HARBOR BOARD'S DISABILITE

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue 13907, 7 November 1919, Page 4

HARBOR BOARD'S DISABILITE

I'n\TKI!KN('K \\ II II ( I|V,IM< ok mM.Mi:i:< i:. ! The ('h;tirin;m ol ill,' ll.itlvir I' Mr H. Million. |,iv-„1,.,| ;l| ~ '"; euro thi* alioriiooii. :n llir P,(i ; ,|,|' s | tiition. with l ho Clwmhi'r mi V„m tr [ ■M which llioro wpi-i' M,. .' Lane. A. Mm-kny. I!. A. M,.|v, M | Hamilton. fc. Dickson. K \ i».- tll ' K. Irolniid. 0. H. Uiui-,,,,, c'Y, Horhc. mid the '( j Uninsiiv. An ;i|)olo)j;\ «;,., ~'' from Mr I). 11. Wnlto.i. ''

The Chairman welcoiii,,) ,| l( , ~ dent of the Chamber ot Cumm,,,.,,,' ft. K. Ireland, and the ninni,,,,,'' explained the Board's posit inn IK garded securing the visits ~l | :M .„ ( , to the porl. Vessels of sitnil.,, " m to those which had p»s M . | || U and. indeed, some oi ilm-,. ~.,,]_ on former occasions ciiirrnl ;m j| without' trouble, lie s;n,l i|, v duty of the Hoard ceased h-1,,.,,",, done all in us power iu inipi„ Vl , ftieililies of ihe port umlrr i|| ( , ~ tug conditions, and tliat ih,- ~.,., hility of draw-ing as iiiiu'li ness as**possible to the |i,,n | ; n" the Chamber of Commerce ;u iv|,, f ing the business men nl ihc \ mh greeted with pleasure I li,. ), ( . operation of the Cliiimher. Correspondence, hearing nit th,. (, of vessels which had formerly Vl the port to do, so recOntlv wiK' vn Mr R. K. Ireland a'llti<m ,„ ctse of the Matatua, which 1,,,,] over .'HI.OOO carcases from Pu| ;( ,„ Timaru that could have been ni1;,,,, Kegarding coastal vessels. ih, Tl , M , to he a good ileal of delay in |, ( , t and getting mil. of which lir i., u following instances : lt:il«niin:i.~ il: 7 a.in. and could not herl It till |] Whangape arrived al 7 a.m.. |„ II ..'ill a.m. : l'oherint arrived ;ii ; heriheil 10.30 a.m. : Tar.'iwcin arm o.MO p.m.. be.-ihed at <)..' l() p.m.; poi arrived al 7 a.m., ben hod m n.m. :To Allan arrived al ]>2.%\ berthed A p.m. : Te Aiinit rivlinn get out at. f>..'!o p.m.. but m 10„1 enough, water and did noi ;;in ni 7.;i0 next morning: Kaiianj:ni;i a nt daylight, did not get in nil l|.;u It was unfortunate thai llie Mm drawing 21ft at the stern ;nn| ]:,| ward, was not belter iriiuninl, , loss in labor and pivieili'tii t<> tJ: trict by her passing Ihe part m' arn was heavy. The i o»sin| was hampered eonsideralily In i! lays stilted.

'Mr E. Lane said tin I a ".xrl.H the delay was due In the bin workers of the port. watersiders Until. were almm cent, slower than those nl Captain Ramsay said tlui: was a, question of depth of channel, resultant on the iide-. sel that misse<l a tidi by mi to wait probably till the next depth of the channel wn« l.'ifi low water and lOfl bin at Labor to-day could noi be urn work si) as to catch a tiilc. men refused to work ai'm hours in cci'laiti < oimlition-. 'flH dition of the seat; al'-o hail a to do with a. vessel's entry ture. Oamaru had not respect for 23 years, so ihat Company had nothing to as regarded eonslaT boats. not had In contend with am was now in the po-i'timi . any of the vessels incut inncil o'clock to I) o'clock. i'iv |» : tides. The Chairman said that ture to suitably increase liic the entrance was esiiniiileil ;i £175.000: would the Clianil.er mctve care to approach the raulH for I hilt amount 'i II »:n :i prolil'^H .Mr Ireland said t h n "< ! >i^| work after (i o.in. . All tions wei-e lolling against ihi' Company's profit*:. All tin l men of Oamaru looked I'm- «v;is the bonis >here regularly, as iuflH shipment precluded the rangernents lor the shipment port of the large tpiant It ii -..if awiiiting. It was pointed out I>\ tltr I ' that the port was in a belter than ever it had been. sale ilt.^H

limitation of tin' cut ranee vtill >^H Mr S. Dickson s.-iifl liiiii MO.OOO caronses lying at whole ol'"which wnuilil. under l! sent, conditions, hav i" ,'.'.') '" at a hear/ lops lo Oannini. Mr Ireland promised support in al trading liii.-iiii 1 - port, and lio Imped the would endeavor In - ; " facility wtis given. II ''"' spoilt.' I In-" murium, ii 'I" 1 "" ning tin* port I'or tin- l"" 1 ' 1 I IH from part, of the ;i\iiil.iMi' did not see why ii '-lunikl i" 11 more to make I lie pmlu "'" from nil the avail.,bit -lii|i|iini:- J^M The Chairman aekne.u lcHrr'l sirahility <if improving ike hut, said that the i iiti.- v.,i- »"'> lions, even if the lio;wd !:•"' > n But the Hoard was doing "H ' at. present. :ind wadeepening ol the hiii'iiii"'- /'' her of Commerce had l'i;' v ' ~j ''■■ livoihody. The result el ill the meantime sei med in "'. to inllneitce the o\ei-e.e. mitt.ee mid the shipping where they hsid :i free hand. :< ' , m:\ny ships to Oiiniiini ■<" I 1" ''^H