HARBOUR BOARD.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5723, 26 January 1876, Page 3

HARBOUR BOARD.

Till annual meeting of the Huboui Boaul was hnld yesteiday, .it theofhees, Foit stieet. Piesent CiptnnDaldy (in the cli m), Mossis. D. Burn m m, M Xiccol, Tole, Eaton, Mackenzie, Biett, Cosj,i.ive, and Macf.nlane. The minutes of the pievioim meeting weie lead and continued Tin Dock (Jilviion.— A lottei fioru Mr. Iliguo Smith w is leceived, containing paiticulei s of the cost of docking such vessels as the ' Mikado' in Sydney.— The letter was received, andoideied to be acknowledged. -Mr. Emngton wiote on the pioposed dock as follows • — " Canada Buildings, Queen street, Januaiy 18, 1S70. The Chaiiman of the Works Committee, Aucklmd Harbour Boaid,— Having duly considoied the subject of the ipo] unation of youi property situated between the Watermen's steps and Hobson stieet, and having made a caietul estimate of the cost, Inny stite that the wliole of the works between those boundanes, lncluduig the dock and appuitenances coni])lete, and also a substantial stone quay wall between the Watei men's staiis and the dock entr.tnce, can be constructed for a tut il of t'7^,000. I also hope to bo able to lay In fun join P.ond ,it its next meeting, the plans and specifications of the pioposed dock, mil should suggest the desii ibilitv of nisei ting lmmedi ite advertisements cillm o r for tcudeis foi the woik, inti mating that the plans and particular will be on view on and aftci a day to be ninicd by the Boaid, so as to enable tendeieis at a distance to have a* eaily notice as possible to expedite the woik, and to take advantage of the piobableappioaching hne vve ither. I would suggest that one of yom members or officials should pioceed to Wellington and push the plans tlnou^hthe necessaiyfoimahties -I,im,\c .W Kkhim.ion ' -The ( 'luii mauiufoiinciltheHo nd that he had seen l)i. Pollen, who said that evei v facility would be accoided the lioaid by the dov eminent. - Mi. Cosgi i\e was in fivoui of the tcndeis being called loi within a month 01 six weeks. Theie were plenty of contiactois in New Zealand without going outside, and to do which they would have to delay the commencement of opeiations. (The plans and specifications made by Mr. Ernngton weie laid on the table.)— The suggestions of Mi Emngton pointed to a dock 300ft. lung, Tift. wide at the enhance with lift, watei on the sill at oidinary. tides, and loft, bin. at spiing tides. The Chairman then moved that the plans and specifications be lef erred to the Woiks Committee, with msti actions to cany out the dot ills as earlv as possible. --Mi. Cos^iave seconde 1, and it wa> c uned. JJittvivW'vitR Extension —The Woiks Com mittee lepoitedon the piogress of this woik — C.iptun D.ildy, m moving the [adoption of the icpoit, fcaied the Bond would hive bonie tiouble m legaid to the Bieakwitei The contiactois weie not going on as they should, and then method of doing the woik did not meet with his appioval. — The leport was adopted. Hutitouit Board Leases. — Mr. Uigelow's application for a reduction in las lental to the Boaid w is ouleied to be taken into consider ation. —The Chairman said there was no doubt the applicant was entitled to some compensation. -In lofeience to Mi. Holdship declining to sign his leise, the Endowment Committee lepoi ted that the question of the power of the lioaid to compel the lessee to s-gn his leases, had been lefened to Mi. J. 15. ltussell. who w.is of opinion the Board could compel and recover foi an} doti nuent that might have been caused b> non signing the lease by an action in the supienie Couit. The committee wished to be in posse&sion of the proper couise to take to have the lo isus evecutod — Aftei some one or two niinoi matteis had been discussed, the «eport of the Endowment Committee was agieed to, Finance -The Chanman lead the Finance Committee's lepoit, and the fortnightly statement of funds. The annual statement of funds \va» taken as read, and appears clsewheio. Payment of accounts weie oideied as follows . — (ieneral account : £012 I), lid. ; loin account : £l,00"> l~>s. lOd. : total, tl.tjlS Is lid. Statement of funds • Balance in Bank, Uj74 <>s 2d. ; cash in hand, £9 10s lid ; total, £084 3s. Id. By accounts ouleied to be paid (less £229 0s. Id. aheady paid) : £.58 1 us. lOd. ; total, £300 10s. 2d. Loan account : Balance in bank, £0,930 19s. 2d. ; accounts oidered for payment, £1,005 15s. ; total, £5,925 43. 