TIMARU HARBOUR BOARD

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13733, 24 October 1908, Page 7

TIM ARU HARBOUR BOARD

The- monthly meeting of the Timara Haiboat Boaitl was freld y«terday. I rewot : Mesew J- Craigie fchgirmaii), Riskinner, R- Tbew, C. Bovker, T. UYoong, C. X. Orbell, J- Chieholm, J. Manchester, C. Budey, und G- AV. ArSTATEMENT. The chairman said the committee the day before opened six tender* for the Hew wharf, 6ome over, some under the engineers «timate. These would b--' fleaffc with presently. It was gratifying io know- that the revenue of the pom had not buffered from the unfavourable conditions of last year. Tlw receipts had been, (ship* dues £1441 5s lOd, wharfage £BB9 18* 3d, harbour rate (Mackenzie and Waimate Counties', £1335 Ift* 10d. credit balance ao 15th September, £213 15s 2d; total, £3878 IS* 3d. Accounts to be passed were £ISOB 5s 3d. The revenue from January 1 to date j and apart from harbour rate had been ) £20,506, or 248 less than for the _S£pio period last year. There had B--en an" increase of import** of 5182 tons, and of exports of 6392 tons the total of the former being 70,549, and of the latter 56,379 tons. Among the increases in export* were 37,670 sack.-* of oaln, 8411 of wheat. 19.526 of potatoes, 57,677 of chaff. Frozen mutton fell off by 210,780 carcases labout one fourth). The ([uarry section had been offered to Mr Cliseold, from whom the Board bought it. Mr Cli*r>old did not want it, and it had. been »old to Mr King az £22 10* per acre. The chairman referred to the visit of H.M.S. Encounter, and expressed the indebtedness of tlw Board to those who had lent cars for giving the officers a ttip, and to Mr ami Mrs Arinitage for tbeir hospitality to the party. Th» Leg tela t lire had passed two Bill* acecting Harbour Boards, without giving this Board any opportunity of connidering them, oik- being a Ifarboutu Bill, the other a Local Bodies* Superannuation Bill. He had spoken to Hon. J. An»tey about it. and Mr Anstey said the Bills were put through at electric rates. " A STARTLER." The chairman said tlw Board had been given "a startler'' in the rdiapc of a demand for payment for infringement of patent in connection with _ the shingle elevator made by Mr B.iyiHi> for making the Xorth Mole reclamation. The letter was from Mr J. M. McLean, iw-cretary t» rhe Quertier's Excavator and Ballant Filler Company, Dunedin. and was as follows: " It has come to the knowledge of niy directors that your Board is infringing the patent rights of this company, and I »m now it*., rue ted tto demand from your Board a royalty of 4d per ton on 51.000 too* for the infringement of our |>atenr. My Board understands from tlie figures which »p|-earcd in the Timaru papers that tlie elevator or-«d by your Board has lifre<l clcee on 51,000 ton? of shingle, which h.«* rrsulted in a saving of I say) £I3OO. I would point out that niy director* arttreating your Boanl very fairly in jrk ing thii moderate sum ar. if an action »* brought to recover damagvs a much larger sum would be claimed. My dir<clot* woold aU require an undertaking that this demand v mad-* without prejudice to any furttier claim which my company may have on your Board." The Itoard went into committee to con«snler th»- letter. an<l the tesnlt of th«ir discussion «.'«• that the letter was " r> ■ «eived." and a copy of it is to be sent to Mr Bavnf" ' CORRESroXHKNVK The secretary of the Tim* mi Water -ide Workers' Union wrote ie-iucs>ing the Boanl to rix a place for engaging l lie men employed on vesseU visiting the jioit. —Agreed to. Com-wpondencv «a« pad which had pas*e«t with the Hokitika Harbour It.-atd. Twenty side tip tru<k» were off. red lii in. plies'to U- arranged.- -Til- matlcr w J* Wft tn tlw chairman* hand*. Th- clerk Moout feel Road Board rent the |ate»t correction by the Valuation Department id the valuation of Mount !'••! riding. Tin- se> r.tary sa„j the r.etik was n»* yet quit- •atUtactoiy. bur iir had a-.-epted >'• •»•. tin.il. Th-' t'.-ntetl-utv F.ngtne lii.vr.s Uni'-u forwarded. ir..m' Trade- Hall. rhr-s----iliiirch. a i..py of piop—aN for iradiii--merit of tlie r«ndiij«iv» of h>ln>ur n ti-.-ti w »«anl t.. he ask-d for. and inx••*•• the lSoard to tu-e! tiir. Union .<r t'hii-" rhttr-h «.n CKtoUr ffith Rce-red Mr M. .Saund*-rs a»k.d fur tlir peruii»i:«m !«. ir«.-e> »t.- -my -.ne fmiti'i <:•• jng damage t<» th- < X|-et.m- nial platr. « ru. !i h- had |«tmK«t"(i fr«'in the B«aid '■<• • let t -n >Ut East- :n m-d- »■• |'i"»r tin- s .■!■-- of the »«"* a* .« |».ncr j.j«-Iu«-cp »ion !•> he gi*' n. Mr ('. H >U-n. Waim.;.. t..i. »:••!■■ •uggcKinx that th.- im>t<n -low-r i»»t;i<jn • t the Kj»»-rn mot- «a-< no'- «•» "idit -hould 1- in prt.j«.rti»n '•> !■• igi' r lhe apjatMU .'l"pe ««■< n»; u,«i« th.m

