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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6483, 28 August 1882, Page 4

'~n~~ Mr'.'.-.ii o Jsj.il ' ■ Saturday we published a letter from 'CSapfein -'Ebberla/ of "the '.'ship Hermionc, 'compLkimhf»'strongiy ! of the-faulty nature of Jffie...wharfage, atAuckland.> Captain Iloberte 'speaks from -the point of view of the master of an English Bhip,'sSv:hq.':ha3y tp load and unload at the Auckland whattj' His interest, however, is - net thejonljyjnf whichiajnjuriously affected. pnbllßh'~alefter from Messrs. and 'the-importers' standpoint. Captains of vessels having the 4nterestß~of-their owners--in viewv'-and'itnporiers.who® taketdeliveryfol; ;the"goo<33,' are. the parties ,best entitled to' 'speak. Captain^Jßoberts 1 ' jia3 a : large experience injliisown-line the world,-and : MeSars. ( Clark:and ! Sons' right' ■'to' i speak-- no .One will question. Neither of theseT/Tarties rwould-r rush'- heedlessly " or we vthiokr-it the Harbour Boardto lodtintothe"mattM,-'with the:'detefmma- ! : tion o£: making soine : amendment'.-- Messrs.'Clark'''fffcate.^dmtinctly'; i delays,fwhicE aro' no doubt vexatious .to j'allconcerned, (ind.injurious to the port. 'JThey; aWo'.state t (believe jWouldremedyJ thg evil. ;YAt (jhelast meeting of the iHarbo.ur a report from the Works and Endowments .Comihittee. The general opinion seemed to bej Against the Board taking oye,ctfye rec.eiying and' I go<kls','-ijut,'-«n-tlle J moti6n of jMr. Masefield, the following.resolution was '•parried :—" That l 'the 1 -l referred 'hack to the committee to consider whether ' improvement might not be made, out- . aide the . quesjpon of taking!oyer the receiving. and, deli goodshy impresaionleffc.on one's mind; however, by. a: perusal of, thej roport is, ythat; there is a danger'ofHih'e subject"be'ing"shelvecr. ' we Jshould think theretiaJix&Sisk of thj's'being 'done.—The~Harbourrßoard "should" lose"W ,'time, i asfpfe present-'system is describedJaS ibeing ''-sipiply intolerable."ifTe would sugigest that thfe'jWdrks take •the evidence .of, those possessing knowledge,