COAL FOR THE NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 112, 4 February 1908, Page 11

COAL FOR THE NAVY.

1 AN ADCKLANI) PROPOSAL. (fROMOOP. SrECUD COBP.ISrONDF.KT.) - ' Auckland, February 3. ; .^U:itte;j^yn6sof : vthe!-''Anokland/Harb6itf---JBoira. ih [coininitteo -ou Mr. W. J. / iMrali-fTS'TliatJ a lott'or, bo- sent, to . Ins I'jXpollvilcy . tho Naval iCommander-m----,through Kis Excellency the Governor, v; , /f : \®»UttiriUK'Vtliervipw"aV i ;of/tSo : - : Adni'iralby> : 'hs" : .to : ' V,.'jfcU.o^^csiraijUity- acoaljdepot •V,;'ior^j6jjßV^O; r ."of * iliov ; iS r ayy '.rife • Aucklandin" sectionnlliof'-the:Auiiklan'd Harbour • bmpovfbring Act, and as ; totho' most suitablo -sitc foiv the. same."■ • Mr.. Napier 'said ; this .iras■ ! !a^:big , :^ln.attef l iahS■. : ho• wanted' some-' infbrinatioii.oii it. lie thought.tho-time had: como ivhen, tho- -Board': should , exercise its '. ! vP° ttl< ?r under: .tho. section -.'he' had referred to.-.-,Mr;.::Bradley thought-tliat if tho-Admiralty .had,jauplieditoVth^Jioard':"it- would be ail ; ! fi- '"• -said'his'olijcct'ivas'to-ascertain 1 ' the of ,tho Admiralty on the question- . ; Mne'years .'Jiiid elapsed sin'co: tho matter .was' :i; ; ?^ ; W u^^l the.timo ; had, como .when.a ; move should be-.made; - It ■ neobssary'/to 'discuss Ytbo ddsirabiiity j :.sUpplying"cbal or%ot.' :• : : ; , MivMacfarlano:, 1; think-the motion halfcommits tho,Board. , - : Mr.. Napier.:, _If-youpoiht out '.words com- . ' mitting;u3;:r;wll: alter'my motion."': •' • -)?, acfa rla n Q : A\ r c are asking:-him if h6 would •liko'j.us'.:,to stbro coal: for him.' :: : V . Mr. Nap-.er: Surely Mr.-Macfarlano does- , doc-.want:-to : ,prejudice tho: discussion' "o'f ! a' jp'eat'principle by .the 'matter in the dar vbeforo;anyone,is:lier e: to.speak:with ; th^ ■. . .authonfcyLtpf vtho; Admiralty.' V; " other harbour ..board-; in, New Zealand " .that" does' this' . sort.of.thing?.. ■ ■ - ! lXr..Napicry. : THis:is the .only Naval station in -.New Zealand. ■•■.■■•.•■>.• ,:.. / 1 itrlanels, there .* ono in. any. part' to tho world' ; Napier: : I .Will, quote yon. two dozen :■ local.authorities that do so. : ' <•" - ■ motion J. as , ,sot^ e w«afr'comn)jttal.'.an<lVit':w:is agreed' ''NavyJai Auck- •.■-■•' Joeing: earned? in>-'tbat.