HARBOR BOARD

Grey River Argus, 5 February 1908, Page 3

HARBOR BOARD

A meeting of the Grey Harbor Board wasv-held yesterday morning at 11.30. Present— -Messrs Petrie (chair), Guinness, Alison, Michel, Murdoch. Hannan. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT. The chairman reported that Mr Raymond's appointment had been ratified by. the Minister of Marine, and Mr Raymond left for Home on Thursday. The contract for the dredge had been signed by the Board. '~- Dunng the week a sad fatal accident had happened on the dredge whereby Mr D. McMillan was killed by falling from the wharf on to the bucket of the dredge. SrSoR°mSsTER'S REPORT The haribor master reporetd as roi- ■ "1 have 'the homour to inform-vou-that the bar at this port continued in fair ■condition during the past montln. The average depth of water on the ibar ih.as ibeen- 19ft 4in. . . ■ "A Bladr, •■fireman, ms absent on leave! His duties are performed by casaial 'labour until his teave expires. He sent in his resignation. "The stamping for *he month ot January -has been :— inwards 62 steamers of- 27,1530 tons and four aanng vessels of 718 tons ; total 28,248 tons. Outwards — 6.3 steafeis of 28,403 ions and lour sailing vessels of 6 'tons ; ** TH.E 9 ENGINEER'S REPORT. Mr Thompson reported as follows :— "I haive ittie honour to report- as fallows: — j "I regiret to state that on 'Lthursi day anorninig, rtShe 30th Jan,uiary. Mr Donald MoMilLan, watchman on itie. dredge, met with a fatal accident. Hip oody was found by one of the raalway VL».kmi2n ly.in^- in a dredge bucket "Stic- credge iuad been lying .at »•«.*• vtarf for t>he mighlt. "New dredger. — Tihe contract for th; aenv dredger now ;being :builit by 'Messrs iW . i simons and Co. , Renfrew, nwas signed yesterday,' 3rd in>st. "The additional dredge punt will be r?ady in a fortnight, and the piledaving engine in a week. M-Ed shit 'baivs of spiles in the lagoon entrance haw 'be-en driven, Only nine lbng piles (>arne in *!h.e veesell from New So,uit?h We-V's •. "Qtua-rry. — 774 tons of 'Stone and spoiil were taken from th« Quarry during the period. "•Rails 'have <been! laid on the curve past Messrs Strcutford and BLair'.s sawmill, and the Railway DeiparimeM h;as supplied 8 chains of 53^'b nails. _ "The dredge wopkod 11 days ,liJtdn)g 3852 tons of sJidngle. Of this 2Q34 tons were lifted in nine da\ r s . under thj; new re."-ul ait ions of Sen .houris .a day, ■gdviag.an average of. 326 toni TJhis is an linca-ease of 51 itons diay. The additional cost is about .iiper ton, but the time is too shrot to enaible a (proper, estimate to >be arrived at. ■I .think the •work mdgih,t bie coiiitiniued as :aßf." present 'fax another fortnight." Report adopted. .CORRESPONDENCE. •Marine Department wrote agreeing to the alteration in the plan as regards the railway line in connection with the lagoon docks. Received. The Paymaster-; General advised remittance of .£1468 3s sd being revenue from railway and wharf. The Chairman moved, that the Board express its surprise that the working expenses on the Gfevxßrunner railway and wharf were steadily increasing, and that the Minister of Railways be asked to supply full details of expen diture. •Mr Murdoch seconded. Carried. Mr A. Blair, 'fireman, of the- tug, wrote resigning his position. Resolved that applications be called for th P position, Mr Simon Gundy wrote objecting to the Board taking his section in conI nection with the lagoon docks as it was on part Municipal Reserves." Referred-. to ; the Board's solicitor to report .on. The Chairman moved that the engineer be instructed .to inform Messrs Gillies and Spence that the' Board were waiting, for 'the plans of sectionr to be resumed by the lagoon docks. Mr Michel seconded. Carried. Mr Moriarty applied' for a lease of land at Stilliwater. It was pointed out by Mr Alison that Mr McDonald had been refused a lease of the same land, and h e could not see •how they could now grant it to Mr Moriarty. After discussion it was resolved to refer the application to Mr Alison for report. (From Accountant Railway Department asjdng for payment of for hydraulic pumping plant'. — 'Agreed to. iMr T. Ronayne advised that instructions had been given to supply rails for the Board's lines. From Lloyd's Register, London, ask .ing if the Board required the register for 1907. Agreed to purchase some copies. From' Mining; Registrar forwarding application by Messrs Olsen and Gleeson for -sawmill license. Th© Seer tary fo make enquiries. . • Tiie District Traffic Manager wrste that charges for the hydraulic crane are 30s an hour and for the . steam crane 6d per ton. -Mr AlisorJ "tKroilgli? tlie" cHarges for the hydraulic cranes excessive. The matter had been held over at last meeting for three months. FINANCE. The Finance Committee reported the total receipts since last meeting to have been ""£1.185 us sd, The credit balance was £4675 16s sd, in addition to which there was :on fixed deposit. Accounts amounting to £858 3s iod were passed for payment.