HARBOUR, BOARD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3219, 5 September 1879, Page 2

HARBOUR, BOARD.

The Board met on Tuesday. JPfffinu Major Atkinaoii (chairman), Messrs. Banks, Bowlcy, Carriugton, Standish, Thompson, aud Wellsi Engineer's Salary,— Mr. StANdish asked the Chairman if he had arranged with the. Government, while in Wellington, aS to the proportion of tho Engineer's salary which the Government would pay dnring the time tho Engineer remained in the Government service I— Tho Chairman said he had not arranged tho matter with^tho Government, on account of tho « political . situation." " Ho would endeavour to come to an orraogemcjit.. on his return to Wellington. , Engineer's 2fojtw£.-"-Tho following report made by tho Engineer was read : — T,he favourable weather during the past fortnight has considerably assisted both contract rind dayHvorkj ahd I am enabled ito 1 . report 'favourably upon both. classes of work. — Trawibay, Gontraot : • t)pon this Work a daily average of riiriety-tfro men have been employed, together with four trucks, two horse and two bullock, drays; the daily output being, iabout, 1100 cubic yards. — Paritutn Drive ; This work] is being steadily carried on, but owing to <;he, hard naturd 'of the' rock' 'but' slow progress is being/ madQ. 1 v.Since -my report of. the lith August, fhe, cJi^riwte^of jihp rook has changed, but little, except bccpmihgl harder and m6re' difficult to worWthd 'joints are as frequent, and as a rule about twelve inches, apart ; and -at preset tKfIW'W -'buVlittie' p'r'd'spßct'df lake blocks boing quarried^ and, unless the rejek becomes more compact, blocks of more than fc\vo tons weight will 'be difficult 'to Obtain. The drive 'is rto'w eighty- one 1 feet tn from the, 'face of tho rock, and I do not anticipate any! marked change in the nature of the material as the drive a,dv tancsst ancss more under tho centre of the cone. Tho accompanying tracing will afford the information' 'required by your Board relative! to fencing 'at Paritutu. ■To encl^e 148 acres, 69 chains -of fencing will bo required, 1 which will cost about' 355. per chain. The number of men employed upon the works are as follo\Vsj> vi//. I:—Tramway1 :— Tramway Cbntract, 92 men ; Paritutu Drive, 7 men 5 Fishing Hock Quarry, H men. Total, 183 men. • ', i . llate of Wagts,— Mr. Htandish asked at what rate the workmen were paid at the Harbour works I — Tho Secretary stated that by the pay sheet the laborers received from 6s. to 7s. per day ; two overseers and a tiiiiokeeper received 10s. per day, Fencing lloserve, — Tho question of fencing, the reserve at Paritutu was adjournc 1 from the last sitting of the Board fortha purpose" of the- Engineer preparing a-.phm.of ihe ground. The plan was ; laid on tlie "table! by tho Engineer, and Mr. Standish moved, seconded by Mr. Betvley, u That the Engineer bo iristriict'ed'-to call for'iteridei's for fencing the reserve at Paritutu ; such fence to bel of 1 puriri posts'; heart of pine rails; arid hit wink" 1 —Mr. CAttuiNGTON'moved as an addition to the resolution " That tenders be also'called'for a four-railed fence," which was seconded! by M,i\ BAtNKg; and carriod. • . | Causeway at Landing J£laee.—M.v. We^ls said that the Borough Council , had supplied the material,' and 'tho carter's' had carted ifct to the lariding"-place for the 'purpose' of makfng a causeway, and it was understood that ]the Harbor Board would bear sortie portion of jthe expense in making the causeway, therefore he wouia move "That the Board' is 1 williftg 1 to .bear tho ' expenso of pitching, tho st<me for the formation-of a causeway at tho Land-;ing«plaCe,"-f-Scconded by Mr. Standi&i* Aud carried. ..,•>.. ; The Iron Sand Lease— Mr. Wells asked the Chairman \t anything, .further had been done in connection with thq iron sand lease/ The Chairman stated that ho had not d6ue' anything. ini.thoim4ttdr.JMllel in 1 Wellington. A,fler some. discussion, it was rpspjvcd .to.rdfer back the opimon- given by, 'Messrs'.' Hilse and Roy, the Board's solicitors for re-cbrisidcr-dtion, reque'Btln'g'<'them to be'inoro Explicit' as to certain points of the question at issue. Aooounts.— Accounts were passed to the amount Qf .£l£l.6oa 2d.,'tHe: following be(ng the principal items :— Day labour, £338 i85. 3d.; J. Bond for tram way Contract', £72933,4(1.; ditto, Paritutu drive, £43 155., J. Gilmhn, £43 15. ; C. Collins (tools), £51 ; harbour master's salary, £20 10s Bd. ; signalman's salary, £8 18 a id. , I » i I Private Meeting oftlie Board.-^l^ Ch AIRMEN then stated that ho had some private documents which he wished 'to lay before the Board alone, and our reporter 'consequently withdrew. ]