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Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1930, Page 7

"When the wharves are plyirged suddenly into darkness at 10 p.m. the men 1 who have been working the ships find it very difficult to negotiate a way P a ®t obstructions such as railway gear,” eaid Mr. J. R. Cruickshank at the meeting of the New Plymouth Harbour Board yesterday. It had been the practice, he added, to turn the lights out promptly on work stopping at 10 o’clock, and complaints had been made that this was most inconvenient. Ships’ officers and men were also entitled to have the wharves reasonably illuminated while there were steamers in port. Mr. E. Maxwell thought it advisable, except on moonlight nights, to have reasonable illumination on the wharves while shipping lay there. It was decided to instruct the nightwatchman not to turn off the lights until the men had time to leave the wharves after, 10 p.m., and that while ships were berthed there should be a reduced system of lighting till midnight,. <