HARBOUR EXTENSION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 211, 20 August 1934, Page 7

HARBOUR EXTENSION

Proposals Nearly Ready STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN Special Meeting at Early Date I It is anticipated by the chairman of the Napier Harbour Board, Mr. Trevor M. Geddis, that within a fortnight the harbour extension proposals will be ready for submission to a special meeting of the board. This statement was mado at the board meeting this morning, in reply to a question by Mr. B, McLean, the Waijukurau represent tative. Mr. McLean asked whether tho chairman could indicate how far th* board had progressed with the loua proposals. Air. Geddis replied: “Since tho | carrying of the poll I have spent pret.ly well till my time with the officials ro» garding these proposals. As soon ao they are ready—l anticipate this will be within the next fortnight—l have i> mind the calling of a special meeting of the board to consider tho details, s* that plans ami sfievifications may !« I drawn up, tenders called Bud contract* let.

“In the past month I hud othet business at Wellington, so the engineer and I went to Wellington aud spent, a day’iu going over the Wellington Hat> hour Board’s works, particularly tho wharves. 1 had explained to us the methods employed in the handling of cargo, the details of tho railway lays out and lifting appliances, and genera ally the works and construction in cons nection with the building of the hues bour.

"Since the poll the engineer hao been busy with getting out the necea. sary details, and 1 was hopeful that we would be far enough advanced to. day to havo them placed before you. But 1 am hopeful that those will como before the board before the next monthly meeting. "There aro also representations I have made regarding the finance and the details in that connection, but these aic not sufficiently forward tor mo to report officially to the board or

the public. Rather because of that, than iu regard to the details, I am anxious at this stage not to bring definite proposals before the board. Air. A. K. Jull: Any delay seems la be to our betterment in the matter? The chairman: Yes. , There was no further discusaioa upon this point.