SAILING AFTER DARK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13844, 2 September 1908, Page 8

SAILING AFTER DARK.

; SHIPPING GRIEVANCE. ; A QUESTION OF RISK. i A short while, ago i'letter '.was'.;:seo£ to the I Harbour Baud by Mr. J. C. Spudding. on I behalf of ii« Weir and Howard Smith lines j! of 'steamers, .protesting against the, masters I of these vessels '-not-'' being allowed rxeaipI tion tickers. and - therefore not' beitsg ablej to remove .fnwai the . wharves. .to proceed' i to sea after dark.," 7 s ' At yesterday's meeting of the 'Board the I barboanaater reported that permits *o I masters of ■ foreign trade vessels to berth ; at or remove fron the wharves were all I cancelled years ago be resolntkxt of ! the 'Board.- a»d i none had bee« panted -since-. ! The refasaL.. from motives -of prudence, to ! remove this class of-vessel front the wharves > as any fear of the night 'was Lt aecordanca I with the : ! general practice AnaI tralassa. - ■■'■'■- • : The chairman', moved that the ■ letter, be I referred, .to ,• the • .Board .""s*»-• «®aait;<e, •. the ! harbourmaster to bo jxeseet. . ? ilr. Heather -(aid the' buboa*mist«r ; scaroeiy soaciked oh the real qofcstinail' ' Whan ' the compaicies asked was that . if the mister" 5 of A vessel gave a a undertaking accepting- • ail responatbility he should be allowed to i reman his ship from Che whan alter dark. ( It. was- not an un«saai thing, is the Tristw " matibous used to go oat at ail hoars of I tie slight. It- meant- a good deal to the } & 5 g vessels to be allowed to move p|4 jptn, i toe sixeaai or to proceed-.ta-'aea sometimes j at night. ' j . Mr. Brndisy: As long as & master takes ; the re?potability I don & think 1 we should i interfere with hist. : The motion was thee adopted.