THAMES HARBOUR BOARD.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5184, 3 June 1885, Page 3

THAMES HARBOUR BOARD.

; THE; monthly meeting of the Thames Hdrbour Board was held'yesterday afternoon. Piesent: Messrs Brodie (in the ;•■; chair), Steedman/ • Smith, Pitkethley, Wood, and: Read. > ;; r' i '" v ' Minutes, of previous meeting meeting werVread and confirmed, : .".. ■ -j .-Skeleton LiaHT-nousES.-Mr T, B. Hannaford-wrote forwarding particulars of his invention, the iron skeleton windmill bell-tower, and offering to furnish detailed plans of the same for £50.—1t was decided, to. reply that the Board had no Occasion for such a light-house. ; ",'■' ■, Harbour Master's Report.- The act-ing-Harbour Master (Mr: Schofield) re•ported that the third lamp from the toll- ■;•■'. house/ on the Goods Wharf, had been knocked out of its frame and destroyed in collision of a'coalcart, , Particular attention', .was "directed to the ; :. carelessness of the youthful drivers,, The ; middle .beacon in Shortland channel had been carried away, and should: be replaced: . by.a.buoy, as.being less expensive.' ...The. ; leading.'beacon atKopu had lost its lioadj ,■ which: required' replacing,';':' Estimates of -thecost of removing the powder mugaisine , to the Moanataiari tip were submitted, the

amounts being. £127 and £145 re?pec'

lively.; It was;resolved that .the/Harbour ; Master should to ascertain the namo of tho person who broke the lamp on the wharf, and that the offender - be'compelledto'.make,good;'the,.damage, The,erectipnof another beacon in- Shortland .channel, and the repair'bf the Kopu that the .Board is not in a position •to remove the powdor magazine, as proposed. Financial Arrangements —The .Committee reported a request had been made to the manager of the Bank of New : ; BouthfWales for a further advance suffito meet the coupons due in July, and also for the of'the• overdraft in

futureby £21-per month, instead '-of £50, as," at "present/liad;been: submitted to the.' at Christchurch/ for considera- ' tioW ! ;:The report;was adopted, :/■ r.'\ ' 'Aqcobntb. — The monthly ■accouiitSj amounting to £63 5s Bd, were passed for payment." :; •^-.■ ; ;';'.';.;.-'\..;':''•'■;; ...;;V'

;•".;.• j'-CraTlsV Wharf. — Messrs; Steedman, , f 'Wood, and Pitkethley were appointed to ./consider whether Curtis' Wharf, or any . portion of it; should be removed.' ' , ■ Habbodr Board JBill,—The. .Secretary ''■: reported that the necessary advertisement ,:,*/of .intention tointroduce' the Thames ; 4'Harbour Board Bill had been inserted ia 'Wl thelooalpapers,and the nßxtstep necessary would be to hand it over to the memv ber for',''Thames,..-'to bo introduced: into Parliament.—Mr Brodie moved,'" That the Bill .'.be forwarded." to the member for

Thames* and, that a precis of its provisions ./ be sent to each of the members *. thedistriot, requesting them to support .. it in the House."—Seconded by Mr Pitcarried. }, ~ ./;,':;;./;:,, : , 5 1)BBDQB 1 --The Secretary was authorised to send, circulars to the Harbour Boards of the'colony offering the : Priestman dredge . for sale. ..',.■ • -•? This concluded the business.