BOAT HARBOUR AT RICHMOND

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 197, 19 August 1913, Page 9

BOAT HARBOUR AT RICHMOND

-WATER ERONTAGE CONSERVATION.

Amessage was received from Mr. J. H. Bradney, M.P., at' the' Grey Lynn Borough. Council meeting last night, stating tibat he did not think The ilarbour ' Board's opposition'to "th*"request "foT : a .•' boat harbour at. Richmond ■near Heme Bay, would have any w.eight ..with- the-.'Minister, for .Marine, but suggested it might perhaps hp a-s well -to tend down a petition signed by residents of Heme Bay and Crey Lynn.. Mr. T. L. Thompson said he had seen Mr. Bradney that day, and was informed by him 'that the House, was inundated with other petitions. Mr. Thompson said Mr. Gunson was still strong on the Empowering Bill. '. Miv Thompson moved that the Mayor be sent to Wellington to personally represent- the matter to the Minister for Marine. '.What they -wanted was to get the land outside r.-nd dredge the material to reclaim the park. Mr.'"G." J. Garland, -in seconding the auction, said it was about time they did something for the people at that end of :• the borough. The piece of water they ■asked from the Marine Department did '■■ not belong to the. Harbour Board. He • iras -sorry the officials irjr the 'Harbour Board did not know more of tlie harbour than to report that the Council's jrpruest. if granted, would interfere with - ithe navigation of 'Cox's Creek. Apparently.the official was not aware that Cox's -Creek, instead of being navigable, ..jyas already ■ vested in the borough of ■-jG-rej. JLiynn for a park in' the future. -■ "■--'Mr.-.J. W. Tattersfield suggested that She opinion of experts should be got as ~ Ifco. whether a .boat- haa-bour could be "iformed in HSrne Bay. He had been in>:ii>smed that there was sandstone very ■"dose under,the mud. •At the same time, .he would like to see the scheme carried "•'tout il jit -could be done. . *Mr.. j. A. Warnock advocated securing. ; ./Sbe grant if it could he done. What they"wanted was the piece of open sea i : ' .joutSide Cox's Creek bridge. A nice little .j;.-.-Uracil was already forming, which would -^iterjiriteaaiacquisition to the. park when ..vs'it.-Was ireolaimed. . .. . %<t jjifr. E. Caxr said they should first'a.pJ* preach tho Harbour Board. once more. : j-.'.3f;they could take -away, the --opposition ;-."'»{ tire Boa,rd first, it would be a great s ffial.l ', ' .' ; ' " • , -..The Mayor Wlr. G. Baildon) said if v\ Jllfe" : Board got the Empowering Bill .«,- jftawgh. it would secure--control of the ■-*■■ Harbour BoaTd up to Eiverhead. There- ■ : Tore, the Council should lose no • time V-. in getting the grant it wa-s-after. Thatwas the only bit of waterfront the boroiigh had, and they, did mot wish, it to : « be reclaimed "in. the fuiture. and leased for stores or factories. , , .; On.._the motion.of- Mis Wairnock, it was : <■ agreed that the Mayor, with -Councillors Garland. and 1 Thompson, wait upon il-f'he..chairman, of the Harbour Board to ;" discuss-the matter. 'i -,'.. It was .also decided 'that of-deemed

■■•■ nccessairr, after such conference, the ''.'Mayor should proceed to' Wellington.