TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20920, 29 July 1933, Page 6

TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS

TIMARU. HARBOUR BOARD. A meeting of the Timaru Harbour Board was held yesterday, Mr G. T. Dawson presidingThe chairman stated that the credit balance at the previous meeting wa.s .C 5052 7.s fid. Receipts since the previous meeting amounted to £4378 Os ]od. After payment of. accounts, the credit balance was £BBO 4s sd. The board had emerged from one of its heaviest months £4506 better oJT than it was last year, when July ended with a heavy debit balance of £s3lib 14s od. The two heaviest months were January and July, and it appeared that next January the board would emerge with a substantial credit balance with which to meet the interest and sinking fund payments and dredge repairs, the heaviest item of expenditure it had to meet. Comparing the imports and exports, for the last nine months with the cor-J responding period of the previous year, the chairman said that imports showed a decrease of 987 tons, and exports an increase of 18.932 tons, while the registered tonnage inwards had increased by 5107 tons. From the re-j turns he had seen lately the whole Dominion appeared to be getting substantially on the right side so far as imports and exports were concerned. Investing Funds. The chairman suggested that a.-, the! Timaru Borough Council was looking] tor money at call it would be a good] move to invest £IOO with the municipality at 2\ per cent. The present credit balance of £BOO would he j .shortly decreased by £4OO in outgoings, but a further sum of £1250 was due, making £650 available. Further j ships' dues yet to come would bring the amount available to well above £IOOO. It looked as though the board would have a credit balance all the] way. | It wa.s decided to U:iid the money as suggested. Regarding the loading of potatoes at Timaru, concerning which there had been many complaints from northern shippers, the Union Steair Ship Company, Ltd.. advised that after making various experiments it had now eon-] structed a coir matting sling which | had proved practieab'e and satisfactory to shippers. The company stated) that to obtain the best results it would. be necessary to raise the wharf deck-] ing to a level with the railway line. Meanwhile attention could be confined to the No. 2 berth, where an area of 300 ft by 10ft (iin, decked as suggested, would be sufficient. The matter was referred to the standing committee with a suggestion that it get into touch with the Railway Department. Receipts for Period. A summary of the general receipts for the nine months ended June, 1933, and 1932, was presented as follows: 1933. ' 1932. £ s. d. £ s. d. Port charges 2.30(5 11 (i 2,231 14 3 Pilotage .. 2.340 111 1,800 3 S Harbourmaster fees .. 1,143 12 11 1,025 12 10 Moorings arid lenders .. 3,271 15 11 1,072 14 5 Berthage .. 885 13 4 040 15 5; Min. charge 3,084 5 0 3,98(3 17 G Harbour improvement rale .. - • 1,803 .13 3 Water . 234 17 0 9tJ o 8 P.E. certificates .. 3 10 0 10 10 0 Rents .. 3.259 13 9 3.980 711 Wharfage .. 9,14111 4 7,830 12 2 Hire of dredge 250 - - 5,904 10 0 21,271 17 8 30,458 5 1 Increase without hire of dredge and harbour improvement rate, £1582 0s 10c). The trade of the port was set out as follows: Inc. Dec. Tons. Tons. Imports for 9 months Exports for 9 months 18,932 Registered tonnage inwards 5,107 Tennis Association. Mr C. S. Hammond presided over a meeting of the Management Committee of the South Canterbury Dawn Tennis Association. Mr R. Wilson said that the committee of the New Zealand Council had taken on itself to, say that it was Canterbury's turn for the championships this year, and had proceeded to make the necessary arrangements. The dates of the New Zealand championships clashed with those of South Canterbury, and cut the local tournaments, for the reason that all the leading players and title holders would be in Christchurch. In reply to a protest, it had been stated that in favour of the proposal to build a wall from Caroline Bay outwards to keep the sand out. He had always favoured the Clark scheme, which would give the port a bigger harbour than the present one. He did not feel inclined to support Mr Goodman's proposal, but he believed that it was essential to keep the sand out of the harbour. "Where will it lead us?" asked Mr W. H. Orbell, when enquiring what the cost would be to obtain estimates of the various works. "As far as the stone is concerned," commented Mr Bradley, "we are like a ship without a rudder—we do not know where we are going." Mr Orbell said that during the heavy storm of 1929 little delay or inconvenience was caused in the working of the port. Expenditure Not Warranted. "There is no danger to warrant the expenditure of £40,000, £50,000, or £60,000," said the chairman. He added that a lot of stone would be required for Mr Goodman's proposal, as it would be necessary to work in 26 or 27 feet of water. Three large gaps had been made before, and two years had elapsed before they were completely repaired, yet the harbour was safer to-day than ever it was before. "The silting is getting worse than ever." said Mr Goodman, adding that in his opinion the range experienced in the harbour last week was caused through silting. "That is absolutely incorrect,'' said the chairman. Mr Orbell -said that to put in a w r all to trap the sand the board would require permission, which it had not received. "We should try to get it," said Mr Goodman. A member: Wc have tsied to get it more than once Mr Bradley expressed the opinion that the board should be ready for any emergency. He did not think, however, that there was any danger to the harbour at present. Mr J. Kennedy said that three commissions had already considered the matter, and had advised the board to stay its hand unlil 1937. The chairman said he did not think the ratepayers would sanction a big loan to carry out the proposals. He considered that the higher the floor of the bay rose the less stone would be required for breakwater purposes. After further discussion, it was decided, on the motion of Mr Goodman, to refer the matter to the standing committee to report upon it for discussion at a special meeting of the j board.

