HARBOR BOARD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9418, 17 August 1907, Page 5

HARBOR BOARD.

The Xew Plymouth Harbor Board met on Friday (the Xtw Plymouth Herald w- i ports). Present— Messrs J. B. Conneftt (in the chair), G. McLean, J. Thomson, J. Ward, D. Hughes, J. Hine, jun., E. Maxwell, ft. Price. OPPOSITION TO ffHE PROPOSED LOAN. Mr F. Archer (clerk to the Waimate Road Board) forwarded the following resolution passed by his Board :— "That this Board strongly protests against having the burden of an additional harbor rate put upon the ratepayers of the Waimate Road District ; that they consider it unjust that this district, is included in the New Plymouth Harbor SpcciaJ Rating District, as the ratepayers of this; district derive very little, if any, benefit frcm the New Plymouth. Harbor Board's works." Mr McLean said lie had waited on the Road Board and placed tha scheme of Mr K?ing before then: as clearly as possible. He had told the* members they would not be rated any higher than at present. In reply to a ouest&r.n ha had had to confess he did not think it would be any ad-van, tage tc them as regards nbe shipment of their butter and cheese, asi he was of opinion this trade would always have to concentrate itself on Wellington. The, Chairman mentioned that it was said the harbor was of no benefit to Wei-, tara, but he would lifcj to point out that large quantities of meat were being shipped at the port from Waitaira. A QUESTION OF LEASES. Mr D Berry. Chairman of th& Taranaki Petroleum Company, Limited, wrote a§k- j ing upon what terms the Board would change the tenure of the lease of some 85 acres held from the Board by Mr A. Getorge, Omata, from that of an' ordinary lease having between ten and eleven years to run, to a leasa-in-perpetuity, with, a revaluation every 21 years. T!lie company proposed to erect a refinoiry costing many thousands of pounds (the amount could nof. be definitely stated at present), with all necessary buildings, and a line of Kills to connect with the Government line to the wharf, and this no donbt in the near future would the payment of considerable sums for wharfage, or perhaps even increased sMpping to the port The balsnco of, say, ten jreurs of ths present lease would not justify the company in spending the requisite amount jn permanent works, whSoh would mean the erection <A many buildings to cover the plant, and later on tho erection of a considerable number of workmen's homes Mr Maxwell said it would be unwise for ibx> Boaa-d to part with, these lands, as it might want them at any time. He was certainly opposed to granting what was asked, but the Board might give these people a few acres which wtould answer iherr purpose, and at saaie fame not materially affect the position of the Board. Ho proposed that the company should be naked the smallest area, required for its* works. Other members agreed w4fch thesje remarks, and the motion was earned. • NEW RATE. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Ward, a rait© of id in the- £ was struck for the year ending June 30, iC'OB. On the. motion of Mr Hone, seconded by Mr Maxwell, it was resolved, ''That the Board's solicitors be instructed to furnish an opinion as to the Board's position in reference to the sinking fund; and, with regard to borrowing the present loan, whether it will be obligatory on the Sinking Fund Commissioners to pay the whole of the funds "in their hands towards liquidation of the present ?tan, so that the Board would only have to borrow the balance of £140,000, <or whether they should retain the funds and allow them to accumulate for the puirpose of the liquidation of the whole loan, and consequently the Board have to re-borrlow the whois

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