NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 14

NELSON NEWS

iFroiri Our Own Correspondent.) .NELSON, 10th April. A special meeting of the Nelson Harbour Board was held last week, when the chairman, Mr. H. E. Duncan, submitted a report on the board's activities. The board was ; shown to.be in a sound financial position. The, indebtedness on, account of purchase of wharves from the Kailway Department (£103,000) had been reduced by £8605, and that on account of the original loan of £65,000 by £5752. Ihere was a final balance of £44,590 11s excess of assets over liabilities. To deep.en the cut to allow vessels drawing 30 to 35 feet would mean very heavy expenditure, probably £130,000, and such in his opinion would not be warranted without some definite guarantee that such vessels would continue, to trade to Nelson and make it the last port of call. "At present we can rightly state that the Nelson Jiarbour is a good serviceable one, its cost of upkeep probably being the most economical of any in the Dominion, whilst its record for the safe handling and berthage of all vessels, is to date a fine one—no 5™ hap ever having occurred. Much' credit is due to our harbourmaster for his nne seamanship in handling overseas vessels. We can at the present time confidently state that vessels drawing up to 22ft/and up to 500 ft in length, can be safely brought into our harbour and given safe terthage at our wharf." •« • V oar<l cx Peot? to be able to proceed with the reclamation o£ some acres of land near . the wharves at an early date. This area is to be leased to oil companies. The overseas liner Horatius left here on Saturday afternoon for Wellington with 19,245 cases of fruit.' The loading was completed in -2± hours. A very successful children's fancy dress ball organised by the pupils of the Motueka District High School was held in that township on Friday evening. • .At-the. evening service at St. John's Methodist .Church yesterday an augment; cd choir gave" a very fine rendering of the cantata ''Olivet to Calvary." The soloists were Mr. F. Mitchell (baritone), Mr. F. W. Huggins (tenor), and Miss V. Smith (soprano). There was a large congregation. .-'.'■ -