Waitara Harbour Board.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12437, 15 December 1903, Page 3

Waitara Harbour Board.

(From our Wailara Corre^ponflent.)

'Pho mjoiitMy lnocting of iho above lioiu*l Avian hcl'l "ti l'Viflwy encnin'g. I'rcsf-nt : Mr-Ms* ('. 11. Stott (cliairiManj, A. W. Oi^lc, i{. TI. I'i.yiit. <;. 11. Slijl)b<. oivl r H. (liajyu'llf

1^()l;s w.rcircns

The inj-ipoetor (innv tlio Boatid's attontion to tho growth of broom, (He, on soime of the Bonrjl"s sections.

O,VI-:.Rni 7 F-] lII'INTS

Thn sfcrctary rep »rtc,'fl that srvcM-al loh^scos harl failfd to pay thrir rontn. lie had wn'itton to tlio persons in arrears on two occasion--. Ivut Jiad ie(oi>\»ed rio response.

•ft wias lesolned that tilio jjoi^-ons iv arrears be again notUiejrl that unless the r«mlohmts are paid Jjy a certain Wato the Imatter will bo placed in tho solicitor's Ifancls.

[TIiAJR/BiOUR ASSOQIjATTQN,

i\. <;ii^"ular was recclvcAl fro;n the ab'"'ve A'stiociation, stating that the Imiiport fr^om tho various Boaricte in tho ooJiV<y h'tii'l been well recoi\,oil.

RAII'L'WAY S.M>llNn

The Railway Ddtmrtimonl lias* comu to an agjrcpjnent with iJin Boaaid tonainty re the above siding.

UIUfUBOUR IvKIjUTS

rl!h«r l!h« Qhiaiuinlaii reported tli,at Mr WilliaimHoii, owni'r of t,lio Kotahi, Iwl asked if t'hc Board wtould put uj; tlin ili'jriht*: for him at ni^M. Jt wias iioi'ntccl out Unit Mr Williahn'K'u online i(n at nil h<>"r,s, anW it woiilrl ndcossiiato a in an w'aillnn 1 up all nljo'Tht. Tlio Hoai'd Tmd n<> wislh to [/n't anylVtng in Mr Williamson's way. Wilt could not that they rouH ilo aa requested. The Kotahi was not

registered as a cckasting v^iel, and no dues were paid as such.

After a yood deal of di-cus-sion, it was pointed out that the Boaui had no power to grant Mr Williamson's i eeriest, as his l>oat does not uome untler the Boarcl's jurisdictioji.

COIA.L BIN.

"M- Stubbs asked ;-ei'mis.sion to le ci-3't tlie uverhseacl staging at the coal b : n

Th 2 s«treta-,y stated that the statin;; wti 1 -- somowihat in the way of \ l^-

.m';- SjuMj.s said he woiuJM alter the '-.in'yj io if neces&ary.

The i> n atter was left in the hancls of tli-s V.'ofks Committee.

STEAM EXOCNE,

Ti was decided tbat the old engine should be Hacoi in the she-i for J'lture r-equireinonrts.

Mr Cha/jVpell aske3 wlien the Srecl-'-' 1 would actually oonvmenee woifldng in tlie ri,ver.

The secretary said the work of uiciikino- a berth for the clredVe had to be gone on with first: he had given Mr Long-^itaA? instinictions where to proceed wi.tih the dre'dgrng oiperaiion^.

A T^.W LAMP.

The OhaLrlman mentioned the neeil of a better lamp on the wharf then tlhei-e was at present.

It was decided to procure a new lamp.

LVccTiiiaits amounting to £107 19s ll,d Meie paHsecl for payment.