NEW BOAT HARBOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20080, 18 October 1928, Page 14

NEW BOAT HARBOUR.

QUESTION OF FEES

DIFFERENCES OF OPINION

The Auckland Yacht and Motor-boat Association appointed delegates Inst evening to wait on (he Harbour Board with regard to (he new boat harbour at St. Mary's Day. At this conference, the layout of the boat harbour, the roading, provision of boatshods and clubhouse sections, haulmg-out accommodation, as well as (lie questions of mooring sites and the fees to be charged for tile use o» tho various facilities, are to be considered. The delegates appointed were Messrs. O A. Moller, 11. J. C. George and 11. Kirkham.

Foes suggested by the Harbour Board were discussed and the general opinion was that they were reasonable, except the hauliug-out fees for craft 20ft. and under. These were considered to be 100 pur cent tou costly. One delegate said tho boat harbour would sound the death knell of clubs, because the fees to be charged were too Inch

Mr. Mollci' pointed out that in the case of big craft there was an actual reduction, compared with present fees, while there was an increase in the case of smaller craft. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson: The smaller craft are it! the majority. Mr. C. 11. Palmer -said the proposed fees compared favourably with those iu other parts of the world. "It was owing to pressure from the yacht clubs that the Harbour Board agreed to construct the boat harbour and now it appears yachtsmen do not want it," statfd Mr. J. 15. .Johnston. Mr. Moller added that the board dosired a fair rate of interest 011 its outlay. The day of the good old beaches and cheap rates was gone. lie thought the proposed charges reasonable. Mr. N. E. Wilson said he was surprised at the attitude of somo of the delegates. If they persisted in their view they could not expect anything else from the Harbour Board. Finally, the matter was loft in the hands of delegates.