HARBOUR BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 620, 24 September 1909, Page 6

HARBOUR BOARD.

- -.-• : ORDINARY MEETING: ' .['.'f. ■ ■ 1 ..TheJVellingtdn' Harbour.-' Board met vesterdfty.; 'Present: Messrs..T. M. Wilford, MP. chairman), J. W. MUwan, C. E.- Daniell, M. , c » h «?.. ,P.- v G;.-.Bolton," C... W. Jones, .'and B.'i lletcher. Messrs..' J. .(}. Harkness and -'P.-Hi iraser.were-.granted leave.)ofabsence.," ':,;■■•'. : ■'..'''■■' ;■-. ""■ -NEW:by-laws.-- ; ' ; -':A^'r-

A specinl meeting,was first held to adopt and pass bylaws dealing. with r (a) . Intra-harbour wharfage on goods; : :(b)'bertha'go rate for ferry steainers; and launches foiv.use.of. suburban wharves; (c).. harbour imprpveniontrate "on intra-harbour cargo.. 'These; ..by-laws;' -which have' been printed and advertised, were adopted and.-passon,Valid'..will coiiio into on October }.-■■-■ .[ ... ■.;■;.■.:■. . ,>.' .\. ~. ~■ v,/'V '~ "I'his'business was done in '..'.'■ - .. ■''.'•::• "■:'"•. ■. ; ; : '''tin , AK.CE;;;" ! - ; .':••'. "■.';,.:.■; , Tho-ordinary '.'Jinonthly •meeting;/ was then held: '■■' ■, • ...■■■.;:■ ;!-'., ■-..-„■:: ■■■■~.'■' The -following- credit' balances'-at \ the ■bank' wore reported :r-Current<. account,>,-.£ 12,880 19a. ld..;'imprest-accouht, £11$ 185.:6 d.; on fixed'.deposit, JC70,000/,•■•.*•;.':.•..-..'•■■■.. ;■: .". V''. ■■-•'■' - The :'-foUdwirig..'.payments wereHdop steel,. : accounts.. and wages,. £12,iW 15s. SJd. j. , progress..payn)euts. oj' contracts, i2IBD ss. Id:;' salaries for Sopteiiibof, i£774 IBs.' 2d.i tqtil,''i;is,3Si) 16s: lid. , , ■-.' /.-■.■■• ';. .;-V :-. •. The'board -decided,- on the;'recqnimendation of-tho Wharves and Accounts Committee, to re-deposit with tho National Bank .of New. Zei- . land; Limited, for. , two yoarsj. at. 4 per cent, ■per annum,' i'-HOO maturing; October -28. ■'-'.'. •■'V; - ; .SIIKAiURSEA. ; 'WALLr, -'-;'\ •;'.,. The chairman reported .that the tender of Mr.-.C. 1' , ,--Pulley' for the sum.of X 26.326 12s. Cd., being the lowest and in- order, had been accepted for contract No. 157, concrete sea, wall 'and earthworks at. Miraranr, Urans Bay, with Messrs. I'raucisJ. G..,Holiiies Hobert Sanders as sureties: ' :s ■ '•.'■' .•.•... It was resolved to afßx-the seal of tho board to tho contract. ,'-".'■•:■■ ■.■■'-• : ■'•■.'■'•.■:.'": : The,board in committee recommonded.a:reduction of tho charge for■ covering- of tow with hessian from" 2s..to'ls. 6d.,. the charge to be ■ increased' again'., iu; sympathy with. any subsequent rise, iu the price of hessian.' The chairman said this'resolntion-was-the result of-representations made by Mr, Cohon, who had gbuo exhaustively into the conditions under which hemp and. tow were ehipped at this port. The thanks of the board .were due to Mr. Cohen. ;N/';. ■'•;•'. .■•.,■'•'.