HARBOR BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 17542, 23 December 1920, Page 2

HARBOR BOARD

The monthly meeting of the Harbor Board, held last evening, was attended by Messrs N. Galbraith (chairman),* D. Larnach, T. H. Russell; A. Cable, ’ H. C. Campbell, H. • E. Holler, W. Wilkinson, E. Roberts, J. S. Douglas, J. M. Dickson, M.P., J. A. Roberts, J. M'Donald, J. Loudon, and T. Scollay. HAYWARD POINT LIGHT. The Lands and Survey Department wrote notifying the passing of a clause in the Washing-up Bill authorising the board to erect an automatic, light at Hayward Point. THE SPIT. The Reserves Committee recommended that the application of Messrs Earra Bros., Ltd., for lease of section 8, block 63, be approved. The committee further recommended that a sub-committee be appointed to report relative to the leasing of sections at Aramoana and the making of provision for residents and other's getting to and from the Spit at week-ends. Mr Wilkinson suggested that the board might be able to make arrangements to run a service to the Spit during the holidays. • Mr Loudon thought that the board might offer a subsidy to private enterprise. Mr Douglas said that they wanted to do their utmost to open up the sections at the Spit. Tire board, as a public body, had to take the initiative. They could not depend on private enterprise/ There was no facilities at the present time for people to take up sections at the Spit, Mr Dickson said that a number of people who had sections at the Spit had boats of their own, .and carried-passengers. Unless the board was prepared to establish a service for teix months in the year they might as well leave it alone. The proposition was unsound, as made at present. An amendment by Mr Wilkinson that the sub-committee be appointed to make temporary arrangements in the meantime, if possible, was lest, and the report adopted. APPOINTMENTS. The Finance Committee recommended* that Mr F. W. Roberts be appointed sailing master and laddeman of dredge 222, at a salary of £340 per annum; and that the salary of Mr J. Robertson (dredgemaster) be increased from £330 to £345 per annum. The report was adopted on the motion of Mr Loudon. - WORKS COMMITTEE. The Works Committee recommended that, with respect to a letter from Messrs J. and J. Daley for chartering or purchasing the tug Dunedin, no negotiations be entered into in the meantime. The committee also recommended, after consideration of the engineer’s report in regard to the flection of coal-handling appliances, that the Union Steam Ship Company, and the Railway Department be interviewed with respect to the advisability of preparing the Kitchener street wharf to carry the appliances. In respect to the Lower Portobello protection wall, the committee recommended that the completion of the work be carried out as recommended by the engineer in his report, at an estimated cost of £l.o4o.—The report was adopted without discussion.