AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11275, 19 January 1900, Page 3

AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD.

■> A MEETING of the Works nnd Tariff Commit 8 tee WES held fn tho Harbour Board oflVes , yesterday. Present: Moesl'Bi W. J. Napier , (chairman), J. 11. Witheford, M. Niccol, J. o Stichbury, J. T. Julian, Heather, AY. Gun- • son, A. R. Tlarris, and tho secretary. A ! letter from Huddart, Parker, nnd Co,, roquesting permission to use an office on tho j wharf was received. Granting tho aps i plication was deferred until tho coins ; mitteo paid a visit to the wharf. J j Permission was granted to • Mr. T. ' Brown to uso an office in G ehed. An j. offer of a dredge for sale made by A. Brit- [. tain was declined. A letter was received from T. Hutchison, S.M. and coroner, as 0 to ridrr on verdict of the coroner's Jury , ra the accident on the wharf alongside tho j! f.s. Star of Victoria. It was resolved thr.l; g j in future the harbourmaster fend a copy of I the Harbour Board by-laws and regulation.! | 0 to all foreign ships coming into port, and j. that the harbourmaster bo requested to se.o s . that tho said regulations wcro carried out by such ships. It was , - also decided that tho l 0 I Board construct two gangways, of regulation ir I size and height, the same to be hired nut ,(. to all ships lacking proper gangways. Tho harbourmaster's report upon L. Thompson's I application for boatshod site was adopted. n I Parker, Lamb, and C'o.'s application fnr perj. I mission to break up tho wreck of the barque 0 J Stanley in tho harbour was declined, tho , r ; secretary being instructed to notify the. ap--0 plicants that the usual breaking-up ground was in Drunken Bay. Letters were received B _ from the Waitemata Sawmill Company and „ I). (loidie as to a site fur storage of logs. j_ Consideration of same was deferred. Wakeiy man and Parker wrote complaining of alterjf ationo in a contract for repairs to roadway. v It was resolved that a reply bo sent, slat- ' j ing that alterations in the said contract were j sanctioned by the foreman of works. Tho ' workers on dredge No. 121 wrote taking for |0 reduction of hours to nine-hour shifts, with j i five-hour shifts on Saturdays, with Is per . ' hour overtime for all over nine hours. The 'J I foreman of works reported this would cost ' i (ho Board £8 8s per month in overtime on • tho present basis of work. The matter was I relegated to a sub-committee to fpo the men ( p and report to committee at the next meet(j ing. Consideration of petition ro tho wet dock was defened for six months, pending , tho expiration of leases. Tim harbourmaster's report was adopted a« to beacon* ; at St. Hcliers and Tamaki River. Consideration of llio report from the foreman r.f • works re jiggers in sheds was deferred f or fuller information. The Marino Department wrote asking t he Board to maintain a light at (lie Ilan?itoto beacon, and offering to supply- the light at a cost of £37 10s if tlm Hoard would maintain it. It was resolved ? that the Marine Board be asked whether, in [ the event of the Board agreeing to (his, they ■' would hand over to the Board a reasonable proportion of the light dues collected. With . regard to a light at the North Head, con- • aideration of the same was deferred, pondI ing the Marine Department's decision rs to % j the light. A resolution M tho • j Board as to water uipplv to shipping was j discussed, and it was resolved: "(a) That as tlm present supplier of water to vessels in port was giving satisfaction, no further action be taken in relation to water supply; (l>)) that tlio supply of water tn shipping by the City a Council be continued as nt present pro--0 vidod that the Council simply ~H wa ( er f nr public convenience free of charge." Con- • j sideration of all matters relating to the exr I plosivee hulk was deferred to next meeting. n Specifications for cleaning and painting th'n ■• wharves were approved, and it was resolved -" to call tenors in accordance with the same.