HARBOUR BOARD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3069, 3 May 1917, Page 6

HARBOUR BOARD

THE NEW CHAIRMAN MR. C. E. DANIELL REAPPOINTED, The members of the new Wellington. Harbour Board met yesterday for the purpose of electing a chairman. There were present: Mr. C. E. Daniell (retiring chairman), Captain C. M'Arthur, and Messrs. W. Wallis, J. G-. Harkness, AV. Cable, R. A. Wright, M.P., A. H. Hindmarsh, M.P., M. W. Welch, J. W. M'Ewan, J. G. Cobbe„ A. Macfarlane, R. E. Sinolair, M_ Cohen, and E. Fletcher, M.P. Mr. Daniell, as retiring chairman, welcomed the new members of theboard. He said -lie hoped they would co-operate. with the old members in. making the deliberations of the board amicable and successful. ' Much important business would have to be handled during the coming year, bub he had 110 doubt about the ability ol the board to reach just conclusions,, and do its duty to the people whosa interests tho members represented. . Hi-. M'Ewan proposed that Mr. Daniell should be re-eleoted to the office of chairman of the board. He said that Mr. Daniell had worked hard and successfully, and he ought to be given the opportunity of completing the many projects that he iad initiated. The board could have no better chairman than Mr. Daniell. •Tlie motion was seconded by Air--. Fletcher. There was 110 other nomination, and Mr. Daniell was declared, The chairman returned thanks briefly. He said that it was very gratifymg to him to feel that he had the confidence of the members of ttio. board. He had taken a keen interest m the work, and though if he considered his own pocket he would not-be chairman, again, he was prepared to do what hes could in the interests of, tho port and the district. Mr. Harkness congratulated the chairman on his re-election. He said that the chief difficulty, confronting the board at the present time was the; labour unrest. He was not sure tnaft the board in the past had gone the- • right way to work in this matter, lie* hoped that the new board would give its attention seriously to the devising of a scheme that would 'frlace the board ih a better position with relation to its. 1 employees than it had occupied m the Pa Mr; Cohen said that the work done bv Mr. Daniell had removed all doubts regarding the advisability of having av country member as chairman 01 board. He was very glad ™ at "" change in tlie chairmanship had been made. Manv important matters were in hand, and the present chairman was J the right man to deal with them. Air. Cablo referred to Wellington s 1 need of a dock. Ho said that as soon as tho war was over lie would dp h ' to see that The port was cqu,™«? with a floating Jock worthy ! lington's position as the most import ' ant port of the Dominion. - After other members had expressed 1 their congratulations, Mr pamcll rrturned thanks. He said that l.c realised the task of the chairman of tlie board was not to dictate,, but to t# certain the matured opinion t « board and give effect to it F« ««JJ sav that he worked hard. Hel had not missed a meeting of .the board or a committee meeting during the past , two years. He expressed h.s warm appreciation of the assisUnce rendc him by tho-executive officers and

St qL following committees were electeel:—Wharf .-ml Accounts, Messrs. Dnniell, W,-tli\ Hnrbioss, Wriclit, Hindmarsh, Wolch, M Kwan, Sinclair. Cohon, and Fletcher, and Captain M'Arthur. , ~ . , ~ Sinking Fund .-ml fnnimittee: Messrs. Cable.. Darnells. 1 lotclier. Hnrkiicss. Sinclair, and Wright, and Captain WArthur. • , Captain M'Arthur was appointed to represent the board on the executive of the Harbour Conference.