OAMARU HARBOUS AFFAIRS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 18

OAMARU HARBOUS AFFAIRS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) OAMARU. Jat.ud/v 2\ In connection with the rumour ill" ■ manager of the Harbour Bu.'ird\ a;T . - may bo appointed, to which tho Nc-'!i Otag-o Times gave currency th s week, did which the Otogo DaiK Timf, ropiot'.uod }o«torda\, I have moxle soijc iikjuiiioa during the past da\ or rvvo. and )ia\e Icon unable to get much furtVr mfoi mation ActualU the fatis aro. T )-ole\o against tho probability of c 'ioh a stc. n. Tho receivor ».i« itpnaifited on tho potitiop of th" bcaid's 1879 boi'c' holders, some 14 \ears 3i>o. but iho pow.-r u> anpo.m a inan.mT-r appears to >-ost with ilu> IC7& bond.iol''ois. Such a managei would '. a- • .i'l tfo inners of the beard o\-eept a-, .o rho ura irintf of leases. Apmreuilv tix^ 1879 I o;iclholders did tho best tliev <onid for thomfplws when the -<t' if, «ai s.pi o uti-d Inoi.ivus have u\\ ' .o ol'f.t any information that there «a- an. pio'-abilitv of ■jiic-h jn appointment, fo r tho io'u.ton< of rhe bo;ir<! ar.cl the :vicu>. 'who i- fully «coi'uuilod with t'iH> (hfiii uli kl-k 1 -- of f'.o pi c"' it suu^tK.i) h.i\ o ,ili'ri\i boon fi 'ont'K and •■.nooih. ami ihv i.io ha\e v,o,! v iml ji.ucablv tosiotlioi Tiii're s. h'_>'^<'wi. .1 '/ocd ( >a! f.f K"li'ic[ on the part of businev ■'•«•, ho,-c

that the time of the board for the pas' . yea.r has been largely wasted, and that i is timo that some active steps w.ere taker to remedy the present, state of things. ,