TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5420, 28 July 1906, Page 3

TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

$ The monthly meeting of the Timaru Harbor Hoard was held ycslcrduy. 1 'resent—Messrs J. Eraser (chairman), ("'. Bowkjer, 'J.'. 1). Voung, G. Lyall, J. Manchester, R. Skinner, W. Angland, •I. E. Goodwin, J). 0. Turnbull, and It. Thew. A. MISCONCEPTION. Whnx the minutes of .last meeting were about to be confirmed, Mr Skinner, referring to the voting on the motion relative to the representation question, said he had understood that the .Bill should go forward together with t'hc old Bill for the inclusion of Waimate in the harbor district. The chairman said that curiously enough he had been under the same impression. Air Skinner said he was) certaiii ly in favor of the inclusion of Waimate in the harbor district. The chair man said the motion had been passed ■somewhat humodly at last meeting, ind apparently there had been a little misconception. The niinutes were then confirmed, the chairman slating that the Bill would come on for discussion later, when it could be decided whether a clause, should be added for the inclusion of Waimate in the harbor district.

.Mr Thew said he had understood that a Bill was to be promoted for the inclusion of Waimate n the harbor district, or the old one revived, but he was not in favor of mixing this matter up with the representation question. CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT.

The chairman reported that very satisfactory business had been dime at the port during the month. The credit balance at June BUh. was' C I5(H! 5/5; cash received from ships' dues, etc., £lO9l 9/4; wharfage, C 1430 13/1 : debentures sold, £2IOO. Amounts paid, £9231 10/5. When that days' accounts were passed there would be a debit balance of £1.8(5 11/8 The chairman explained that there had been no receipts vet from the contributing local bodies. Of the 050,000, I'lOo" loan, debentures amounting , to C 17.800 had been sold, leaving 32,000 still to be sold. Of the bucket dredge contract (totalling £28,514), £17,112 10/- had been paid, leaving £11,401 10/- to pav. There had been no further word * regarding the new dredge. The chairman referred with satisfac. tion to the decision of the New Zealand Shipping Company and the Shaw Savill and Albion Company, to institute a bi-monthly direct service be- ' tweni London and Timaru : and he went on to snv Mint another record had been established at the port duri,„r the present week, the I'aparoa having lake,, 52.135 carcases of mutton, besides 1110 bales of wool, tallow, and. other produce. The Standing Committee recommended the hiring of a donkey engine to .1 ]T Gav ; the acceptance of an ol'fer of" (he Railway Department to spread out existing lines m order to us,. ~ horse for shunting, and the. ae- ,; ( .' m ee of A. and T. Burl's offer of a,, exhaust tank, for dredge 1 mmru v " r ii\"mioii master's report. The harbor master reported the arrival of 35 steam and one sailing vessel'of an aggregate tonnage of 52,331 ions, and the departure of 3(5 steam vessels of an aggregate tonnage oi 53,987 tons for the 'month ending 30th ' RKSIDENi" ENGINEER'S "REPORT. The engineer's report was as follows :- , . Eastern Exleirsioii-The end is not quite completed, (he tip work he-

ing very slow. A slight settlement here took place, during some of tho fairly heavy weather. This will help to consolidate the work by llatteniivg the batter. The end is now well above the low water plum;, and only requires about 120 tons to complete. From pier SO outwards to the end of pier 117, which covers that portion of the mole where the. amended section recommended by me w a s .carried out, the reduced cost of the work to date amounts to £1222 I'/-, audi lune no hesitation in saying | that the strength of the wall is here in full accord with the original, dosign. Large stone j'.s now being Lipped in the inner portion of the work from pier SO inward, to Jill in some minor holes and solidifying the crest, but not to raise it. Quarries—Since last meeting quarry work has been carried on with fairly good results. Two days were lost through wet weather. The total amount of stone brought down and tipped toy 2-I'th inst. inclusive, is 173/281 tons. 'The amount of stone brought down and tipped since last meeting of the Board is <i:j<yo tons, thus 'giving a daily averaye output of 310.55 tons. CM amount brought down since last meeting 320-1 tons have been deposited in the Eastern Extension, and 0161 tons in the -North Mole. North Mole—This work has been raised)to'its full height for a total length of 1510 feet, and is 070 feet beyond the outer mil of the ballast wluirf. It is wholly complete •to the full top width for a total length of 1115 feet, leaving 2!)0 feet to complete. It is estimated that 10,200 tons will be required to complete the work. Dredging—Tin; dredge Tinuuu has lifted and discharged 1052 tons ; average per dredging hour. 20.13 tons. Dredge. Taniwha has lifted an'd discharged 700 lons ; average per ekedg. ing hour, 3.70 tons. Main Wharf Ke-pairs—Twcnit'y-three piles have been ■driven during tire month as fender piles, leaving eight in hand. New Wharf (North Hole)—A special report, plans, and estimate for tin'.* work, have, been prepared during the month. The engineer gave a lengthy report on examination made of the stability of the main wharf, its condition, etc. !n view of (he deepening of the harbor he recommended that a stiffening I 'or fender pill 1 be driven to at least | fOft below l.w.p. along th« face of the , wharf. Me found only one bad pile, and as it was about 25 years ago since wharf construction was commenced in Tinuiru, he was prepared to recommend the Board to continue the construction of limber jetties or wharves. DEBENTURES. Mr Titrnb'ill suitl there was a good deal of enquiry for the Board's, debentures ; thece was plenty of mon-y alxuif. and he suggested that ,-ihe Board should call tenders for fairly large lots of these, in which case he felt sure that a premium woidd be. paid. Thai would be better than selling at par as at present. It was decided that the Board should consider this suggestion later on, the ehairmaiv stating that the Board was not in need of inonev just at present. TUF CONSTITUTION OF THE BOAKDThe Waimate County Council forwarded a resolution passed on Wednes day, approving of the Board's proposal'to- amend 'the constitution of the Board. The, Timaru Borough Council forwarded the resolution passed by them on Monday: (I) Pointing out the, injustice of allowing Waimate Borough to renutfin out of the harbor district : (2) protesting against granting Waimate County an additional representative unless the borough is brought in.

.Mr Turn-bull proposed and -Mr Hole seconded thai the •tender of Messrs Priest and Holdg-ate for ironmongery bo accepted, and this motion was carried.

In answer to a request from the Department of Agriculture, the secretary had replied that the number of 'sheep landed at Timaru from the Noi'lh Island during the year ended April :!0, 11)00, was 5777. ISTKKNATIONAL EXIIiIUTIOX. CHARGES OF ADMISSION. CiIRISTCIIURCH, July -27 At a meeting of the'Exhibition Executive last night, the Finance Committee's report recommended the following prices of admission :—Adults, 1/, children half-price, season tickets, adults £L i/, children under fifteen. 10/0 ; monthly tickets 1.0/(5. The report went on to say that at an interview with the Minister i-i rJiarge of ■I ne ma Iter had been fully discussed, and it had been found that the above scale of charges was much below the Charges the Government had in view. 'The Finance Committee was of opinion*(hat the executive should sugg.'st a compromise in the direction of making'' a charge for season tickets as fol-lows-.—Gentlemen, 30/; ladies. CI I/; unmarried members of families, 21/ :: children under fifteen years 10/(5 : monthly tickets. 10/(5. The Govern- | ment would probably accept this. The report was adopted.

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