NELSON HARBOUR BOARD.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13019, 7 February 1911, Page 2

NELSON HARBOUR BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Nelson Harbour Board was held yesterday. Present: Messrs J. Graham, M.i\ (Chairman), W. N. Frankly.n, E. S. Moult, F. C. Pettit, T. Bell,* W. Co lonian, E. Ti-a.sk, and A. A. Grace. Mr Mercer was granted h^vo of absence. Tlie bank pass book showed:—General, account: Credit, £1764 8s lOd ; Dr.: Loan account, £729 8s Id •Cr balance, 1:1035 0s 9d. '

lvceipts tor pilotagn for last month were £417 10s Bd, against £408 Cs lOd in Ja.muuy, 1910; the total sirce April Ist was £4008 18s lid, against £3131 I:3s 8d ; the monthly average beiiif £(03 17s 10d, against £343 4s. Payments amounting to £172 Ms Od \\yre authorised.

Tho Minister of Railways wrote stating that the. Board's rc-presenta-tooiis i;e silting up near the wharfage extension, and plans accompanying, would receive careful consideration.' Captain Collins, Harbourmaster reported that the trade for the past month had boen of the usual volume tor the period of the year. Durinir the .mouth 150 vessels entered and left the port, made up of 3.0 Union Company's boats, 89 small steamers, 20 sailing vessels, ;uid one ocean-going steamer; the total registered toniuvo ' was 33,37.1 *

The Chaarinail's action in allowing Mr Mcllarg leave of absence was confirmed.

It wn.s resolved that tho, matter of opening tenders for the Board's lease at Stoke, in connection with coal prospecting, awl the completion of an agreement, be loft to thei Chairman and town members.

Tho Chairman referred to the Mamari's expected visit to Nelson. Tho grounding of the Aotm had .necessitated an alteration in the arrangements for the lime of :-;ter.mors, and this had led to 'the Mamari rs Nelson cargo being transhipped at WdJingto.n instead of being brought direct to Nekon. The statement that the Mamari could not come to Nelson b?causo there was not a sufficient deptli of wntriv at tho wharf was not correct, and had not emanated from the Pilot. The Board res? at 12.45 p.m.