SITE FOR COAL BINS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21860, 13 August 1936, Page 5

SITE FOR COAL BINS

REQUEST TO GREYMOUTH HARBOUR BOARD

RESIGNATION OF MEMBER A request from Pacific Steel, Ltd., for a possible site for bins with a capacity of 3000 to 5000 tons for loading coal, was received by the Greymouth Harbour Board, at its monthly meeting on Tuesday night. Mr P. J. McLean presided. The chairman said that the board should encourage industries to be established locally as much as possible. The request was referred to the engineer. The price of State coal of all grades had been increased by 2s a ton, said Mr McLean.-

The Greymouth Aero Club wrote thanking the board for its assistance in furthering the interests of aviation on the West Coast.

The Treasury Department wrote remitting wharfages and special rate on coal £Bl9 15s Bd, wharfages and special rate on State coal £837 12s, rents and royalties £4B 11s 4d. Tansey and Company forwarded a copy of a letter from the general manager of the State Fire and Accident Insurance, which said that the rate payable on quarrymen had been reduced from £lO per cent, to £8 per cent.

Advice that the chairman of the board had been appointed a member of the Westland provincial organisation for the New Zealand centennial in 1940, was received from the secretary of the organisation. He also forwarded an outline of the proposed activities. Mr J. W. Greenslade wrote resigning his seat on the board and expressing his appreciation of the good relations with the board members and officials. The resignation was accepted and appreciation of his services to the board, was recorded in the minutes.

It was decided to give £lO to the Runanga School of Mines.

The report of the finance committee said that the total receipts since last meeting amounted to £2359 13s 7d. The balance of fixed deposit account was set down at £3OOO. The harbour fund account was said to have a credit balance of £2925 6s Bd. ' During July the bar maintained a good average depth, said the report of the harbourmaster, Captain F. W. Cox. On July 18 and 19 there was a strong fresh, with nine knots maximum velocity. During the other part of the month it was generally favourable for shipping movements. The mean average depth on the bar had been 24ft Sin and in the river 21ft llin.

The shipping return for July was: Inwards. 33 steamers (13,904 tons); outwards, 31 steamers (11,409 tons). The latter figure did not include the Abel Tasman,

The harbourmaster said that he was not in a position to comment on the stranding of the Abel Tasman until the full finding of the court of enquiry came to hand.

There had been heavy seas in the early part of the month, and a slight subsidence had taken place .in the stonework at the head of the north breakwater extension, said the report of the harbour engineer, Mr D. C. Milne. No loss of stone occurred, and only minor damage was done to the superstructure of the staging. Extensive damage had been done to the staging of the south breakwater by a severe storm on July 7. The storm must have been of - exceptional severity and it was probable that the damage was due to a floating log , being caught' by the. waves, and hurled against the structure. Extensive repairs were necessary and „tljese had been carried out during the month, when the sea was favourable. The annual inspection had taken place on July 9 and 10, and all plant was found to be in good condition. RUGBY FOOTBALL PLAYER ORDERED OFF AT GREYMOUTH REPORT TO THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE A report of the ordering off of C. Dudley, a Celtic player, for misconduct was submitted to a meeting of the management committee of the West Coast Rugby Union on Tuesday night. Mr J. Guy was in the chair. The referee, Mr N. Eggleton, said that the incident occurred towards the end of the game between Star and Celtic, when the score was 22 to 3 in favour of Celtic. While running from the centre Of the field towards the touchline, Dudley caught up with, and ran alongside the referee for about five yards. He did not appear to slip or stumble, but evidently bent down and collected the referee’s ankles with his hands. When approached. Dudley said that he did not touch him.

The meeting agreed that if the action were deliberate Dudley should be severely dealt with. It was decided to write and ask him for an explanation, or a personal appearance at the next meeting. The third grade competition was closed and Star was declared the winner. The meeting decided to hold a third grade knock-out competition. The committee agreed to suggest August 23 to the South Westland SubUnion as a suitable date for a return match with Greymouth. The fixtures for next Saturday were arranged as follows;

Senior —Pirates v. Blaketown, No. 1 ground, Rugby Park, 3 p.m. (Mr C. Hoskin) (Umpires: Messrs J. K. Reynolds and J. Cook); United v. Star, No. 2 ground, Park, 3 p.m. (Mr N. Eggleton) (Umpires: Messrs P. Smith and A. L. McKay); Excelsior v. Kiwi, at Hokitika.

Junior—Celtic v. United, No. 1, Rugby. Park, at 1.30 (Mr D. Jarvis); Blaketown v. Cobden, No. 2 ground, at I. (Mr W- McLaughlin); Star, a bye. Third grade—Star - v. Cobden. at Cobden, 1.30 (Mr F. Adams); Celtic v. Blaketown, at Technical, 3 p.m. (Mr F. J. Tempero). Schools’ Trial Match—Greymouth and Hokitika combined v. Reefton Schools at Technical, 1.30 (Mr F. J. Tempero). HONEY EXPORTED FROM GREYMOUTH FINAL CONSIGNMENT OF SEASON The final consignment of honey for the season at Greymouth was graded last week by the Government grader, Mr E. A. Earp. There was a comparatively small line from only one exporter. ~ m , The total export from the West Coast during the, season was less than 30 tons, a considerable decrease on the previous year, because of the failure of the rata blooms. The West Coast apiary instructor, Mr G. F. Page, said yesterday that the future for honey export was bright, arid it was generally expected that the export next year would greatly exceed that sent forward this season. J