HARBOUR MATTERS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11666, 28 January 1901, Page 2

HARBOUR MATTERS.

VO THB BDljrOft. Sir,— After the meeting on the 18th inst., Ithinkit rightto«ay a word with regard to th* Chairman's report. I hare always been under tike baptession that men take positions on local Bonds, to further the object Of tl*t Board,-what-ever it may be. Bat what do we find ? You are not supposed to lenow ant thing. If you happen to forget *ny thina and .wnnttosDe&asecw9~tun6"in order to L £o?ntifcon'tjyouh*vs.* point of order rawed by a • man v who objects to every* thing hjß cannojt see tbroagh, Bqt jafter your leader of Saturday. Jannary 19th, I am abotty finished.; '♦'The most, satisfactory report ey«ir presented to the local particular^ so upon 4rec|ging." Bow in' the face of the Obafrmatfi report can suohalead* be Drfctieh, with the sand increasing evefjr ye^» except the last, the two previous years costing £2691 4eJ2d and £2970 12a Hd,- and a sand pump costing £3866 la. Id; ovenfaaff £34*8*ftt lid; mole no longcir, wharf no longer now than ten years ago. t Bow satis&e* tory ! Witen the' Chairman wanted, to aixxpthep^ohaseof a crane to protect the mole, and then wanted to sell it again to get rid of jgjtkeaause it -weald he wanted again? "iMmted n6 Works Committee; wanted his own way with a first lieutenant to bade- hjub^p, and raise mints of . /orders "How satisfactory \ You bare an annuaLexpenditnre of £2600 a year for all time Vkeepyom^harbanr clear of sand, which Nature would do lor. nothing! And that is noVsiL , Nothing for new dredge, new" boilers, that ia nothing. Bui. ia it any wonder yon hare ad many blondara? Ratepayers, let. me tell yoti, you hare this expenditure for all time and do no good, but let me tell you also yon can Bare your harbour cleared of mod for £60 with an opening. Tour dredge sold, yeur Bate relieved, and your harbour improved. The-, money- spent mdredgmy could be spent in lengthening your mole; the coil used for dredging wevldfajke the stone down ; the same men could carry on the mole at in from of the railway station; cany ,§rtar mole out to, 30 feet of water; lengthen unr, wharf so that big steamers may lie aleagside. That would be satisfactory. New ,ia your time, have a pledge £rom the «andtdutes to make the opening, a&dthen see the report yon will lave nexryeift Ratepayers, you can f leas«y<>unehij«s; if you don't take any interest in it, tfagjb. let it «hdu and flounder after the chairman and his first lieutenant, Whe is -go|dg to stop any gigantic loan. What has toe l*tur done for Waitara ? - How «auch better are the ratepayers for his ability? They have still got to pay the rate, and will no long as you send him. — 1 am, Ac., L. Sartbn. [We have allowed Mr Ssrten nnntval latitude because w* believe him to be thoroughly earnest in his desire to benefit the harbour, \fa\ We real|j cannot find apace for fcny further election addresses tad as the/ above, except as advertisettents>t»Ep. ;f .&]

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