the Christmas dates had always been chosen when the championships were held in Christchurch, and no departure could be made from such an arrangement. It was the duty of the New Zealand Management Committee, said Mr Wilson, to arrange dates which did rot clash. The chairman said that there would be no advantage in putting the South Canterbury tournament forward to Christmas, because it would then clash with the Cnristchurch tournament. Employers' Association. The annual meeting of the South Canterbury Employers' Association was presided over by Mr E. Porter. During the year the association had considered Holding a manufacturers' week, said Mr Porter. He hoped the matter would not be lost sight of, and that efforts would be made to interest the public in the manufacturing industry in South Canterbury. The election of officers resulted as follow;::-Messrs K. Blackmore >'Temukai, W. C. Irwin, E. Porter. C. W. Wood, W. G. Mandcr, J. G. Venning, J. Pnlliser, R. A. Hurst, E. Darroeh, W. I. Tait, H. Marriott, W. J. Hogg, T. R. Mackay, W. H. Foden. J. S. Wilson, M. Lii.'le. J. Priest, A. M. Taylor, G. 11. Povey. and A. G. Thomas. Air A. B. Herdman was appointed hon. auditor. Later Mr A. C. Mitchell, president of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, gave an address on "Industrial Legislation." Inter-club Debate. An inter-club debate took place in St. Patrick's Hall, Timaru. between teams representing the Catholic Club, Timaru, and St. Patrick's Catholic Club, Waimato, the subject being "That a Dictatorship is Preferable to a Democracy." The Timaru Club (Messrs J. Batchelor i leader.), .1. Dwyer, and L. Coiliust took the aflirniativc, and the Waimate Club '.Messrs J. T. Foley deader), B. WheJan, and K. Murphy) took the negative. The judge (Mr A. E. Lawrence) awarded the debate to the visiting team with 474 points to 414. Mr Foley, with 129 points, was the best individual speaker, Mr Murphy coming next, with 127 points. Schools' Sports. The annual football and basketball matches of the South Canterbury Schools' Sports Association were held at Eraser Park yesterday in beautiful weather. Large entries were received from town and country, although there was a slight decrease, as compared with last year. Results were: - I'ootball. A Grade Open—First round: Marist 6, Fairlie 0; second round: South 3, Main 0; Marist 5, Temuka 3. Final. South si, beat Marists 0. The winning team was:—F. Stare, B. Andresand, R. Gumming, E. Smith, D. Smith, W. Campbell, and H. Robinson. B Grade 'under Bst,) First, round: Vest 9, V, aimataitai 0; Pleasant Point (i, Waimataitai A 0. Final—West 3, beat Point 0. Winning team: Rogers. E. Dennison, L. Hayhurst, N. Valentine, K. Johnstone, R. Taylor, and C. McNaughton. C Grade (under 6st 111b)—First round: Temuka 15, Fairlie 0; West 3, South 0: Waimalailai 3, Main 0: Marist 14, Fairlie B 0. Second round: Marist 8, Waimatailai 0; Temuka 8. West 0. Final- Temuka 6, Marist 0. Winning team: G. Husband, A. Wilson, B. Quinn, I. lies, J. McLeod, A. Wills, and D. Lyon. D Grade (under 6sU—First round: Marist 3, Waimataitai 0; West 8, High School 0; Main 6J, Waimataitai B 0; Pareora West 3, South 0. Second round: West 3, Marist 0; Main 3, Pareora West 0. Final: West 11, Marist 0. Winning team: R. Howard, W. Mlddlemass, R. Raynor, J. Cox, J. Grandy, J. Blair, and A. Roberts. E Grade 'under sst 71b)—First round: Main A 17, Waimataitai B 0; Marist 19, West B 0; West A 9, Main B 0: Temuka A 11, Waimataitai C 10: Waimataitai A 20, South B 0; South A 8, Fairlie 0; Pleasant Point 6, Temuka B 3. Second round: Main 9, South 0; Marist 3, Temuka A J; West A 3, Pleasant Point 0; Waimataita i 9, Pareora East 0. Third round: Marist 5, Main 3; Waimataitai A 31, West 0. Final: Waimataitai 3, Marist 0. Winning team: G. Elliot, S. McQuilter, H. James, G. Shears, P. Williams, and L. Cormack. F Grade 'under 4st 101b)—First round: Waimataitai A 21, West B 0 Second round: Waimataitai 27, Marist B 0; Main 6, Marist A 3; South 3$ Temuka 3; West A 9, Waimataitai B 0. Third round: Waimataitai 10, South 0; Main $ West A 0. Final: Waimataitai 9, Main 34. The winning team was:—A. McWhirter, P. Wallace, F. Elliott, F. Hook, L. Innes, D. Spring, A. Greathead. Country Section (under Bst)—First round: St. Andrews 8, Cannington 0: Glen-iti 6, Washdyke 3; Pareora East 7, Timaunga 0. Second round: Pareora East 14, Aowhenua 0; St. Andrews 5 Glen-iti 0. Final: Pareora East J, St. Andrews 0. Winning team: L. Bee, F. Anderson. P. Bee, A. Coote, J. Guthrie, D. Bennett, and G. Longman.