HICKS BAY HARBOR BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16213, 25 August 1923, Page 12

HICKS BAY HARBOR BOARD.

An ordinary .adjourned meeting of tho Board was held on August 18. Present: Crs. Reed (in the chair), WoocL Maddox, Clarke, and Walker. Inward .correspondence was —:

From tho Marine Department advising that it was considering tho question of an automatic light at Mataknoa Point, and soliciting the Council's co-operation .ji: "respect to the erection and maintenance of the light. --Resolved that the secretary writoVfor

n estimate of tho cost of installing

ind maintaining the light, and also ascertain what proportion of stick cost tho department expected the Council to bear.

"From Messrs. Blair, Mason-nnd Co., acknowledging; letter accompanying for v.-harf construction, and udviising that C. H. McCracken's-schedule of quantities shows moro steel than their quanti ties.—Received. From Messra Blair, Mason and Co. . cknowledging latter sent advising that Mr. McCracken's tender of £8334 had been accepted for the construction of the,wharf, and pointed out that it will be necessary for them to visit Hicks Bay before the contractor starts to erect the.wharf, also that it is imperative that an experienced clerk of works lie obtained.. The writer suggested that applications be called for a clerk of works at a salary of £8 per

•.leek, and pointed out that it was desired that the clerk of works be proseat on the occasion of their visijt to lay out the work. , From Blair, Mason and Co. pointing out. a mistake in tho extension of Mr. McCracken's tender, which reduce..l the contract price by £27; also that it is necessary that the Council's solicitors prepare the agreement raid bond for Mr. MeCraeken to sign.-—Proposed by (Ji-. H:m\ that, the matter of clerk of works ami commencement <>f wharf lie held over until the chairman's return for consideration at a further meeting (special if necessary).—Seconded bv Cr. Wood and carried.

It was proposed by Cr. Clarke that Mr. McCracken's tender of £8334 for wharf as accepted stand good.-- Sec• .jiided liy (Jr. Maddox and carried.

The Gisborne fthcopfarmors' Co.V MnlementK ivf the receipts and expenditure of the harbor for the months of .Tune and duly' were thou read and received. Accounts amounting io £7O 17s lOd wire paused for payment.