HARBOUR BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 7 July 1926, Page 11

HARBOUR BOARD.

ORDINARY MEETIXt:. In the absence of t:-.» chairman (Mr. H. R. Mackenzie). Mr. M. 11. Wynyard presided in !he ordinary meeting of the Auckland Harbour Hoard. Auckland Navy Leasue. —A letter was received from the retirins president of the Auckland Branch of the Xnvy Leagup thanking the board for tneir friendly relatinns in th« past and expressinc the hope that ihese might be maintained in th° fiiriirp. Kef.-etive By-law.—The board's solicitors advised that several prosecutions against tn.xi-drivprx for plyins; for hire on the whnrvps without licenses had had to h> withdrawn at the Magistrate's Court to a defect in the by-law. The matter was referred to the Legal and Finance Committpp. Prince's Wharf Sheds.—ln answer to tb* request of the Auckland Grain. Seed and Produce Merchants' Association that coverinis should he erected over the doors of Prince's Wharf sheds in wet weather, it was pointed out that the roofing of the roadway would cost £ 1 .',OOO. The opinion was expressed that the expenditure was not warranted. As an experiment, however, it was sugeested that hooks •migh.t bo provided above the shed doors, from which a tarpaulin could be suspended in wet weather. It was decided to invite the co-operation of the carrying firms in making the experiment.