OAMARU HARBOUR BOARD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13862, 27 March 1907, Page 2

OAMARU HARBOUR BOARD

ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN QUES TIONISD. THE NEW WHARF. (Frou Oub Own Correspondent.) OASIAKU, Jliuth 25. Immediately after the annual mocini" ot the Oamaru Harbour Boar<l a month ago doubt'' c\piesMKl as 10 whether the lieu ehauman h"d boon elected 111 necoidanco with the board's by-laws, or with the act. At tlio monthly meeting today Sir I). Boilie, one of the membci-, mentioned tlio (;r,i\c doubts thai li.nl been expressed on the subjcct, and an animated and i>omewliat aeiimonious discussion ensued. The cliairm.m '.aid the by-laws lindei winch tliey were working weio old, and allowed a good deal of latitude and also loom for dilTeiences of opinion, but he bcliowl that the election was m pioper form. Fecial member liointcd out thai the position would piobablv bo a seiious one if the ohairman were nor piopml\ elected, espcxv ally at tlio pioeni time; but the majority of the boaul was disinclined to rake legal advice on the issue, and the matter was diopped, Sir Borne end Sir Rose e\prcssinsr their di-sent. Sir Hose mentioned that the new whaif now completed, but it could not be used till the Railway Department lud laid the lailwav linos on tlio wharf. A* a mattei of fact, the lails had been on the } whaif for a month, but nothing bad been | done, and the wbnrf, instead of paining , revenue, might be useless for some weel.s ' \et Anothei Inolv diicunion followed, mombeis being in an nigiimentatnc fnmc of mind, and eventualU it was agreed to , eommun.cate with the depaitment uiguig the completion of the work.