Harbor Board.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5351, 16 October 1888, Page 3

Harbor Board.

The I?o:trd met lit ■-! P-" 1 - Pres.'tif, : Ormond (in the chain NoaJ, Miller, Kobjohny, Yutitier, Harding, MeVar, Kinross, Tanner, and the Mayor. COItHESIWDKNCE. From Marine Department, stating: as a new edition of the S .7,. Pilot was to be i.-sued, the l.bgruj'her t.i t>lo Admiralty hud asked fot any additional information that might lmve been — Information lo be supplied by ceeretury and harbor-laust-er. From P Dolbel, asking leave of absonefor one meeting, owing to ill-health.— Granted. From Sainsbury and L"gan. asking the Board's cm*'iit't« a Mib-le.i-e from J. Afeßrvde to J. Maiden.—Agreed to. From same. forwarding mortgages for the Board's consent.--Granted.

From National Agency Company, forwarding bills of lading for eetivuit by Lam.r.-lone and Ganymede.—Received. From sarin , , asking two months' extension of time* for completion of their cement contract. The third shipment being delayed.— Grunted.

'From Borough Cmmeil, asking if Boaid could supply them with such nuautities nt cement a.s might from lime to time ho required for the construction of the set wall. Great delay would ensue if the Board could not, supply'thorn. The Council would repay the Board" at such time and in tMioh way as desired.— The Chairman said the information had been supplied, which should they had -J.) SI casks on hand, and r>.->(iti casks were landing and expected next month. For the completion of the present contract 12'2(M> casks were required. In January 1000 casks would be needed, nnd for February and March 1500 casks woidd be required" in each of thor-e months.. —Mr Neal moved that the cement be granted to the Council subject to the Harbor Board being able to regulate the supply, till expense to be born.; by the Council —Carried. From secretary of Harbor Board as follows: — " In reference to this Into Mr. C. H. Weber's lease of lots 1 and J, suburban section 91, I have the hoiw to report tlmt the lenses will expire in 1S!»i, the present rental being i-O per annum, but increasing to .tllO iv ISSf). rini iirrcarii of rent tv date amount to iSO, and there api.ears but liltie prospect of the rent being Kept paid up. If tin accessible road was ma-1-.-, and the land re-subdivided and let fur a longer period, the Board should obtain a better rental. J bei?, therefore, to suggest that the lenses be determined, the ground subdivided, and an accessible road made, the sections then to be i.il'i-rcd for lease for a term of forty-two years, the rent increasing ,}U per cent, at the expiration of 'Jl yeiira. Attached thereto is a plan showing proposed road and subdivisions, the upset rentals amounting to £50 per annum. The eo«t of making the road should not exceed £00. There would be mutual advantaireH to the owner of suburban section 10, and to tiie Board, if the proposed ro!id was carried through t<> Milmn terrace."—The owner of section \t< toby asked for assent to make a road through it. No concession to be made in the overdue rents. From harbor master, re hire of .steamers. It v.-as not possible at all tinier ff<r bis boat'n eruw to put him on board the large direct uteamorei wlicn they came here. Th.y always required to be boarded it long distance out, and their speed was so great even when jioinjt slow that the boat could not tow alongside of them. Consequently the crew would require to pull the boat, and given il fresh breeze of head wind, they could not get back. The time occupied by the rteamors coining up to the anchorage utter they weiu signalled would not be

»;nough for the boat to pull out. so a.s to meet them any distance nil. J[e had to engiige the Fairy the other day to board the L)orio.—To be paid ibis time, but in future no steamer to be hirrd.

The pilot reported /<; moorings. The cost of another net would be the price of home repairs V> the buoy and thirty fathoms of cable. The cost of putting them down would be about £2.'i. The bad been moored to the buoy. Everything was in good order and condition, the" depth being oi fathoms at low water.—Mr Viiuticr "wud if fifteen fathoms of chain could be got in the colony, if the bad part of the chain wern cut and the buoy repaired, a depth of eight fathoms could bo. got for mooring.—Tenders to be nailed for the repair of the present; cable and buoy. 'From the pilot, reporting a dt:pth of water of lift, on the bar, with 12ft. din. on the. bank between the piers.—Received. ES(iINKKI:'fc RKI'OKT. Contract No. I:!.—The weather being much more favorable, good progress has been made on the works. The concrete, block wall of u<u breakwater has been extended to COT feet, and the- finished breakwater with monolith capping is now .")■");> feet The rubble foundations for breakwater estei..-u... are b.,m ? _- hud as rapi.lly as possible. The whale uf the breakwater contract should )«.' completed in about two months. Drfidginir.—The Priestiitiuj's has been ehiefiy engaged deepening the chanial of the Iron Pot.

