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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9287, 13 January 1892, Page 2

• Atthe Hajborjipa/d meeting this (Wed Ti nesday) morning,-, the Chairman. said tljat the Sinking Fund Commis'jionerß „;had" £10.8# in band,.; wfuclv nt »the present, quotation for debentures would buy up about £1300 worth. The Commissioners desired instructions to-huy the debenture's. A resolution was passed ginDg tho Commissioners instructions to buy. The annual meeting of the Harboi Board B will be held on January 18th, but, as tho accounts have not yet been audited, the Board will formally meet and adjourn to February 16th. •"° : - ' Mr \V. A. .CoJHs is increasing his number of stereoscopic - views, having -taken a large number lately at Moturoa. He has takeiu6ne:vv?ith the sea' breakidg over a rock, which is a gem. ;- ,; , i Who have to acknowledge the receipt of . .somo neat little calendars for 1892, from "Mr John Gilmourv also almanacs from tho " Phoenix 'Fire Office," of which Messrs Goldwater Brothers^are tho agents ; and tlip " Northern Assurance. Company," the agency of which Mr O. T^Mills holds. A letter in one of tho Wellington papers' state it is reported that the Government intend to bring down 150 men who are on the Wo'lington roll from Eketaliuna, so that they may vote in the coming election. Who's going to pay their railway fares ? Tbe natives interested in the loases at Taranaki, over which there is a difficulty as to tenure, will raee.t the Premier, Attor-ney-General, and Public Trustee at Patea J _- on January 20th, when an endeavour will ! i be made to settle tho difficulties which , have arisen. i 1 ;At the Harbour Boird meeting this' (Wednesday") morning a d sctission look ! placo on the advisability of leasing tho Board's sections ia the Mt. Eliot-street "reserve. Mr Corkill pointed out that the ( sections' fronting Brotfgham-streot were rising in value, in view of tho improve- ! ments now going on at the railway, i station. Mr Kyngdon recommondei the i lotting of alternate sections, and with that view the Reserves Comm'itteo'a report ou - tho sections should be taken into con- '' Bideralion. Mr Corkill favoured letting 1 alternate sections. Tho question was ■ finally postponed for a month, along with the letting of the office recontly occupied by Mr B. G. Bauchopo. Mr Corki 1, at the Harbour Board meeting this (Wednosday) morning, queried tho form of the balance-sheet as laid down by the Auditor-General, who i would not allow the breakwater to bo put i down as an asset, but put down the loan. , as a liability. Ho considered that the breakwater was an asset, and should appear in the balance elieet as such, or in a footnote. , A discussion ensued on the question. It was suggested that tho chairman thould for- > ward a short reporl with the balance sheet, I but no resolution was arrived at. The question as to whether the Harbor Board intended to • treat iri any way with the bondholders was raised at the Boird meeting to-day (Wednesday) 1 y Mr Smith. The Chainran pointed out that tho Board had nothing to do with the question, which was purely one hetweon the Government and bondholders. Further diacuHsioij,in which thoChairmau explained tho position, took placo, but nothing was arrived at. A now telograph form, we aro glad to hear, will shortly come into use. It is to be of the saino sizo as those which wcro in voguo some months ago. Tho counterfoil, which is necessitated by tho abolition of tho keeping of duplicato copies, is still retained, but tho main sheet is to be re duced in sizo, though .quite large enough for tho general run of telegrams. We hope the paper on which the press messages are sent out will be something better than tho wretched stuff now in use. A local resident states that he has been informed by an Auckland resident that tho expensos of the tour of Dr. Burnardo's boys are being defrayod by a gentleman in England, and that all tho moneys made by the boys will go to the Homes.