half that adopted by cngincero for withstanding heavy ocas. lie suggested that the engineer should bj asked to report on this matter. —Received. THE NEW WHARF. Six tenderH were received for the erection of the proposed new wharf, but ns it was to complete the. comparison of the tenders that day, it was ritolved to postpone the selection till Tuesday, and the chairman and Messrs Young and Bowkcr were authorised to actept a tender. HARBOUR-MASTER. The harbourmaster reported that 28 steam and 1 sailing vessel arrived during September, and that the weather had been fine with smooth seas. He applied for his annual holiday about tlie end of next month, that'being a slack season.—luis reoues£ wad granted. DREI»;iMi. The resilient eng : neer and the dredge:n«i:ter ic|*orted on the dredging done. Xo. 350 had lifted 290.0C0 ton.—7OCo outside, 22,00 inbide; average time per load 3hrs 41iniii!t; average lilt per dredging hour 271.4 tons. At the new wharf berths the dredge came in contact with "several mooring chairy, and one of th<screw moorings, which gave some trouble, but these have now been removed, and as there a re fewer bouldci* to contend with, the work is proceeding more sut'nfactorilv. About 200 ft of the south berth at the new wharf site is now deepened to 50ft at 1.w., for a width of lOCft. The Taniwha had been working at the wharves and the end of the breakwater, and had lifted 990 tons. Messrs Fleming and Ferguson. Paislev. sent quotations for certain spare parts for the dredge, inquired for. total £356 IC*. —The ripidtnt engineer, recommended that rive of the articles be urdeied ; cost £258 10s. Mr Robert Duncan, chief ins|>ector of slips, wrote advising that the registered nominal hor.-j power of dredge 550 be rated from 92 to 99. to enable an engineer to qualify for the first class. After Mime correspondence on the Mibjeci. ami consideration by the engineer, the latter recommended that the lepi-ier lie iai-.<l to 117, according to Lloyd's rule. This would not cau-e any extra exih-nse to tho Boa id. Tlie dredgemaster leiommendvd that 550 be clo«ed down on L'hii.-tina> live till January 3rd. tlie extra four duv* to be worked up btdoiehand.—The i.->*idciu en gineer approved of tlw arrang<nient so far as the dredges were concerned, but it would not answer with regaid to the other employees. The engineer lecomntcnded the acceptance of Me»»M Wallace and Cooper's tendcr for l)oring and rehush'ng dredge hue ket link-. The tenderers a*ked f.7r have t-> amend their tender as they had made an error in it. The standing committee recommended < 1) That th* aheratron to the nominal hone |siwer of the diedge 1>- approved. -2> That tlie- ppar.- piirts cniiiiu rat- d in (lip engineer's rc|».rt of Uie -2Q:h ,„.; . I«- ordered fioni Me»M> Fleming and Fer gtw.n. iji That lhe appln-alioii of (he staff, relat.v. |„ the <iu,in(.'hr >lm.i« and Xrw Y-ar «e-k be "ram', ed .3. That MevMs Wallai-e and Coop-r oe adv.-e I that no deviation tan l>» made fioiu tlnir accepted tender for s«-.-dging and rrforming eyes of bucket link.-. I lii" r. port »as adopted. EXOIXEER'S KKI'DKIS Mr F. W. Clarke, t, Mdrnl .ng.i.eei. le |-ried that the repairs io the K..rtcrn Kx tension nude \,a>\ Jh-en ]iioeet-d ng >;iti>f.ie lorily. 'I he output oi stone h.i.l I.e. i, : I'n.t. r 5 :..i.s 1218 loth 13;.»t : 5 to 10 ion-. 603;toti>: o\cr 10 t»»>. 2U2J tons Tl,.- sm.dl rtoi,.- ),.„! bien u-ed for ni..king up ihe root of the iifde foi 75ft up to the bam- 1 h.- . lent.- light on Moody «haif had Urn com pletrd. ,>nd til.- it-uiVi »<ie satisfactory. 'Hie divir had found four old «tump pnes along the t.iee of the main "half lli.se had b-eti listed hv the I-mi" In. an-l oil,. , n would b- slmdai'K dealt With I !)r dip way would i.'jiiiie -oine irpa '■ b fm r ! ti. T-iiuwha .o«!d i.. -i:|.|..i again, and he had a i ranged ?•• g-l tin- dour Mr t'iaikr ma.ie .. isp-i i.il irjoit "ti . siigg.-ti-.ii that '!r S.ni-'ii -in in -ii 1. • shifted and tiled -■ ■>• t.. he al-'e to lift :h-- »..p gcai of dl-dgr .V-! :l 1.(Hired He ~!.,:-.: ihat 1 he . lane w-ili.i ii..»- '•- !- put on a h'.gli f.-iiii-1.-t-oii •■■ !•■ 1-igh •■i.-tigh: li. - would •—: i > ! ' ! '■■ £.'t"-'"l. and t t.rl. her l-.1.-i J-i. wo-il-i llnle UK -lal.r ta'h. r .11.-.:i:alde f-f t!.- "oik »uggci-:r-l I'h-ie w-s ii" - mu- ii I.Lrh h.»-i -•! '! |- g-a: :"|Uiiirg inno-. al. and a- ti.e .i«-ige ii.i,.! he -i-. k--.i ;c>:!>. th- ie|..ir. to tin- hc.HV top gear . oul-l I,- il-.n. thru Filially there ».,. i,-. p:.„ ( . . t -f .-iiv ;• v. ~..c fi-in -luppnig VIANDINi; i k.MMI 11 11 •Ih- .i.-ndii.g mrie, ,„.,d- ;hr !••'!.•" Illg ie. ollillirnd..: lolls ih.T 'he .!iM—il «f I- •-'"•• ■ •'■' " ;.. th. Hok-Mk* H-itleiur Board be left :n the diuiiiuiis li.li!'-. -ul-)->! '..- • "ii!i' 1M..-1..M ot p.i.e l.s the P....,..i \\i-h ~.,-. . ;.. ■] in,iMii.|. at.oii ''-'u Me -j U C lntirv.i'.l ,-i: : I - :• -Mm:

