HARBOUR BOARD

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19941, 27 October 1934, Page 14

HARBOUR BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING HELD

ROUTINE BUSINESS The Timaru Harbour Board held its monthly meeting yesterday. Present: Messrs G. T. Dawson (chairman), I. J. Bradley. A. F. Campbell, W. H. Orbell, F. R. Flatman, H. M. Whatman, K. Mackenzie, J. H. Smillie, R. S. Goodman, W. T. Ritchie, A. R. Guild and T. B. Garrick. The chairman extended a welcome to Mr Mackenzie, who had been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr J. Kennedy, of Geraldine. Mr Mackenzie acknowledged the welcome and said he regretted the circumstances that had occasioned his appointment. Chairman’s Statement. The chairman said that the debit balance at last meeting was £lO3/13/ 1 . Receipts since last meeting amounted to £2666/10/5, principal in which were ships’ dues £720/5 6. and wharfage to September 15, £B3O, 2/8. Accounts to be passed at that meeting totalled £4263 12/5, the chief items being dredge account £626/12/9 and £2096/0/4 placed on fixed deposit. After paying the accounts the debit balance would be £I7OO/15/1. compared with a credit balance of £3185 0 3 at the corresponding period last year. General. The following tenders were accepted: Erection of rectifier house, W. J. Harding and Co., £122; painting of dredge, R. Leftwich, Port Chalmers, £188; supply of steel rails for sidings, Duthie and Co., Wellington, £866. Grants of £lO were made to the Sailors’ Rest Committee and £2/2/each to the Timaru Technical High School and the Workers’ Educational Association. In a letter addressed to the chairman, Mr C. H. Mason submitted a scheme for the further extension of the Eastern Extension, the letter being received.

A letter was received from the Pioneer Outdoor Miniature Rifle Club, thanking the chairman and members of the Board for their help in establishing the first outdoor miniature rifle range in South Canterbury.

The Caroline Bay Association wrote drawing attention to the condition of the roadway from the slipway to the Marine Parade, which it was stated was in a bad condition. It was decided that the town members of the Standing Committee discuss the matter of repairs with the Borough Council, with power to act. Secretary’s Report. The secretary (Mr F. Metson) reported that since last meeting repairs had been commenced on a portion of No. 1 wharf. The unemployed had been engaged in removing shingle in Hayman Street, Dawson Street and on the foreshore. Dawson Street could not be extended until the quarry line was removed further seaward. Harbourmaster’s Report. The Harbourmaster, Captain H. C. White, reported that the arrivals for the month of September were 37 steam and motor vessels with an aggregate of 43,216 tons and the departures 35 steam and motor vessels with an aggregate of 42,609 tons. The weather since last report had been fine, moderate seas and winds prevailing. Dredge “No. 350” Report. The Dredgemaster, Mr W. R. Hayne, reported that since last Board meeting, 24,000 tons had been dredged from the channel. Seven days were lost with bad weather and coaling and a further three and a half procuring moorings silted up with a cement-like covering in the outer cut, brought in by the southerly storm. One of the Hin. chains was broken twice on the edge of the bottom silt lifting it out, and a length of it was still down there and would be until it was dredged out. This cut was now out far enough, being 250 feet past the line of red light beacons and down to a depth of 31 feet at low water. The cut of the eastern side of the channel was out 1750 feet from the green ?ight, dredged to a depth of 31 feet low water from an average of 23 feet, leaving 1000 feet of this cut yet to do. While dredging in this cut a big piece of timber was lifted. It fouled the bottom roller, and lost it on the bottom.