GREY HARBOUR BOARD

Grey River Argus, 14 February 1946, Page 2

GREY HARBOUR BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. ' A new type of pumping set for hydraulic cranes was explained to a meeting of the Greymouth Harbour Board last evening by the Engineer, Mr, D. S. Kennedy. This type of pumping set, which was being used In Bombay .made the cranes on which it was fitted completely independent of any power house. The cost of installation on a crane would be about E 1,500 to £2,000. The Installation of such sets on the Boards cianes would make for a tremendous savingin the annual expenditure, said Mr. Kennedy. The equipment in the present power house was practically worn out, and it was costing the Board a small fortune to maintain it. Further inquiries m this matter were left in the hands of the Engineer. The Acting-Works Foreman, Railways Department, wrote askirig that a new reducing valve be procured for the hydraulic power house. The fault here, said the engineer, was entirely due to neglect over the past years. This type of valve should be removed and inspected every year, but this particular valve had been in place for sixteen years and had been inspected only once. He- pointed out.'that it was the job of the Railways Department to look after the equipment in the power house. —It was decided to acquaint the Railways Department with the position and ask them to bear soma of the cost of repair. CEMENT SHORTAGE. Speaking to the Engineer’s report, Mr. M. Wa'llace said that it looked as though all work was being held up because of the cement shortage. The minimum requirements of the Board were ten to twelve tons a week, said the Engineer. They could use two tons a day without any trouble. Every effort had been made to procure supplies, but none seemed to be available. Should the position continue much longer, the Board would not be able to find employment for its present staff.—lt was left to the Engineer to endeavour to obtain further supplies. The Chief Engineering Inspector, Ministry of Works, -wrote complimenting the Board and its Engineer on the progress made with the testing of the Harbour Model, and stating that he would be pleased , to receive further data as testing continued. The following schedule of proposed harbour’ works, covering a tenyears’ programme, was forwarded to the Regional Representative, Commissioner of Works, Public Works Department, Greymouth, on request: (1) extensions to the breakwaters, north and south; (2) improvements to the lagoons and tidal compartments; (3) renewals (in whole or in part) of the main wharf: (4) repairs and possible extensions to the internal training walls'; (5) new wharf cranes and the electrification of the wharf; (6) new cottages and build-, ings; (7) further sub-division of the Board’s areas in the Greymquth Borough; (8) improvemnet sin 'hevigation facilities; (9) new dredging equipment. The estimated cost of these works would be in the vicinity of £772,816. It was decided to make the same grants as in previous years to the following organisations: Greymouth Surf Life Saving Club, Shipwreck Relief Society of New Zealand, Greymouth Plunket Society and the Greymouth Watersiders' Union for Picnic Fund.