2d.— On the motion of the Chanman, seconded by Mr. Niccol, the Finance Committee's leport was earned. — Tlie Chairman lemaiked he was afraid the Board's revenue would be less for the next month or two. Auditor's REPORT.—The auditor, Mr. B. Maclean, having gone thiough the accounts, sent in the following report :—" To the Chairman of the Haiboui Board : Sn,— I have the honoui to st ite foi the information of the Har boui Bond of Auckland that I have examined tin account-, of tin Bond foi the tin mci '1 peiioikmhiH Dieemboi 31, W>, and compiled them with the voucluis, whu.li I tin.l to bo college It is but justice to state th it the ac counts hait been kept in a m.uinoi which leflects gioit ciedit on the tioasuiei .md ofheers of the Boaid.— I have, \c\, B. MAtirvv, Provincial Auditoi.'" -On the motion of the Chanman, it wasoideied that the foiegoing repoit be endo) sod on the annual u-poit. Bm.inh it's Annl VI liEl'ORi. — The annual iepmt of the Bond s engineer, Mi. Macdonald, w.is le. ul I'lic pnucipal feitmes of the lepoit weie that dining the past jeu 300ft of Queenstieet wh nf had bet-n lepaiied, and mule lilt, widei, at a c jst <>t t.12,000 Tlie engineei fintliLi went on to bay tli.it it was impossible ul)inlding an uldition d luOit. of the whaif in ,i solid niannei, so is to mi iko it a pcimanent stiuoUne. The piles weie so decaje I that repining was out of the question, and it would be bettei, in cue of 10 building, to nuke the wharf solid The 'U olden Cio.,n T would also lequne to be lebuilt. This would cost about t'2,800. hon sciew mooungs and non buoys had been laid down in vaiious places in the haibour, as lequiied. The Bieikwatoi Wharf, when widened md hnislied, will piovide TiOOft. addi tional whnf aeconimodation, and there will be an aveiage depth of w itei thuieof 12ft ; but by incunnu an addition il expendituie of l'4"5O,4ft. moie watei can be a.quned The lailway whaif willpiovide l,l)20ft. additional accommodation, the deptli of watei at the end of it at low water, spiing-tides being about ll>ft. The expendituie dunng the yeai foi \anons woiks h.is been t20,9S4, at a cost foi smvejs, salines, \c, of £S55, wink- dining the pist foui yeais woiks hive been earned out to the extent^ of £I>4,11(>, at a cost foi similai seivices of £2,352, or an aveiage of 3/ pel cent of the amount expended. — The leport was adopted Ti \i>nt-> K)ii Ki.li avi vtidS.— The following tendcn for ieclamatiou west of 1/ueen stieet wlinf w ei o then opened :— Walkei and Thomas, Lf,->00 (iiifoiin il, the cheque accompanying the tendci not bi mi,' in nked I ; Alexnulei Watson, i' > 'I'll) ; .1 nnts 'Dempsay, £2,200; A S Wil son, t'3,181; Mai tin Danahei, £5,0G'J; McCabe and ilsh, £i,110; E. Jones and Ware, £2,717 •»,. M ; Daniel l'allon, £3,171 -The Bonds mgiiKM'i\ tondci was £3,000. -On the motion if Mi Buchanan, seconded by Mi. Mackeii'ie, tlie lowest teiuler, that of James Dempsi'v, w is icci'pted Audi i ion vi Pimm.. Mi. M icken/ie bi ought foi wild tho following motion, of which notice hid boon given it the pievious meeting • "That the ont,inooi to the Boaid bo lequcsted to estimate the cost ot piling the Bioikwatei Koid wlmt tint is to say, one pile between eveii' two piles now in position — Aftti a short discussion, in which the necessity for the woik w is geiieially admitted, the motion was amended as follows, and p issod . "That the ongiiicei be nistiucted to place e\ti i piles along the Bieakwatoi Koad between each of the present pihs.' -This v\ is all tho business