HARBOUR BOARD

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12251, 24 September 1925, Page 8

HARBOUR BOARD

ONLY THE BRIGHT SIDS WHAT ABOUT HODSING CONDI* TIONS Mr M. Cohen presided at the meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board last night. Referring to the Wellington publicity campaign and meeting, the chairman said that Councillor Tnoup presented the case in a nutshell when ne said that while they knew a good deal of New Zealand in New Zealand, very little was known outside. Any publicity work should be done overseas. Mr C. H. Chapman remarked that in Wellington they r had a way of advertis-ing-favourable features and carefully ignoring unfavourable features, and one particularly unfavourable- feature tu the regrettable shortage of housing accommodation. Men were brought out on contract work and were surprised when they found that rent took one-third to half of their wages. He hoped the publicity committee would bear it in mind and not pretend everything in the garden was lovely in order to make people believe things that were net as they were represented to be. The chairman said he looked upon New Zealand as one of the most wonderful countries of the world. Mr G. Mitchell was appointed as a the board's representative to the publicity committee. HARBOUR BOARD’S WORKS The chairman, in submitting the engineer's report on works in progress, said the board would be interested to hear

how the contract for the sea wall was progressing Out of 61,605 yards of concrete 49.330 yards bad been laid, and during August 27*300 tons of sooil had been deposited behind the reclamation wall. The crane which had arrived for the requirement of Pipitea wharf was similar to 23 recently ordered by the Port of London authority, and showed the wisdom of the selection of the board's manager.

GENERAL It was resolved to lease a portion of the board's land in Cornwall street to the City Council for use as a power substation at a rental of .£35 per annum. A letter was received from the Minister for Internal Affairs thanking the board for assistance rendered in with the visit of the United Slates Fleet. The following tenders for the supply of uniforms and caps for the period end* ing June 30th, 1926, were accented :—Uniforms, Messrs A. Levy, Ltd.; uniform caps, Messrs Chas. Hill and Sons.