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HARBOUR BOARD.
The fortnightly meeting of the Harbour Board waß held yesterday attemoon, when there wore present— Messrs. Booth (in the chair), Duthio, Heaton, Wheeler, anil Captains Roao and Williams. The Wharves and Quays Committee recommended that the inward removal fee on the b b. Glauous should be remitted, as she had a pilot onboard. This recommendation, together with one that inward removal fees should not be charged on steamers ooming in with a pilot, whether or not thoy anchor beforo ooming alongside a wharf, was agreed to. The Committee also recommended the purchase of a tide gauge, but upon tho motion of Mr. Heaton it y&n deoided not to incur such an expenditure. Aooonnts amounting to .£2BOl & wore passed for payment. A letter was received from tho Marine Department Btaiang that] the Government considered it iinpractable to erect the timeball on Mount Victoria, and did not intend to take any steps towards its erection. Mr. Booth mentioned that at the meeting of the West County Council (Wairarapa) on Saturday a desire was expressed that greater Sublicity should be given by the Board to be new by-law requiring bales of wool intended for shipment to be marked at both ends. He explained that a number of woolgrowers putside of Wellington were ignorant of the faot tftat a by-law to that effect had been made, and suggested lhat advertisoments should be inserted in some of the papers published outside the city. Mr. Heaton raised an objection that if the suggestion were acted upon a precedent would be established for other oases of a similar nature in the future, The other members, however, thought the suggestion should be adopted, and it was decided to advertise the by-law in the' New Zealand Mail, Marlborough Express, Nelson Colonist, Wanganui Chroniole, and Wairarapa Daily. Five tenders were received for the ereotion of a woolshed on the Queen's Wharf. The lowest was accepted. Mr. Duthie moved, " That a letter be addressed to the City Council, accompanied with a plan showing the propqatjd line of reclamation by the engineer, and respeqtfully asking tha Council to further consider the questions with a view to avoid interference opposite the Te Aro reclamation, with the free approach of shipping to the Queen's Wharf, and pointing out that the Board is adopting a pitched slope with piled open breastwork, as being cheaper than a solid wall, and also affording bertnage to shipping, and asking the Couucil if possible to adopt a similar frontage and breastwork on ttiesaine line ; and further intimating that tha Board woujd be glad to appoint a deputation of its members with its engineer to confer with a similar committee of the Cqnncil," Th» resolution was seconded by Oaptajn Rose, and agreed to. It was further resolved that the deputation should consist of the Chairman and Messrs. Duthie and Heaton. Mr. Heaton' s motion, proposing that tenders should bo invited for the repair of Waterloo Quay was then considered. The •<">ver BQrid it was very evident that the Government anJ 2: swboW5 wb0W B0a " d -* d^ n Sht pnll together on this question. ji v „.._ it was hard that Government rofußed"te so anything in the matter, and he was in ravorof the Bcjard taking steps to keep the thoroughfaro in question in repair. Mr Duthie Buggeeted that the matter should be ulowed to drop, ai, if carried, it might interfere with the negotiations now proceeding in another direction. Mr. Wheeler expressed a Bimilar view. Mr. Heaton pointed )ut that the Premier, at the interview on Monday, had given the deputation distinctly » understand that the Government con", iidered the repair and maintenance of (Waterloo Quay waB a matter which should >c settled between the Board arid the" City ?ouneil. The other members of the Board lonsidered it undesirable to pass the reeolnion, and as it found no Beoonderitof oonrse apsed. Another motion by the came gentleman, hat the Harbeurs Act should be amended o as to enable the Board to reduce the nlotage charges, was adjourned for a month a deference to the wish of Captain Wil' lama, who said he would be absent from Wellington for some time. Mr.' Hoaton delred an adjournment until next meeting nly. Captain Williams nrged that the lotion should either bo voted upon there nd then, or adjourned for a month, as he ranted to be present to both -speak and vote gainßt it. The motion was postponed, as nggested. The Board then adjourned.
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Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 70, 19 September 1884, Page 2
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HARBOUR BOARD. Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 70, 19 September 1884, Page 2
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