HARBOUR BOARD.
The Napier Harbour Board met. this morning. Present : Messrs J till, (chair), Clark, McGrath, Niven, Parsons, Laue, Butler and Carnell. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs Langridge, Bcurke air. I Chambers. On the mct.’c-n cf Mr. Lane, it was decided to ask the Hawke’s Bay members to use their best endeavours to obtain facilities for putting the Loan Bill through. The assignment cf a lease from O. Krogh to E. S. T. Simpson win ngteed to. Didgety and Co. and F. W. Blakey (Auckland) and Noyes Bros (Sydnev) < ft’-: red dredges for sale.—To mfilcd. The United Labour • Party asked i
j for Napier South sections to i o j brought up to proper level before < ffcring them for lease. —The chairman explained that the upset price i could not be altered before the end j cf October and he suggested that the : public be notified that sections were j still available.--Mr. McGrath mov:id that the Labour Party l»e inrormied cf the i-omi't’ims of the leases. He did not approve cf advertising further; they hnd.nccepted a tend r and th'it should hold good for the euircney of the contract.
FINANCE COMMITTEE. The commit l ee recommend *d > vouchers tctailing £1623 17 - for pa.v- --; inent. 1 The board’s cash book as at the* ill It inst shows the following bal - ances :—
It was resolved to advert ise that: | si ci ions were still available toi-j lease. j Several letters were received front | Mr. C. D. Kennedv regarding ;j clanrition work and referred to the i K< elntnation Committee. | The waterside workers asked for; the enlargement of the shelter shod i nt the Port and the provision of a; iewki.f<«r the caretaker.-’The sec -c-' tary estimated the cost <>f the v. o -k ' £46 ji>—Deferred for thr-aj! i;i<mths :■<: that the board may km.w. er:'; i.; to he dieie with regard io. harbour works. I; was • to notify perse-ry wanting storage for explosives that ' land will be leased at small rent; near Tnrad-dc road for the erecti n of magazines. ■ The Marine Department as><"d 1 that the bliiif fight be maintam'st i i>y the board. The estimated cc.< ; w;n- rbisr t'to jut mnitim. —The board resolved »o protest against inking ever the light they cciidil-- < ' d >t :i cogs;-;! and nut a barboor light. 1.. 11. Sutherland resigned 1 pci-ition a., night wat eh man.- T : ’ ’ sccrcgirv and barheunuaster tc till the posit i<m easmillv and r< port ' i:e<m the question <.f any pcssd.’.' ■ih (-ration in ; lie staff. The office st ah asked that office hours be from ft a.m. to 5 p.m.. in- : stead of from s ;I .m. Referred to the Einanee Commitree for report. Two «ectt<ms <»! shed “D" are to j be gazetted a Customs Shed. The Har'uourmaster is to he it- ' attested to supple montblv soundings '• cf depth between the piers. ■ '■ rb.e tender ot >bc 11.8. .Education Hoard for lite lease of sections in: X'apier South at .Car’ per annum was r I,i V . ( Crath. P
Dr. general acco Interest account mt £. s. d. 6 7 202 1566 19 1769 7 1 Cr. c<-nt meters’ deposits account .... 1-25 15 0 Net debit . 161.3 12 1 On fixed deposit contr.'ictors’ deposit •»<•<. u nt 1000 0 0 Sinking funds cr. current • .••.•.■count ... 1121 15 1 Adopted.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 243, 17 September 1912, Page 5
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