HARBOUR BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 147, 22 June 1915, Page 2

HARBOUR BOARD.

1 The usual meeting of the 'Auckland liar hour Board was heU! this afternoon, Mr 11. l>. Heather c lialnann) presiding. MOTOR no AT CI.CB HOUSE. A letter was received from the i-orcrni-dore of the X™ /.ealuiwl rower Host Association rcferrSnj: to a scheme put Jcrwaji] by tiu> llarnou: Board for pro\iiling a chil.liouso for the yachi aud motor •V>:i: . hsl.n In Ai.-kllllMl. That scheme fell throti£.!i, ami ilie Assoi-lation now want •;!io Board io olihpr "oiilld tlir A»so>-intlon a r:iiMionpt\ .-lijirpi'.ijr n m>ln!. or f-lse praat a sitr nnd oro-t landing RkK;?. the Assoclarion to ore-; tlif The Association wnnts :i site ns nonr Q\!oon Coast Pefpiiff Cinninender (Co!. <:. w. s. rnttrtwonl supported the roqi:o>t. on of the Motor Bon! Serv'.c-e Corps, composed "f mi-mli. rs or Iho Asso.-i.ition. The r<*qiip«i was ivforrMl to comnrit-tee. TOO FAR AWAY. Tlio AiK-klaml Kroit Brokers' Association WTOte protesting against the prtipoeed removiil of lhi> fumigating sin.ls from ilu-ir [iri'Rpnt posrltion to one that would he n tTiiislilOTßblo iMfltanor away from the site of Hip proposed municipal fruit market. tlm.s entali iniK ininecos--sar,v expense and Inconvenience. HAJSBOCK WORKS. Reporting on (he pr»prress of works, the ICnplncer. Mr \V. H. H-Jiner) stated, that Mei-.liautcs - Bay reilanraUon wae finisbeil on the sth instant. The embankment for the recliimntlon of (leorp;e's Bay was no»v 7iX) feet from Campbell's Point, with ISO feet more to ro. The five launch laJidinps near the site of the demolished Auckland dock would be finlsheil In a few days. I>ISOTtEA,SE IX SHIPPING. During the fortirteht ended June 17 (he tonmipe of steamers that arrived In Auckland -was ■Mi.&'W net tons, as eonipnren with 88,593 net tons for the eorrespondJns period last year—a decrease of 41.700 tons. During the 1915 period there were only 10 overseas vessels, mpalnst -J! in the 1014 period.