tion of a "day" for charging fees, that no alteration be made in the present mode of changing, tiz.. midnight to midirght. As it is reported that the survey ship H M.S. Egeria leaves the Pacific shortly for Australia to survey the coast-line and cruise among the New Zealand Islands, that representations be made to the Minister of Marine to make a survey :( t Timaru. should any surveys be made on the New Zealand coast. That no .further action be taken in the matter of altering the tjamoon crane. Mr Chiiholm mored that the Samson crane be told on any reasonable offer beiiv seceived. —The secietary otated that the dredge had been advertised in several South Afr'can and Australian ports and in all the chief towns of Xew Zealand, and not a single offer had been received. In regard to the definition of a "'day," the secretary submitted a return from information as to the charges made at other ports. No charge was made here for Sundays or holidays.

Mr Young thought it unfair to charge a rrhip for a " day " if the vessel arrived in the evening and could do nothing till next " day.'' He supported .Mr Turnbull's suggestion that the " day" should be 24 houici from the time of arrival. They should do all they could to popularise the port. Mr Bt-sley mid that would not increase the trade of the pott; it would not add to the production of sheep or grain. This recommendation of the committee was adopted. Mr Young dirs:nt : ng. The rest of the lecommcndatioihs were adopted. SHELTER SHED. Mr liesley mentioned » published complaint about the flooring of the shelter shed. The chairman said he had not beard of it before, and the eccretary said it had not been reported to the Board thai he could remember. It was agreed to refer the matter to the harbour-master. SICK PAY'. Mr Young mentioned the-, case of thethird engineer who had been away sick for five days, and he had lis pay cut down by half. Uis mates did his work for him, and there wa& no loss of workHa thought that it was unbecoming and contemptible for a Board likft to profit by the sickness of ©no •>f their employe*s. - He would not do 6iich a thing with his own men. and did not think anyone present would. The resolution under which the pay was cut down should be rescinded or modified. The man went back to work too soon because life, pay was docked, and had to go home again. The secretary stated that this resolution was passed 22 years ago and had always been acted on.' Mr Thew said it way only intended to apply to mt.n ill for some length of time, and others had to be put on :n their place. The secretary suggested that a. lime should be fixed for'fall'par, say a week ; but members said that would not do. Mr Annitage: Why should he be paid if he did not do the work? Mr Young: Then pay the men who did the work.—That would be all rightAnd then they would hand it to their mate; it comes.to the same thing. After some discussion it was resolved to pay the third engineer full pay, for the five days ; w : th the undeietanding that all other cases be brought beforo the Board or the standing committer. Mr Manchester dissented. Mr Bowker proposed to move that the head of each Department be instructed to put on another man at once, in every case of sicknes*. This was eaid to be unnecessary and was not pressed. Accounts wore passed,, and the Board lose at 5.50 p.m.