HARBOUR BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 412, 22 January 1909, Page 9

HARBOUR BOARD.

: "z: ;importani\ notices ori-MOTioN.'-'s :■''.•'■ ' ''•'•it. the '.'meeting."of,'.tie -Wellington- Harboni* .Board-to.'be" held-on Thursday pext, • Mrl B. : 'Fletcher., will move4v'That this "board invite the City. Council- to allow the electrical engineer to : report.on : the 'question of ;.lighting-, the: wharves/by, electricity, arid furnish an .esumato of .the cost, of same'.' •■' V '-. .'.■,- . ; .'-<-■.- ■■• ■;.. : ./■/'J "■: notice of motion arises out of a report oh .the-respective.cost of. wharf.light, ing by./pas.and: • which • appeared ■ in. tlie. acting-engineer's-report. presented at-tlie annual meeting/ of .the board held on: Monday afternobh'i/v-V--■.■■■■'•■■■ ■:■-.'■'■ -.'■-. ■At-the same meeting the-Hon.'-T.-Keiinodr' Macdonald'..will.move's—' ••■.■■•';;. '■-. '...;'■ ■/'./ •/(I) "That the.board take into immediate consideration"; the./ confidential ■ report from tho. harbour, mastey'sdppartment under "(Jate.-'Peoem? •her-16,1905, arid give effect to the r.ecpmme'ndaV tions therein/contained. "'■'• .; ; : : : ., • . .": (2) (a); "That; the secretary's report of- the , utterly inadequate character of the office apcoinmodatibri:" demands.;the immediate and serious attention. , ' of the' , t board."-. < (b) "Thati as : the./, ''engineer's... department is . unable, through": 'pressure- ■',:•>{ "■ work; : to >'\ "prepare a pcherao ordered;iii iTuly, 1908, by which./the ,'P'_store : can,be, converted froni. its present purposes so. as to'provide increased office' accommodation, an architect be instructed, to' prepare, forthwith:such;a scheine."--..■;.:•.'r;-.'■•■.■.;' : 0.•...••-■.'■'•;'{ l;(3)"That, ; in consequence.of the increased expenditure; in • the true , interests of- the Harbour Board,' it ;is necessary, that, the/revenue -should- , .be, increased,.;, and-, that .'■■ the; secretary of ' theboard bo instructed to. bring: up nn amended tariff of .oharges so ; as-to provide a larger credit net balanco.between revenue;and "expenditure." v/.Tho clause: in the report, referred! to in -Mr/ Macdonald's notice ofi: motion' reads :-+'."s lie question of inqreasedoffice'-accommodation for. tlie board and,its evof-growinpr stall ii'asbeobme ah'urgent,one. i At present .tlie portion of-"she' wharf office and /'P' store building dovpted/.to' the office, is utterly/inadequate, ana the accoun-" r tarit's ■ staff:does . its', important; and. arduous 1 work under grpa't difficulties. -Eecognising , this, theboard,! at is. July meetint;, pa the motion - of. the..- Hon.: T.■.Kennedy/ Macdonald,' M.L'.C, passed a/resolution'- instructing the; acting-en-, .girieer to/prepare a Bcbeme'by ./which the 'P' Store can be from. its, present p'nr-'-poses'tb'proyidG.a t ne\v board room, and committee, rooms, and adequate space for the officers and inside clerical ! staff of the board." /, ...