OAMARU HARBOR BOARD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIV, Issue 10315, 30 November 1909, Page 4

OAMARU HARBOR BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Board was held to-day, there being present — Messrs Milligan (chairman), Lane, Corrigall, "White, Rose, Paterson, Williams, Brown, Mackay, Wylie, M'Culloch, and Gardiner. Captain W. F. Blunt, commanding H.M.S. Pioneer, wrote as follows:. —"I have the honor to request that my sincere thanks may be conveyed to the members of the Oamaru Harbor Board for their courtesy in allowing H.M. ship under my command to lie alongside Holmes wliarf during her stay at Oamaru. This privilege lias been much appreciated by both officers and men." deceived.

The secretary of the New Plymouth •Harbor Board .wrote asking if the Oamaru Board liad had any experience with Tasmanian • bluegum for wharf piles (unprotected), and if so for information as to how it compared with other timbers that may have been used. The Nqjv Plymouth Board were about to experiment with Tasmanian bluegum.—The Secretary replied that he could not give the desired information, no Tasmanian bluegum piles having been used in connection with wharf construction in Oamaru. The Town Clerk of Oamaru wrote in reply to the Board's enquiry that the Borough Council regretted it was unable to quote a price for stone required for contemplated repairs to ; tlio breakwater. —Received.

Accounts amounting' to £215 9s 8d ■were passed for payment. The tender of' Messrs Clarke Bros, for lease of a section in Humber street at £1 10s was accepted, Messrs Clarke Bros, to be informed that rates are to be paid in respect of the section. ' The Board decided to meet 'for its December sitting on Tuesday, the 14tli. The Secretary said that as the meeting was a very full .one ho would like to raise the question of his salary. When the position was advertised it was for a secretary with preference to one who was an engineer. .He found that he was to be the engineer of the Board and liis salary for the dual position was the lowest paid by any board in the colony. After a little discussion it was resolved, on the motion of Mr White, seconded by .Mr Mackay, .to give the Secretary an increase of £SO a year.: On the motion of. Mr Rose, seconded by Mr Gardiner, it was decided tliat> tlie Harbormaster -should. furnish a report on the soundings of the harbor at the next meeting. ■