HARBOUR BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10760, 26 March 1897, Page 4

HARBOUR BOARD.

3 The ordinary meeting of the Harbour Board 1 waa held yesterday afternoon, when there were j present—Messrs H. Gourley (chairman), N. Y. j i A. Wales, J. Carroll, J. Thomson, J. Robin, . j J. T. Mackerras, W. Barclay,-E. G. Allcnj . I M.H.R., M. Joel, Captain M'Kinuon. and LTuu I D. P/nkettou. ' j I FINANCIAL. c J The bank book, which was laid on tha table, . showed a debtor balance of £2060 16! lid. WORKS COMMITTEE'S HEPORT. j The Works Committee's report recommended c \ that a light be erected at Deborah Bay.— c ■ Adopted. ( c i Mr Robin moved—" That a light ba ereciec '•■! on Quarantine Island."—Carried. £ _ WHARF BXTS.NSION. * c The following memoranda from the harbour roaster vrere referred by the Works Committe: .. to th'; board :— o l I have the honour to report that, iv order t< '• J meet the increasiaft-demand for berthage in con d ; nsotion with the foreign export trade, the desira 3- ; bility of extending Jetty street wharf now pre « ! sents itself, so its to provide berthage for thre c j vessels of 1200 tons register and a minimum lov i- ! water depth of IStt alongside of the wharf, neces i sitatiog the erectiou of sheds, dumping plant, am ■}- | the e.vtension of th-? railway line to tlie end o i- j tbe proposed extension. Should the board decid :a to adopt my proposal, I think it very desirabl >fi ; to confine the foreign export trifiic to the Jett t ; street wharf as far as practicable, to avoii ■<l hampcriug the imp.,rt trath'c by curtailment o ■t i shed space at Victoria wharf as at present. J- i Failing the adoptiou of my proposal re extoi; ■<l siou of Jetty street wharf liy the board, I hay !>■ much pleasure (as an alternative) to strongl :'i ; recommeud ths extension of Victoria wharf, as i 3t ; my opinion the increasing trade of the port c t- i Dunedin demands a corresponding increase c fi; ( wharfage accommodation. ' cj | TJ:e matter was referred to the Fiuanc .0 | Committee. a- j KBSERVJSS COIiJIITTfiE's REPOKT. Ie ! The Reserves Committee1!! repprt recoir bs i mended that section* 31 and 32, block LVIII Q- | be leased to Mr Taiue for 14 years at £20 pt i annum for the tivo sections ; that Mr W. G North's application for section 25, bloc LVIII, ba granted; that at thfi next sale tb | upset price of section 19, block LVI, be £60 pt y j annum ; section 39, block LV, £65 per annum y,. j section 29, block LV, £65 pur annum. A. 1 other sect'ons to remain a* before.—Adopted. ■j'' I HABBOUrniASTER's REPOItT. to i ' Pbe H!irbourin '>Bter reported that during th j fttonth 49 vessels, of an aggregate tonnage < ' ! 46,411, had arrived in the port; and 4 r vefsels, of a tonnage of 35.020, had d. __•_ . parted. The soundiagg on the 15th mss showe rl i approximately low tide depths on the bar < ■ j 21ft to 21£fc ;in the north chsmn-1, 31ft; i r^" ■ the west channel, 20tt, 2Ul't, and 22ft; and i i the Victoria channel, 13£ffc.—Received.