THE HARBOUR BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15649, 1 July 1914, Page 6

THE HARBOUR BOARD.

LAUNCH LANDINGS.

NO CHANGE OF POLICY,

The Auckland Harbour Board mot yesterday. Present: Messrs. J. 17. Gunsoq (chairman), W. E. Hutchison, H. Ji, McK.enrie, H. H. Adams, W. B. LevlaniJ A. J. Entrkan, E. W. Alison, G. ft,' Hutchinson, P. Virtue, and J. Fisher.

The Waitemata County Council, writing on behalf of the residents of the uppjt hwbour, asked that passenger l-,» launches should be allowed to land ai j,,. board's steps in Quay Street .nst,.-., ' -( M under tho new <>rrangeme;.;, st H>li ton Wharf. This matte- was referred t£ in tho report if tho hoard m committee, which suggests that a replj bo Kent that tho board regretted th.it it was unablo to accede to tho requos, {\ A harbourmaster having d' m tho b> ■ t In could under tho eircurnstanC' ..

Mr. Entrican suggested th\t the matter should go brck to the committer (or re consideration, with a view to omUin; the passengers to land at the Quay threes, clops during tho winter month.'.. Mr. Leyland supported the prnpnsil, but tho chairman considered it wo>j]J bs futile to refer the matter hack t committee. When the concession hud ho ( . a granted formerly it had been abtifd, fur the steps were continually litter™ -Mtli cargo. If one section of the <'"mii .... '■■ was given su< - a concession all i lb«T seetions wou'H bo perfectly justified in asking for similar treatment. Ho added that tho launches in question were alt "ed t-; use tho siej ?on Sunday. . In view of the chairman's explanation, the amendment was withdrawn and the committee's report was adopted.

DEDICATION OP 2HLSEY STREET.

ATTITUDE OF CITY COUNCIL

The City Council intimated that it would nit bo prepared to accept dedication of EiVy Street for 12 month.'. It had taken this step, a letter statid, n order that my possible selthment in the reclaimed land might show itself. The City Council, it was resolved, should be asked to reconsider its decision, for thci thrco following reasons:— (1) That the area in question was reclaimed by dry filling five years ago and is thoroughly consolidated; (2) that the road work had been completed. accenting to the requirements of the Citv Council, and (3) that tho boaid's leasees are entitled to dedicated roads. The chairman considered that the City Council was under a misapprehension in regard to tho matter.

WATSI4WAYS COMMISSION

WAIKATO APPEAL REFUSED

T!w Waikato Biter Board desired tho Harbour Board to assist it in its endeavour to have iho order of reference of tho Inland Waterways Commission extended. The writers aro asking tho Minister to include in tho order of reference tlio improvement of the Waikato River by confining the water to more definite channels, and tho improvement likely to take place in the 3wa:np lands through th<> bettor drainage resulting from the proposed works of the Waijato RiveT Board. The request was not acceded to, the board being of opinion that the matter had nothing to do, from a commercial point of vic*i, with the canal proposal.

MISCELLANEOUS

DUES ON MAIL BOATS

Tho question of dues on mail boats vmi ■brought up in the report cf the board in, committee. A letter, it was stated, ".:>., been received from the Wellington Harbour Board suggesting tnat should the Union Steam Ship Company appeal to the Privy Council in the matter, too Wellington and Auckland Boards should cooperate in defending the case. In accordance with the decision of the committee it was resolved to inform the Wellington Board thai, as any payment by the Auckland Board would lit present be untsihoriscd tlio board regretted that it could not accede to the request If the Wellington Board would move to have the l Auckland Board joined as a party to the defence in the Privy Council, the latter would offer no objection. Tho engineer's fortnightly report stated that rapid progress had been made with Quay Street East extension, which should be finished, as far as the board could go, in two to throe months' time. The spring fender piles at the King's Wharf, it was considered, should be in position towards tho end of July, while the ferry shelters had been completed. A launch for Mamikau Harbour had been delivered, and had completed it« trial runs successfully. The request of tho Northcoto Borough Council to be allowed to erect a septic tank at Northcoto was agreed to, subject to several safe-guarding provisions, which had for their object the preservation of the cleanliness of the harbour.

An appeal for a donation towards a fund for the purchase of a motor a-i::*»-lance was mado by tho Auckland Water' side Workers' Union. The appeal was referred ho a committee.