NAPIER HARBOUR BOARD.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 233, 19 September 1911, Page 6

NAPIER HARBOUR BOARD.

Tl ie ordinary monthly meeting <P , he Napier Harbour Board was held it In.:; > a.m. thb morning. Present : Messr.:. .lull iehairmaii). Nixon. : lark. Ellison. Dolbel, Parsons. Lam-. Boink". I.ongridge. Chambers :•:««! Butler. The Harbours' Association notifico that the conference of Harboui Boards was to be held on October tth and reqn —-tcd notice of remits. Received. Th" Harbours' Association also w rote regarding t he charges made on ti-ling vessels. It was held that no charge could be made on such vessels. Receiv cd. The Napier Borough Council wrote not ify in g intention to construct i:.iins. No objection taken. Jlomu S', i hili. Legau and Williams wrote on behalf cf the N'ii n r

Bort;;t"h ( a. kin" h>r permis si, ato itHi'*'. c s'm:g'e iroill I -'"pit I<■ i,-h. Agrc< <i t> i.n<i-r the sop r vision <f the !><:•<; s ::r’. ; i:<: rm~::-:i’ arrangemt nt to be eu : ained. V:- J. Sandtmati wrote elamim" L’l*’ 7 (♦> fri .n the board c:t arco int of a land >i : p n::d tie board'.- ‘«.li< i > wi'stc ttjx.n the '.•■'fro; tl .«■ the 1 aid had r.o i i ; i ih-y hi tbe matter. No ;t t• »n iaken. Th- I ’ »•< :t S.S. (•<!. a-t 1 < ; her -hippie" r ni’Ml.K t askt d ti:. ‘ a harfati'' o:i eor.l be i:ot ui< r■••i -• ! [bterr- d tn by-laws . The Cm. :• < •<!:- > >-k- I f< r < ■mn:inn f’-f-m certain rhrd -eded and resolved i’- t te

il: tr| ■. \ I-cis decis::o;i on the t.-.r>ff It. < -.’ .<! and Il< ’.•< its i fo: i><■ ri: i ■ to rreet a fresh . h-*.l <-r Wi't-lnie. Held ori’r uni .1 r.exi meeting t > enqu;:c purpose f>: •.vliich th'- shed is required. The Marine Dip art nr. r t f-.i w.■ <i d ide-'C’ taken in the (nqu.iw hi;.: the Haur'.to accident — ileceived. It was agreed to ;tib>v. ('apt'! Lake ( H ’.l' < :-.r Jl v ti’r) to «yt as examiner if CP’ididates for river m.;t< r ’ cert iftcate.-. RESERVES REPORT.

The Reserves Committee reported having viewed the whole of the Board’s imlet reserves. They assessed upset annual rentals as shown on schedule. Regarding drain through the reserves adjoining the borough park the committee thought the Borough Council should be given notie? to immediately abate the nuisance as water is continually running from the park well on to the board s land. As to the growth of willows on .some of tb.e Napier South reserves the committee suggests that the secret ary be empowered to employ labour in cutting same for a distance ol say one chain from the road boundary. Harding? road sections are not included in the schedule as they may be required for pilot men’s houses. Ad pted. SECRETARY’S REPORT.

The repairs to end of Glasgow Wharf on arroiint of "Hauroto” accident. are being pushed on with as time and tide permit and the breakwater wharves tarred anil sanded. Three yards and IS cubic yards of stone were used in iron Pot whail near D” shed, and 251 yards of rubble placed on West Quay. Messrs. Reidy and Jennings, the contractors for additions to “D shed are making satisfactory progress. Twenty seven • new sleepers and one gift. !"lb rail have been laid on main track near the weighbridge. Ti e feme authorised to be erected -rar the Rifle Range has been put up : 31.' yards of filling done at the stable yard and 170 yards put into Campbell street lagoon. One hundred and forty seven and a half yards of stone have been used widening Breakwater mad No. 2 : s,v; yards of debris widening road (>ast Office to Battery road ; and Is vards of stone at root of Western Mole.

