DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL BODY.
•" (By. TeleSrapb—Special; Correspondent,!; *M '■•- ■ \\i- :'- 'V-:'-' 9:;. -fUffi : Ata special meeting of: the. Harbour •"''■• :'■ Board last evening, further/consideration :J was given to, the Railway, Department's imposition of»'an extra ~2d. per.ton hand- ,' : ling charge on all "goods landed on the • town .wharf, which the Department works ' under agreement'with' the board. This .';.'■ •;.■■; matter has .been,under .review.-some, time," -'"'■ '■' and ; neither party to', the dispute-has :, shoren-a disposition to give way. -Seeing, that the board. has to; pay the; charge. :-. . in.the long run by. way of. refund to the ... , Department,, members /have been deter-;.' v .. v mined in' opposition, and last night; v ." the opinion' was expressed by several that;,;.: the agreement should be terminated-and; the working of the wharf taken out of the:Department's hands. .Finally,;.! 'motion/; - was passed' refusing to v pay: '.the ; extra_-, , charge.;;' .-■.- : ","'. '" "y'^^.:;r;j;^; : ": : :
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1048, 10 February 1911, Page 4
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136DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL BODY. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1048, 10 February 1911, Page 4
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