WELLINGTON HARBOUR BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12975, 30 November 1907, Page 9

WELLINGTON HARBOUR BOARD.

(pBESS ASSOCIATION nMMEaII.) V^-Si WELLINGTON, Nowo-ber '2&i>o; At tho Harbour Board's iueeti«|^ this afternoon, a resolution • **■»,-£■• received from tho Palmertton No*rtW< Chamber of CommOTOO expressilig reVfegrot at Mr Ferguson's restgn*tkm\'<of&3 is position as engineer.and secretary,!*.^ Mr It. Fletcher rose* to against the action of the Palmei»to«,f| body in practically casting an sion upon oortaiu members Board. * ■*■""*.,*' The Chairman (tho Hon. T. K. Mao-?-donald) said that it waa no tho Minister of Marine waa Chambers of Commopoe out of tha per*;;,' sonnel of Harbour Boards, and * pro-,", $ venting them from having any oon-v)*.*' trolling power. They had only Vhmm*i% tihxt fto Mame. The PalDMrwtoll??i Chamber's action was a sample of tb»>? conduct that justified tho Minister* i? attitude. ■■*' ••.''. •£} Mr Shirtclin-o (who represents tho'? Wellington Chamber on the Board) V appeared eager to make a ■?-? hut the chairman ruled that there !?''-' was nothing before tho Board. ,'-■'•• Eventually, Mr Fraeer moved '-t-batT-'Y the Palmorston Chamber's resolution V' should bo recorded on the minutes. '•;/ After consulting tho rule liook, Alr'i Macdonald decreed that i»r Fraaor"-* must give notice of motion. . ':■;# Tho topic waa then dropped. Sab*'-?*! sequently Mr Shirteliffe again roes, bnfc'Y Mr Macdonald said that ho would* notY allow tlio question to be further de-. bated to-day. "■ '