A REBELLIOUS HARBOR BOARD.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 839, 30 March 1888, Page 2

A REBELLIOUS HARBOR BOARD.

(FKOSI ODlt OWX CORKESrONPENT.) -’ Westport, March it*

The Harbor Board matters which have occupied such a large share of public attention ever : since Sir Julius, made the Westport Harbor Act 1 one of his policy Bills iu JSS4, have reached an: interesting stage toProm previous telegrams it will have been gathered that consequent upon • the report of a special Parliamentary Committee last session, and immediately after the recent visit of Mr Mitehelson here, the Government sent a letter |to the Board requesting the members to resign- Th s intimation was at first hailed with expressed delight, aud they resolved to assist the Government in their proposal .to appoint; a board of 'Government .officers, but then a change came over their feelings, and a long letter was approved protesting against the action of Government and refusing to resign. The answer to this was received last night in the shape of a telegram.from Mr K. Mitehelson, -regretting thedecisibii of the Board,,.;oS it would come to the apparent discourtesy of removing the members by, Gazette, and concluding with -‘an intimation that anyhow the new Boards for both places—Westport anu Grcymoutb—would be gazetted on SaturdayOne of. the,members' (Mr Hughes) resigned, but at the meeting.this afternoon the remainder of the- members resolved to inform Uovernment that they declined to assist in anyr thing that would nullify the Westport Harbor Act: of ISB4. , Therefore the present Board will be dismissed to-morrow; and the new members, who are expected to be chiefly officers of the Public Works De artment, .will be appointed. The position of affairs is a. general topic, of conversation in town. -v ■ W.