Sand Pump Dredge.—From reliable in-foriniiv-joii received from London it apj.u.irri that, si'lid j/uiiip dredirer,-; are extensively used lit Home and on the Continent, chiefly for liftinjr sand, Mild a;e very chi ap and effective, when iisf-d with a Me.am Jiopper barire, so that the dredging aro delivered directly into the hopper, and then taken out to nea" to lie dumped. .Sand may also b<; conveyed a short distnncu through pipes, but requires a jireat dt'iil of extra power. Gravei can be lifted easily and pumped into the hopper bursas or other leeeptacle vh»e at hand, but cannot Lo conveyed tlirongh pipes to iiuy great distance, as they would ehuke. Contraot No. 2'>, Crib-work Intension.— Tenders for this ■yrci , !: have, been railed, and arc due to-day. Contract No. I'li, Lreakwater Whan.-— Tenders for this work have been calhjd, iind are due to-Jisy. %T (/."•oon Kcclanwtion, Contract ivo. -3.— ApoHi'.u of th« cartli bank in eonneeiion with this work: requires to bo raided i« tew inches. When this is done- th-s contract •will h't rlosed. JOJI.V UOODALL, O.t. Notice of UmhU-k. :.<, !...■ eaiU:d for the next section (i-.UUft.) of the b'. .i::vat'.--- in about, » i'ortnitrlit's time, but U;-. tender.-; v:lin.;t !>o returiiiihlc till some time after, a* tho plans will only be ready for next uieutJiif ot Lie Board. Re.port received.

BEPOET KE DIIBDOINQ TENDERS. Your committee, after duly considering: the tenders submitted for dredging beg to recommend that the tenders bo declined, and that alternative tenders be invited for dredging- and depositing and depositing the spoil to be deposited on a part of site 'B, which should be marked out t.> bold a twelve months supply ; the iiKiteri il to be measured on the site. Also, that tenders be invited for delivery of spoil outsidf : fhe contractors bein<r responsible for tho safety of the plant. Tho contracts to be for a period of twelve months. J. .D. Ormond, Chairman of Committee. Adopted. TENDERS. For occupying Wlmro-o-Maranni reserves the following tenders were received : —For lot 2, £(3 per annum, R. A. Simpson ; and for lot 1, £10 per annum, for three years, John Beatson.— Both tenders declined, and Mr. Beatson to get notice to move his stock.

For crib work the following , tenders were received :— John McLean and Co., Auckland, £3 U>o 4s 4d ; Cvanby and Prebblc, £'-Yo\',) 11s Sd : Glendinning and Griffin, £2889 10s ; W. B. Harding and Co., £3035 13s 6d; Weir, Sellars, and Co., ,£3353 10s. The tender of Glendinning and Griffin was accepted. For the breakwater wharf the following tenders were received :—John McLean and Co., Auckland, £0082 5s Gd ; Weir, Similar.*, mid Co.. £8932 10s 'id ; McGill and Stumbles, .C72KB os (id. The tender of John McLean and Co., Auckland, was (leeepted. ACCOUNTS. Vouchers to tho amount of £2532 3s 10d were passed for payment. On general account .£l.>B Ms 3d, on loan account £■2073 Os 7d. XOTIOX. Mr. Neal moved the motion of which he hail μ-iven notice in reference, to tho cargo sheds. (Tho motion has already appeared in the columns of the Daily Tblkobapu.) lie asked leave to amend the motion, reducing the cost from three shillings per ton to one shilling

Perinis.-uou to amend was granted. Mi. MeVay suggested that the consideration of the resolution be postponed till next mooting. The by-l:i\v which was to be amended was only passed a few months ago. Mr. Robjohns seconded Mr Ninil's motion. Tlio object of tho motion was that the protection of the sheds should be granted to consignees. The by-law was agreed to. Iho Board then adjourned.