HARBOUR BOARD.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19544, 14 February 1929, Page 15

HARBOUR BOARD.

YESTERDAY'S MEETING. The Lyttelton Harbour Board met s ,ster " day. Present: Messrs R. Galbraith (chalrmu), H. Holland, IT.P., E. J. Howard, MPW. T. Letter. It. J. Miller, G. H. Jndd, W. 3. Walter, F. J. Horrell, J. R. Hayward. W. K. MeAlpioe, W. G. Gallager, Captain H. Munro, and the Hon. Sir Hoore, M.L C. Reporting on the Harbour Board'a con' er " enee at Auckland, the chairman aaid that during the visit opportunities were taken himself and the secretary to inspect tbe Auc*land Board's wharves, works, and equipment, and one mart congratulate the Auckland Board and district upon their recent progress and developtn nt- Excepting. P°* sibly, the matter of wharf construction in concrete as against timber, he was of the opinion that if and when the time arrived to' further developments or improvements 11 Lyttelton, they might do mnch worse than take the port of Auckland as a model, as, in his opinion, it would bear favourable comparison with most of the world's freat ports in the matter of facilities and equipment. The report of the engineer showed that the reconstruction of No. S jetty was proceeding while dredging which had greatly increased facilities for navigation had been carried out. Inatallation of plug boxes and wiring t° r •apply ef eleetrie current «a the Gladstone pier had been completed. The erartlon of trie four new erases wa« practically completed in readiness for working tests. In each case the superstructure had been erected complete on the wharf and lifted iato place by the floating crane Rapaki.

The Harbeanaaeter'e report elated thai daring the month of December. 19tS, HI reaaele aggregating 186,690 torn* register entered the port of Lyttelton. aa compared with UJ vessels aggravating 168.874 tona in December. 1927. Dnriag the month of January 160 veeeeia, aggregating 108.816 tons register, ea tared the port as compared with 146 reatls aggregating 165,246 tons is January, 1928. Accounts for January, amounting to .£6112 19a lid were passed for payment. A letter was received from the secretary of the union asking for further additions to the tally clerks" shelter at the wharvee because of the increase in number*. It was reluctant!? decided to decline the raqueit owing t to there being insufficient room for eataaaioa. j The following tenders were acceptedMr A. Stanley's at a rental of /6 per annum for the leasa of an araa on Br 1 Man terrace «iu: Texas Oil Co."s of £425 per annum for aa oil storage site at Ifaval point reclamation.