PATEA HARBOUR BOARD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 6 May 1924, Page 4

PATEA HARBOUR BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING?. At the ordinary meeting on Monday there were present Messrs Christenseni (chair), Williams, Corrigan, Grainger,, and Verry. Mr Homer (el«rk> and; Captain Tinney were also present. The Secretary of the Marine Department advised that no more applications tor removal of driftwood would be granted. The chairman was deputed to GQfite©! the taking of firewood from the river near the wharves, with the suggestion, that on only one day sho«l«4 the removal be allowed. T h* <*?irman and Messrs Grainger and Williams were deputed to interview the skippers on the question of lights on the mole, and to make arrangements for their installation The Secretary for Marine enclose* particulars of four dredgea and hoppers for sale and invited an offer for any one of them. The Acetone Welding Co. sent-par-ticulars or accumulators for marinelight and advised that their representative would be in Patea shortly DREDGING. The master's report stated that there- • **£& deposited at the mouth of the river 2860 tons of spoil taken W SrtF r WPartS °^ the "Yer > S the tide gauge, between the railway and! at\hr^ arVe\! a? d at the lower enJ aid thl ?/ Wharf- o™g to holiday" and the stoppage of work while the gypsie was repaired there has not beeS Ofset^^-S^ reports that all machinery is iFgrfeS PILOT'S REPORT. The channel over the bar is straight, with about 13ft on bar and 12ft h£ tween walls at high water spring tide! and about 9ft 6m on bar £id Bft 6in between the^ walls at highWer neap tides and 17Qft between the walls^ Soundings on April 22 gave 12ft 9in on bar and 12ft hetween walls, with m om on tide gauge. There have, been: 11 arrivals and 13 departures, a3d two £ent out on the lights. The walls have een €x*™»ned and found just the staE?* k- St W6eS- Every*Wng at thestation is in good working order. ACCOUNTS. This was all the business, and after - passing the ordinary monthly accounts "- the board adjourned.