AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16035, 29 September 1915, Page 5

AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD

STANLEY BAY WHARF.

NEW WAITING-ROOM.

The meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board, held yesterday afternoon, was |f£ attended by Messrs. H. D. Heather,'chair- ~ ; man, G. R. Hutchinson, A. J. Entrican, T. B. Arthur, P. J. Nexbeny/EC J. Carr, W. Wallace, W. B. Leyland, F. Quin, H. R. Mackenzie, and W. E. Hutchison. The Stanley Bay Ratepayers' Associa- - tion asked the board to shorten and widen the Stanley Bay-Wharf, and also to im- |§ prove - the - accommodation for -passengers;" Jw The engineer reported that the, present : waiting-room; could be altered and a new one built for £50. " „,-,--' ---J The chairman moved that a reply-be:-sent stating that the board at present wag unable to undertake the work asked for;: also, - that ' the suggestion of : the ', engineer ' be adopted. The matter came before tie ,' board in July, 1913, when an estimate was prepared showing that the cost of altering 7 < ' ; -~- the wharf ; would £1800,- while the 1 re-" '-': quired dredging would cost something like'' £3500. v He understood that "the Bate-" payers' ; Association 5 recognised that the "> present ' was not altogether a suitable time -? J to undertake the work. '■'. y , ■.-'■ i-fr-jr,. >■>;«■■..' ; : ;■ ; -Mr. Wallace seconded the motion, which 'I was adopted, i ■ c;*v.i : -. ~ v FALL 07 EARTH. . SAFEGUARDING PROPERTY. .'■■ r ■"■■■-■ SMiss E. H Calder and the Kauri Timber v < Company, Ltd., advised that a land-slip had } occurred at the back of - the board's property, >on the south side of Customs i. Street West, near Hardin Street.""' * ; *sbe engineer, reported that a small slip of the soft earth on top of the sandstone ? "- embankment ? had occurred! on -^aocbimt r of %■ - the heavy rains, and that the damage was not great.'" • : ■ , --," - ■"•"> r ,"7\- ----- , ■*•'. v', It was decided to instruct The engineer - to take steps safeguard the properties from 'further slips. * ■-■M'i- e - •? SHOAL BAY LANDING. ; COMPLETING THE WORK. A report of. a special meeting -of the . ; board -in - committee on Barry's 3 Point. f% Shoal Bay, concerning which a letter had v""; been received from the Takauuna Borough Council, offering to fill in and take over the landing, was submitted. It was : recommended that, subject to the Takapuna -:'■'■ Boroueh Council supplyintr the spoil ;fof-.-filling free of cost, the board complete the" landing. ' - / " '"""'. t'-■■ The motion was adopted. " 15 ;"" .■„■,../\ MISCELLANEOUS. -J In reference to a circular from the Minis- ;■•-'?■: ter in charge of the Discharged Solditirs* i '"'?. Information Department, it was decided .T" that, other things being equal, preference ■''.;M of employment would be given to returned soldiers. . ". ;i A letter from the Auckland General f> * Carriers* Union requesting the board to - - provide some mechanical means for loading ' ? and unloading heavy ods between the '. / sheds on the principal wharves was res'"*"' ■ ferred to the board in committee. **» - A letter from Messrs. Sanford, Ltd askingthe board to provide suitable Berths : and shed facilities for the landing of fish -- was referred to the board in committee. '•"&