CLUTHA RIVER BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 3097, 23 July 1913, Page 37

CLUTHA RIVER BOARD.

A mooting' of the CJutha River Board was Judd in tlift County Chambers, Buiclutha, on the 11th. 'lliore wore present Messrs I). T. Fleming (chairman). J. 0 Anderson, P. MTnernev, John M. Jpg.J. R. .Mitchell. The financial report for the period March 29 to July 11 was as follows:—Ste.imer freight earned, £si6 ta>; working expenses, £505 17s 6 d; balance (profit,!, £52 *3s od. General expenses, £59 13s lid. Sundry creditors, £547 12s od. Cash received since lan meeting, £sr2 Os 4<l. Accounts outstanding- on July 11, 1913. £431 19s 3d. income from Cl nth.a County Council, £IOO • receiver land revenue. £.14 ife Idtotal! "G 4 16s Id. Debtor balance at bank, £2817 5? 8“ ! the liner of bank ovedraft uns r* sV Ot the accounts outstanding £66 13s Sd was owing by the Railway Department and £065 os 7d by individuals. The report was adopted, and accounts amounting to i-347 12s 3d were passed for payment. 1 • , I* -agreed to comply with a request from the Greenfield branch of the Farmers’ Lmon to supply planks and trestles at Greenfield f.hed to facilitate loading, and J 1 ® tar as possible, to blow the steamer whistles an hour prior to departure for tsalclutha from the jetty. After consideration it was decided to make a rebate of £lO to tlie Kaitanjrata Borough Council on the board's accotmt of £6O for pile-dnvmg at Clyde terrace, Kaitangata. I here were two applications made for Ee™ fl '? ,n . Balclutlsa Borough for 0000 yards, and the other from the Public nfOfftr- fo r a estimated at 20.000.—1 ho board considered that the dealing of shallows in the river was rnoro urgent work in the slack season, and if was agreed that this work be taken in hand, first at T pper Clydevale and later at other places down the river, and that when this is done (ho beard take into consideration tho contracts for the supply of gravel. Several other minor matters were also considered and deal! 4 with.