E‘ ighty-seven sheet piles averaging ! I•'t. long bv sjn. by tin.. s ft. by •fin. by 'in. : 10 walings 19ft. by 9in. by lin.. 98 lineal feet of Ilin, by 2in. back lining and 1501 yards of stone have been used at the Eastern ( ribwork.

Tv.o main piles 13ft. Bin. by ISin. | »y lain.. Is sheet piles averaging ■•ft. <nn. by P’in. by <iin.. 3 walings sft. by I2in. by him. and 21 11 yards >f stone have been used on the beach md in the cribwork. | The material dredged since last ; -eport deposited at the usual dumping ground was 633i> cubic yards from West Quay in 2191 hours for 55 trips and 60 yards from Iron Pot entrance i.t 2 hours for one trip. Adi pied, at-d instructions passed for tb.e J.D.O. to wi.’k 11 hours a dav pending tb.e arrival i t the ci'ii’gion dredge. HARBOUR MASTER’S REPORT. The Assictunt Harbour Master re-

>orted : ■ I The arrivals from August loth to , September 13th comprised fit ves--j seis in the fidlowing order: Inner | Harbour. 32: Breakwater. 25; Outei ; Harbour. 1. ; Tlie soundings along the M est iVi; t v as far as Lever street still con/a ,e good. Th - "J.D.O.’’ has been ■mptoved dredging above Level , ,ii since coming off the slip, but ii.< ' little impression on acount of silt coming down. The captain of the s.s. Beckenham devilled to shift away from Glasgow Wharf on the 6th inst.. on account if the range at above wharf. The vessel wished discharging in road-

stead. Adorned. 'A HARE •> MARAENI I REPORT. S-e:;:- i< rI»1 f dis.-i:--i' '.i tok place v:i tbe appointment of valuers to d-al wi ’n the lands in question •;eii v.-is eventually decided t > tin lilt-- v>!ii:ii'.::ee to settle the q..i»- .: »n. On re .-timing it v.as repo.ua • i --1 M-*-*:-' R’:*i-r ..:-i I>.M. t *:uf •. be effort d the y- item at tvi nty rmneas carb. The l-onrii then adjourned for On r,-sliming after lunch the following hu*-in’’-s wa< carried out :

I ; The Acetone Co.’s and the Napiei Borough Council’s tenders were aei copied for lease of reserves. Consideration of Hugh McDonald’s and William and Creagh s tenders for leases was deferred untn next meeting. Mr. P. Parson's moved "That tll< secretary give the board a return oi all monies spent on the Westshori Protection Works and also on th< Eastern Crib Works during the las; t hrec years. I Speaking to the motion, Mr. Par- : sons said le- wanted to see what other means could be taken to prevent erosion. ! Mr. Lhn- seconded the motion , which was carried.

I NOTICES OF MOTION. i Mr. Lane said lie wished to with i draw the following notices i f motion : J “That this beard take steps to ascertain the levels of all that land not at present in profitable occupation between the roads from Awatoto and Meaner, Napier and Greenmeadows, with a view to deciding whether a i system of drainage similar to the d Government Piako swamp reclamation scheme can be carried out by I the board, which might not only J free Napier South of surface water Unit bring into profitable occupation the whole of the area within the boundaries described. ’ (b) “That this board consider the advisability of reclaiming all that part of the Ahuriri lagoon west of the N’apierGrcenmeadows road which is not required for harbour, recreation oi ornamental purposes, by’ a system of drainage suggested by Mr. George

Nelson, whereby the shallows would become land and the depths be deepened.” (<■) “That this board, should the results of the survey suggested in No. 1 resolution be satisfactory to a drainage scheme, request the Central Rivers Board to take steps to divert the Tutaekuri river from its present course and incidentally to reclaim all that land iat present not in profitable oecupai tion between Awatoto-Meanee roan ; and the Farndon railway station, i Permission was accordingly given. Permission was also given io Mr. P. Parsons to withdraw his notice ot motion, which was as follows: “That in the e vent of the secretary obtaining satisfactory estimates for a suction dredge and this board is able to finance the affair, a suitable dredge be at once obtained for work in the

Inner Harbour.” (2) “That the secretary give the board a return of all moneys spent on the Westshore protection works : also the eastern cribworks during the past three years.’