NAPIER HARBOUR BOARD.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 354, 14 February 1917, Page 2

NAPIER HARBOUR BOARD.

ORDINARY MEETING

i The Napier Harbom Board met vesterdav. Present M< sts A. E. .lull (chairman). C. Fllisoi T. Clark, >A. .1. McGrath. T Alison Chambers. AA.A. Chambers. T. Styles, P. Parsons. 1. \\. Williams. A. L. Beattie, and J. -J. Langridge. A letter from the Napier Park hi ng ( lid titiim hit th 3 board would be held liable for any injury k 1 < ch b s j icj eitv c i ised by the ion tin ti n <t the Ii tif i Harbour mb i 1 lit tnd li i sion of the Tutaekuri river. was received. ii ml j oink d out that the work m question was being done under contract to the Government. ami was a portion of the East Coast railway. It was decided tnat. m tne event or an association being formed to conduct agricultural experiments, and tne necessary money be forthcoming. * this board will coninbute up to ;Lzo. It was decided to ask Air. C. D. Kciiic ] V" ti intemiw the department and explain the board’s position regarding the proposal to road the Alaraenui settlement.

( ( N loi iitm o fioia England. stated tnat be hopes to get his ‘ report on harbour construction and i lim i o i i itt i » x in l ebi niarv. 1917. H. V- Laws, fireman on tne ■.).!).().. who has left for act; • vice at Bamon. was advised t ; would get preference for e ; 1 : ment on his return. ( Rules and regulations got e a fund for tne relief of soldi© i their dependents, as submitted b.v ' the solicitors, were aaonted. \t 1 i c i ki’ f b 111 aujo 1 i resuming at S o clock. <in it i 3 t 1 ci re te I t i < J n it I 11 rig truss (hoard to anno mt delegates to a conterenee to no neld in connection : with the proposed tramways to laradiue. was deterred. JL'he secretary reported that tne sinking of tne Auckland itock buoy ■ had cost tne board over £zuo. An account tor repairs was passed for : payment. : It was decided to offer, without ■promdtee. to settle Niven and Co.’s account for the ■•D.D.k." dredge, ■ provided that) company pay L2bo for i time lost and carry out certain suggestions made by the secretary. A renort. was received from the ■muster of the AVaikaka. stating that ■t ! >e high winds and floods of uanuary ■ <bd not visibly affect any part of t’.e : dr.'dar-d material on tne Inner Har•hoiir embankment, but a slight su.b- • kiuence occurred in tne stone work.

On tne suggestion oi Mr. McGrath tne secretary was instructed to report as io tne cost of erecting a halttide weir in the small lagoon at the Fort. He pointed out that this would keep water always m the lagoon, and would tuns abate any nuisance.

Tenders for an electric light installation for snips’ holds were nut opened, Mr. Beattie stating that the Borough Council was unable to supply current. On the motion or Air. J. A’. Brown, moved by Mr. McGrath, it was decided to invest, when available, all accretions for sinking funds. A notice of motion by Mr. Brown, asking for information regarding the AA’aikaka, was held over till, next meeting. The chairman’s motion regarding the “C.D.K.” was also held over till neyf meeting. <

The meeting terminated at 3.25 p.m.