WELLINGTON HARBOR BOARD.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6687, 22 September 1882, Page 3

WELLINGTON HARBOR BOARD.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Harbor Board wash Id at 3.30 pin. yesterday. Present—Mr W. V., Jackson (Chairmm, Captains Rose and Williams, Messrs G. Fisher (Mayor), IC. Pearce, F. A. Krull, W. H. L;vin, and P, Coffey. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. FINANCE. Accounts amouriting to £1937 lls lid, including £llOO for interest, were passed for payment. The-Chairman stated that by the end of the month, when these accounts would have to be met, the present Bank credit of £l2lO 18s lOd would be increased by some £BOO or £9OO, so that there would be ne necessity to draw upon their fixed deposit. CAPTAIN WILLIAMS’ JETTY. Messrs Buller and Gully forwarded drafts of agreement and conditions under which Captain Williams should be permitted to erect a ballast jetty in Evans’ Bay. It was also suggested that the sum of £lO should be paid annually for the lease of the site. Both documents were approved. WOOL STORE. . The Engineer wrote suggesting that the foundations of the new wool store should be made stronger than at present proposed, by using stouter timber. The extra cost would be £65. The proposal was agreed to. TE ARO RECLAMATION. Mr Coffey said he had read over the specifications of the Corporation for reclaiming the Te Aro foreshore, and he thought that they, in a manner, bound np the Harbor Board. Some of the clauses provided that it the Board decided to reclaim within 12 months, No. 3 section of the Corporation should also be proceeded with. The wording was such that the Harbor Board would be bound to be a party to the contract of the Corporation. He objected to - the two bodies being thus mixed up. The Chairman pointed out that the Board could not possibly be bound by anything that was done by the Corporation, and it might be advantageous to them to allow their land to be reclaimed with the other.

Mr Fisher said the City Council was of this mind, that the less they had to do with the Harbor Board the better, as the latter had left them in the lurch, and allowed them to fight a very difficult battle by themselves. Mr Levin said the arrangement was made when he was chairman. It was simply to allow the Board to have its land reela med with that of the Corporation if they chose, and they were, therefore, really under an obligation to the Corporation. Mr Pearce pointed out that a great deal of breastwork would be saved by working together. He hoped the clauses would be allowed to remain in the Corporation’s specifications, as they were to mutual advantage. The matter was allowed to drop, and the Board then rose.