HARBOR DUES.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
Napier, last night. The recent reductions in the Harbor Board’s tariff were to have been adopted at yesterday’s meeting, but owing to an informality the question was deferred. Country members, who are strongly opposed to the reductions, declare that the whole of the proceedings are informal, and that they will fight it out when the question comes up again. The Board decided to erect a cargo shed at the root of the breakwater, which .will obviate the necessity of everything being taken to the Spit, and will greatly lessen the cost. Complaints were made that the Government had "hot done justice to the port, for, although they drew between £70,000 and £BO,OOO in duty, they refused to give tho attendance of a Customs officer at the breakwater,
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 66, 21 March 1901, Page 1
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