NELSON HARBOUR BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, 2 August 1916, Page 1

NELSON HARBOUR BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING." ]—■ ROCKS RiOA-D SLIP. The following- further business-was transacted at yesterday's meeting of tho : Nelson Harbour Board : . • The City Engineer (Mr J. G. Littlejohn) -waited on the Board regarding the spoil from the slip ou the Rocks Road, against the deposit of which in the harbour the 'Board had protested. Mr Littlejohn said he could not see that putting the spoil over tho wall -would be detrimental to tho harbour. There were some largo Works of debris, and he could see no reason why iiiept should not be, put over the wall. The ■drift-was in the opposite direction to tho harbour entrance. From an engineering point of view, he could not see that any. : injury would 1 be done to navigation by depositing tho spoil over the wall. The Chairman paid the Marine Dvpartment prohibited' spoil being put over the wall, and the Board could l not give permission in face of tliat, prohibition. Mr Littlejohn thoucrht the Department was under a misapprehension. lie was sure navigation would not bo interfered with. The Chairman said it would be a- good idea if the City and Waimea CountyCouncils combined 10 build a -wall further" out and to fill in from time to time» with spoil from slips. There were bound to be some further slips. *■ Mr Littlejohn 'said he had to meet tho County Engineer in Tegard to this matter. 'There would be some big slips in the future, and* df the City Council had to cart the material to town, it 'would be so expensive, that probably'the road would, have to be closed. At this stage the Board, Mr 'Littlejohn accompanying,. visited the scene'"of the slip. ' On returning to the l (Board room, - Mir Suodgrass moved and Mr Jackson seconded, "that the [Board could not'see its I way to accede to the Council's, jeguest i to place the large lumps' from the slip • I over the wall.—Carried. ■ __ ' | -' 1 DISPUTE WITH MOTUEKA BOARD The finding of the arbitrators in connection with, the hiring of the dredpo John 'Graham was 'received. Mr J. G. Littlejohn was the arbitrator for the'Mbtueka Harbour Board, Mr Geo. R. - McGregor for the. Nelson Board, and -Mr- S. Blomfield was (the xtmpire.. .Tho ' arbitrators found . that 1 the Motueka Board should pay to the Nelson 'Hjairbour Board: —In respect of yreair "and tear due to speeding up of the ' buckets, nil; 'but for (general maintenance ,'nofc provided. £100; dn respect of structural damage from stranding, £210; repair\to , mint. £2O; painting and 1 cleaning, say, £ls; total. £345. The arbitrators could not recommend' -any contra for\ alterations to the dredge whereby she was en-« able to discharge op! both and con-,' sid'ered that the question of,a rebate oi relit while the dredge was laid 1 up .on, structural alterations and repairs was a, matter for the Nelson Board, and nob the arbitrators. ' ' Th'a secretary- stated ,that the Motueka Board owed £164- 5s vLld> for rent of the , ■ dred'go. ~ ' It was resolved to send the Motueka BoaTd an account for back renft and the amount mentioned in the arbitrators* i re< port, less £6O rebate of rent. ~ FRUIT EXPORT., Ma> [FT*. Cx. XTiill arvpjied for information as to the number of cases of fruit shipped over the Nelson wharf during the 19151916 fruit season.—The secretory stated that he had i-enlird referring- Mr Hill to the Railway 3>epartment. MUROHISON AND THE HARBOUR -, DISTRICT. Mr Snodgrasa reported - that the Board'? depuration to 'Murchison, in reference to that 'County joining the Nelson ,ITarbour District, met with Tnucih success. A very large proportion of the necessary number of signatures required for the petition were secured'. He fullythought 'M'urchisou .County v would como in. Mr Macmahon was disappointed that a - sufficient number of signatures had not vet been obtained, as it was now top - late to secure the necessary legislation. this session*. i»ir Bell also considered the mission was very successful. He was sorry-and surprised that there had' since been so much delay in securing the additional signatures." H'e' beh>ved. however, that there'were now sufficient signatures to the petition. The deputation (Messrs Snodgrass/ ' Macmahon and Bell) were thanked forgoing to Murchison. v '■ „'■> The Board then rose. ~,; ; ;.t.