THE KAIPARA MISHAP.
DOCK CHARGES. AUCKLAND, May 24. The Harbour Board had before, it at this afternoon's meeting a letter from the local manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), asking that the company be relieved from paying the amount charged for docking the Kaioara —namely. £3573, which, the company deemed to be excessive. The letter concluded by reminding the board .that the expenditure in connection with the repairs to the Kaipara had amounted to tens of thousands of Dounds, all of which had been spent in the port of Auckland. The Chairman said that when the time came for the vessel to leave the harbour, a bill for the full amount was sent in. The position was that under 'by-law .194 it was mandatory that a vessel occupying the dock after a certain time had to pay double in the event of another vessel desiring to use the dock. This was not a question of " may." but. it was mandatory. The course for the company to follow was to pay the full amount, and then to ask for a refund, and he had advised the manager of the company to that effect. He moved that the matter be reTerred to the Finance and Legal Committee. In reply to Mr Heather, the secretary (Mr Bria;ham) said that in addition to the Challenger, he knew that the Tofua
wanted to dock while the Kaipara was in. The chairman's motion was adopted.
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Otago Witness, 1 June 1910, Page 18
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