WAIMAKARIRI HARBOUR BOARD

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21710, 18 February 1936, Page 5

WAIMAKARIRI HARBOUR BOARD

SURVEY RECEIVED OF NORTH BANK OF RIVER

The Waimakariri Harbour Board met last night. Present: Dr. Maxwell Ramsay (chairman), Messrs R. F. Joyce, H. Rinaldi, J. Hirst, J. H. Healings, J. C. Simpson.: and H. O. Hills. Mr F. J. Hedges (Christchurch) , wrote offering the sum of £lO per annum for three years for the basket willows on-the board’s section fronting Charles street. The offer was-accepted for one year.

The secretary of the Kaiapoi Regatta Committee wrote applying for permission to use the north and south river frontages, near the main bridge,, on March 21, and the right to charge for entrance. The application was granted and a gift of £1 Is was made towards the regatta funds. The secretary of the Cure Boating: Club wrote asking permission to'erect a dressing shed and a stall oh the river front, opposite the public library, on the occasion of thp club’s river .carnival on February 22.' Permission was

granted. The financial statement showed re- ' ceipts since last meeting totalling £ll4 14s lid. There was a debit bank balance of £2O 6s 7d. Accounts passed for payment amounted to £l2B 18s 9d„ The signalman reported that the Ngahau had made 13 trips with lambs during the month, the 1 total carried being 4516, The bar was m good order for shipping, but was still travelling south, and it had been necessary to ■ shift the bar beacons twice. The.river , '.was in fair order. There 1 were .signs of shallowing off the north Spit, and the channel, at the mouth' of the Kaiapoi reach was narrow, making an awkward turn when the tide 'was. low. The report .was’ adopted. <lt -was decided, to; apply' 1 td the’ Minister for Public jYorks for< ;a gang

of men to /.?w6rk'tmder reliefs conditions, bn fiver protection, on cpntrapt*, The engineer of the Wainiakariri Eiver forwarding a survey of thp north branch 6f the -Waimaka-> riri river and, harbour reserve? apiacent, and suggested that, the hoard approach the Marine Department to.have areas on the river-aide of the present?, embankment,below - 4 VM«eatbh?, vested: in, tKe Tf waS v decfdeel' totc'arry' 'butjhe engineer**suggestion. 1 i . Ks-w »1