HARBOR BOARD

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18770, 29 July 1935, Page 5

HARBOR BOARD

THE MONTHLY MEETING BARGE DREDGE VLAN The full membership of the Gis;borne Harbor Board was present at to-day’.s meeting, those present comprising Messrs J. Tomblesou, chairman, A. .J. .Virol, ,1. B, Broadlmrst. T. Corson, 1. .1. Quigley. 11. -J. F. Tombleson, M. Dovle, J. E. Benson, F. E. Wilson, J. ,1. Macdonald. C. 11. Williams, M. T. Trafford, George .Smith, W. T. Veiteh, and Hr. J. C. Collins. The new Cook County representative, Mr. W. 'J'. -Veiteh, was welcomed to the board table by the chairman, who expressed the view that harbor administration was different 1 rom local body work in other directions, but no doubt Mr. Veiteh would quickly find himself at home with the work. The Borough Council asked the board to make a contribution to the cost of celebrating the King’s Silver Jubilee, a detailed account of the expenditure undertaken by the council being enclosed. The total outlay was yiil His Id—On the motion of the chairman, it was decided to contribute. £5 to the cost of , the. celebration.

Dr, J. 0. Collins accepted nomination as the board’s representative on the district eommitleo-of the League to Abolish Poverty. ,

WORKS COMMITTEI

The works committee presented its ■ report to the board US' utidtr •‘Grab hopper • dredge. were made during progress of the won; on the barge, 'the overhaul work required vya.s /omul to be, more, extensive .mm had - been ■ antieijratedv ; -Mr. Allen has submitted to the committee a tub report dealing with progress of the work up to duly 20. "A gang of waterside- -workers, .was engaged to chip. ..scrape andpaint, tinlower portion of the hull, ’the boards stall lias chipped and painted the air chambers, repaired 'the timber lenders and prepared timber for the crane base, overhauled the doors and chains and cleaned and tarred the hoppers. It was found necessary‘ to remove the hopper loor hinges to enable new pins to be lifted. The lunges were badly worn. Hie contractors, Messrs. J. Niven aim Company, have made satisfactory progress with their water tank construction, which must .lie carried out while : he. barge is on the slip, ll was iound necessary to arrange for nyw plates to ue litted. one forward and one alt. under the keelson. ",\ start, lias been made with the overhaul of the dredge, punt which is to be used to carry the fender structure for use in operating the new dredge. -Mr. Allen reports further that when the hopper barge lias been completely titled, up with the grub craned, there will he an added weight of approximately 50 touts at each end: that at present the barge overhangs 18ft. from the end of the" present slipway cradle, and that it will he necessary to lengthen the cradle before the barge, loaded with the new machinery. is placed on the slip. “The committee recommends adoption of the proposal that a separate small cradle bo constructed, detachable so that it can be lifted aside when not required. . It G necessary that orders he issued early fur the materials. The ironwork will he made up by the hoard's blacksmith. !

"Salvage pump.- The committee recommends the board to adopt the proposal that the bin. Gwynin; pump at present lying in the workshop lie installed on the hopper barge as port equipment for salvage purposes. Messrs. ,Niven and Company have quoted C4B 10s as their price to completely - install it. The pump lias been thoroughly overhauled by the board s. stall.

“.Steel piling.- Mr. Bean, represeiita live of the British .Steel Piling Com puny. I a union. accompanied by ..Mr Bradshaw, engineering representative o Messrs. Richardson. McCabe and Coin puny, Wellington, interviewed the coin millet: on .Tilly IS and submitted information regarding the Loudon company's l.arssen interlocking sheet steel piling. They inspected the western grovue on the site where it has been suggested that such material he used

on permanent protective work. Particulars of the information ;ohtained from Mr. Bean are rciurded in Mr. Allen’s notes filed in the ottice. On his return to London, Mr. Beau will arrange toe two of these steel qiles to he forwarded free to the hoard for testing ai to suitability- for 'loevd •■ requirements. “Cb ailing up construction yard. - After sorting out scrap iron for sale there remains lying about the construction yard much small metal rubbish. The committee supports the clinirinnit's suggestion that it he arranged with the syndicate that took over the Pelican that all rubbish about the works he loaded on to the. vessel by the hoard's stall' before the vessel is taken out. for sinking. The committee recommends llial the secretary-manager lie authorised to arrange for (his to he carried out as soon as possible Under this proposal the board - would assume responsibility for disposing bf the Pelira.il. Jt is'also recommended that tl|(* soerelary-manatferl

be authorised le ineur expenditure in a general sorting and slacking of imitejriais about the eoiistruetiun yard." ; S Et' 11 KT A HV-M AN A OKI!’ S HE I ><) lIT In his report. flic secretary-jmuiager, Air. 11. A. Barton, staled-: j “Grab Hopper Dredge.—Thq hopper ffafge xvavlaken up on• the slip on-. June ;27 and the overhaul work and alt.eraitions am! additions.’ including Messrs. ,U J. iNfVoijrr laitdi .'Gompiuiy’s contract :work in preparation of the barge for installation of the Priestman cranes'was proceeded with. !t is expected that one of the cranes will be delivered about August 8. ‘■'Trig "Pelican. — Immediately after the board's "last' meeting' when it became known that the board intended to dis» mantle the tug —Pelican, further inquiries; were received from .the New Zealand .Dairy Company of Hamilton regarding the- engines. Mr. X-r G..engineer to the company, arrived to inspect the machinery find Jie submitted an offer of £250 for the engines complete. f.o.ij.i Gisborne. At about the same time a local syndicate offered to tidy.'.over the Pelican and. as consideration, to relieve the board of the cost ol removing the engines, on the understanding that the board would allow free use of" the wharf crane lor handling the engines only, ami free use of the slipway and the floating crane—excluding wages. He,—to facilitate cutting up the hull and handling the material for shipment as scrap iron. In addition, the local syndicate offered 6s per ton for recoverable scrap as it lies about the harbor works. 'these offers were considered by the chairman and the deputy chairman, who gave authority- for acceptance of each offer. The engines, were, shipped for Auckland per the .Margaret W. on July 12. 1 understand the syndicate has derided not to cut up the hull, hut to sink it where directed by the harbormaster after obtaining all they can from the hull afloat.

“Slipway.- -The hulling launch Irauui was taken up 011 the small slipway oil dime 21 and was unslipped oil tile following day. The. tug Pelican was unslippcd 011 ,lu tie 26 and (he hopper barge, was taken lip oil .lime 27.

] "Sundry Works.--The works foreman I and his staff have been engaged almost | entirely on work in connection with the hopper barge. including chipping amt painting inside, taking out stone ballast, slipping the barge and carrying out | oVeliatii work on the hull. Other works j included preparing and updating tin- ' wharf crane for lilting machinery out. of the. tug Ptiiran and into the .Margaret \V.. also lifting material out of tiie Pelican for the syndicate that took tin- ves>e] over. r< pairing file jauneji Takitiniu fenders, soiling out and 'delivering scrap iron sold, changing gas cylinders at the Tnaliine and breakwater lights, operating the Hercules crane for loading Mr. Goodman's plant ou to the. scow Ngalian. repairing wharf ducks, making a drain at the blacksmith's shop, assisting on the Takitiiuii towing lighters and berthing vessels, relieving at the signal station, cleaning the wharves and sheds and sundry mainleance jobs.''