Thames Harb r Board.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9293, 8 March 1899, Page 3

Thames Harb r Board.

• The monthly meeting of the l"hamfti Harbour Bo.»rd whs hel.l last evening when ihere weie present: Messrs W Deeble (U&airmau), Gillespie, BiignnJl, VJoDounell, Divy aud Patersou. .The ininuec of the last meeting were confirmed, and the inward and outward correspondence dealt with. Resignation —At the commencement of the. business the newly appointed Chairman (Mr William Deeble) pre seated his resignation, which was read by the Secretary, and was as follows: —"As there may be some doubt of the validity of my election as Chairman for the current year in consequence of my appointment as representative of the (names County Council not having bften made on tha proper; d tte, 1 iiavthought it bwiMp place my resignation in>your hands with lie view <>t. bain;, slu.uld you s> denim,; although 1 beliwo i w.»s ul.giole li/i, 'Appointment rhiougl) liie Ace .stating that members hold untyo: until thoir successors were appointed, S.'ijl lam of opinion tout the Act contemplates that toe Chairman shall be appointed by the new Board, and it is better to place manors of this kind on a safe footing before any comp!ica : tions arise."—The wignation was received.—Mr Gillespie then moved, and Mr Davey seconded, that Mr Deeble be reappointed Chairman for the ensuing'year, which was carried unanimously. »i r D eble, in a few well chuseu remarks, thanked the members of the Board for the positiou they had again placed him in, tailings.—W. Buckley wrote stating that he was agreeable to pay the sum of £5 per year for the right to remove tailings from the foreshore between Goods Wharf and Curtis' Wharf.The matter was referrei to the Harbor Master to report on at the next meet, ing of the Board. Representatives on Board,—A com< muiucdtion was read from the u'oun.y Council stating that William Deeble uad been appointed as the Council's re presentative on the Board ; from the Marine Dapartmeut, Wellington; to the effect that Messrs Gillespie and fotts had been appointed the Govern ment representatives; from the Borough C6uncil saying that William Davey was appointed the Borough's representative; from the Piako County Council appointing Mr R. W. Bagnall as representative for that Oouuoil, and from the Ohinemuri County Council stating that James MpAndrew had been appointed their representative on the Board,

Harbor Master's Report. —' Tia Harbor Master's report was received and adopted. fcundry.— The Registrar General wrote asking for details, which were orderedto be supplied. Valuation.—A notice was reoeived from the .Borough Council to the effect that the allotment and powder magazine at Taruru'had been on the valuation list at a rateable value of £55, and the remainder of the fores shore, at £1000,- With regard to the latter it was resolved that the Secretary and Chairman be empowered to lodge an objection at the next sitting of the Assessment Court, and that ttie Chairman and Messrs Gillespie and McDonnell be appointed a committee to wait on a committee appointed by the Borough Council to asuertain if some arrangement cuuld not be come to.— I'be Borough Council is to be asked to appoint a committee for this purpose, finance Committee.~Oh the motion of.,Mr McDonnell the whole of the members of the Board were appointed a Finance Committee. General Purposes Coinmktes—All the members of the Board were alsp appointed a General Purposes Com* mittee. Accounts,—The accounts for the month were passed for payment. 1 This concluded the business,