WAIMAKARIRI HARBOUR BOARD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5604, 10 February 1879, Page 6

WAIMAKARIRI HARBOUR BO ARD.

The usual monthly meeting of this Board was held at Leech’s old store, Charles street, Kaiapoi, on Friday last j prerant-Httessra Coup (Chairman), Mathews,Pamham, Pashby, and Wearing. _ . . A letter was read from the Returning officer, stating : that Messrs Mathews and Moore had been nominated by the ratepayers of the Borough of Kaiapoi, and Messrs Bokerley and Parnham by the ratepayers of: jthe ; Mandeville and Bangiora Road District. ,No one had been nominated bythe ratepayers of the Byreton District, and in oonsequenoetho . Governor would have to flllthovacanoies, in accordance with clause 41 of the “Harbours 1 Act, 1878.” ! Mr Tiinlrlater attended, and stated that he had been down to see Messrs Scott Bros*, and. he could not see that the machinery. was any -further advanced than it was a month ago, except that they were making the “ care box” for the large wheel. Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed by the members present at;':Messrs 'Scott Bros, not keeping their promise to deliver the whole of the machinery by the. end of January last. > Mr Linklater stated, that Messrs Scott. Bros, had promised to deliver the whole material on Tuesday, Feb.lß. i Mr Wearing said, as. this was the last meeting of. the present Board, he thought that they had .better enter into no further agreement with Messrs Scott Bros. - He waa thoroughly disgusted with that-firm-for| the; disgraceful way they had broken their. oon-i tract. He hoped that the hew Board would not show them the leniency that had hitherto been. shown towards them.. They-had. ton.. peatedly promised to send the machinery up iin a day or two; intact, there had.hardly ’been a meetingof the Board 'since their contract time had expired when some iuolr promise had. not been received, and the 'result of it all was that the contract was no. nearer completion now than it had been six months All the other members concurred in what Mr Wearing stated, but thought-.that nothing further had better be done until the jnew .Board met. . . ; ; ; Mr;Mathews;hoped that.the. Prose would stake notice of .the ,ophuop. expressed jby) the members regarding the shameful demy of Messrs Scott Bros in the completion of their contract, which ought to have been completed; in two months, and bad now' occupied bine, and was still uncompleted,, that the public might see who was really to- blame for the delay. ■'■ W ,; ;

M*r Pashby wished to propose a hearty; vote .of thanks to Mir Wearing for the trouble hO had taken in doing the work of the Board, r and more especially for finding them in office; accommodation, lighting, Ac., free of charge; He thought that the district generally was very much indebted to Mr Wearing for whathe had done. Mr Mathews seconded t he resolution, which was carried unanimously. ’> ; Resolved, on the motion of Mr Wearing,“Thata cordial vote of. thanks be given to the Chairman (Mr Coup), for the services rendered by him during his . term of office; He had not only acted as Chairman, but had done the whole work of both Secretary and Treasurer. • ‘

Seconded by Mr Pamham, and carried unanimously. Mr Coup, 'in returning thanks, said that ho was very sorry to see that all their time and trouble had been utterly wasted. : He knew r.w. what had been done had hot met with the approval of the townspeople of Eaiapoi, but he thought' that they hiad' done all that was. possible with the limited funds at their command. Ho sincerely hoped that the hew Board would be able to do better, and get some sort ef endowment from the Government, to enable them, to do the work properly. . ; Mr Wearing briefly returned thanks for the vote passed to him. _ ’ It was resolved that the Chairman here- 1 quested to call a meeting of the Board for Friday next, at the usual hour. The Board then adjourned*