck Creek in terms of the engineer's .report, the company to acquire no rights of ownorship, 'and the area to toe subject to the terms of tho existing lease, the Board to toe satisfied that no riparian rights are affected; the work to toe carried out In such a manner as will provide for the outflow of all surface and storm water, • and to the satisfaction of the Board's engineer; the company to furnish plans for submission to the LVanne Department to enable the Board to obtain the necessary Order-in-CouncH authorising the work, and to <lofray all expenses In connection with same." ST. 'MARY'S. BEACH. Mr. C. 'H. Poole, M.P., wrote,' drawing the chairman's attention to .a conversation in Wellington, when the writer brought under notice the necessity for the Board doing something for tho safety and convenience of pleasure fioats moored, off St. Mary's beach. *it .was pointed out that there was a great deal of shoal water ift the locality at present, and the operations of a dredge for two or three days would be greatly beneficial and highly appreciated.. The matter was referred to the Works Committee. ' KOHIMARAMA WHARF. The Tamakl West 'Road Board wrote that the ratepayers had decided on a rate for the construction of a road to the proposed new wharf at Kohimarama. The 'following motion was carried:—'.That'the Tomaki West Road Board toe informed that upon tho Board undertaking 'the work it would toe necessary for it to furnish' the Harbour <Roard with .plans of the reclamation twork constituting the road approach to the proposed wharf, to enable the necessary Orde'r-in-Conncil being Obtained authorising the work,. and when other conditions which the Board had imposed upon tho applicants for the wharf were complied 'with the erection of the wharf would Ibe commenced." WHARF RAILWAYS. Tho Chairman reported that Mr. Ronayne, ■General Manager of Railways, advised him 'when in Wellington that 'the Department desired to have completed ian agreement between the Department and the Board as to the working of ifcho railway 'traffic at Auckland, and also intimated that he would with Mr. Burnett (Chief 'Engineer) land Mr. Buxton (Chief Traffic Manager), consider the matter of Queen-street wharf. In view of the urgent need of further rail facilities, the chairman recommended that the question should ho referred to the 'Board in committee for consideration and report. The report was received, the engineer to report