Harbour Board.

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8606, 10 March 1897, Page 3

Harbour Board.

The adjourned monthly meeting of • the Hat bout Board was bald yesteiday afternoon, when Messrs' Scott t chair- < man), -Gillespie, McDonnell, Duvey, ','. and Clark" w«»re present.^ Confirmation.—The business transacted at the meeting held on the pre- / yious Tuesday evening, whin there '. wasi no quorum, was coufirmed. i • A RotTKN Structure—Jas. Wind j sor wrote making application for a ''' small shed on the hill near the mag: rf .c I He pointed out that the shed is gru- . dually.falling down the hill, and a strong wind off the land would probably blow it down altogether. If the Board gave him the shed he contracted to carry it away.—-The Secretary said Mr Windsor had since offered ten shillings for the building.—Resolved to let it go at the price named. Rbvenuk.--The Warden notified > that the sum of £25 had been lodged to the credit of the Board, Leing goldfields' revenue for period ended December 26th, 1896.—Received.

Bank OvEBDRAFT-r-rhe manager of ... the Bank c£ Ne* Zealand stated that the: Board's application for. an overdraft of £600 has been submitted to his directors for approval. The result will be advised at an early date.— Beceived.

Application. —The Ohinemuri County Enginser telegraphed: '* Will jou kindly allow us to get shell sand from-bank at mouth of riTer."—Resolved that the request be acceded to, the shell being removed under the Harbour Master's superyi^on. Lease Renewal — Messrs Frater Bros, wroto on behalf of the New Zealand Ore Dressing and Grojd Extraction Company who are nt present negotiating for \h>. sale of the plant and buildings on the foreshore section leased from the Board, asking if they could get a rene.vnl of the lease, and if so for what term, and at what amount of rental.—Resolved that the lease be renewed for 14 years at present rental of £25 per year.

Whakf PitEs.—The Tbredo Proof Pile Co. quoted for terrdo proof piles siz-j 12 x 12 reduced to 10 x 10'(15fb from one end, this l>eing the distance from mud line) at 2a 9d per running foot.— The Chairman pointed out that specifications were now out for the present ext'jnsiou,timber beinjjprovided for. However, the matter could be ■considered when further extensions wrre decided on.

Harbour Master's Report.-" Work during February has been of various kinds. Early in the month we constructed the barricade to go across the wharf. It has been used on two occasions sine, and has answered its purpose very we]]. Since that time a new shed has been erected on the Shortland Wharf arid opened for traffic and handed over to the Northern Steamship Company in place of the old shed, which would not bear.repairs, -and has been sold for removal, Mr Ashby having delivered the piles ordered for repairs to Goods and Shortland Wharves, I have had those required at Shoi tland stacked ready for use and as soon as the old thxl is removed I will start the repairs there and shift the coal shed down fp, the new goods shed. I have driven five piles alopgside those where the T«rranprh lies, and expect to have them secured and be able to shift all the sear down to Shortland this week. Mr Gorman,, representing the Explosive Company, called upon me this morning with a request that another ventilator might be put in the powder magazine. Since we nutted the magazine* by taking all the powder racks, etc. out, the case goods stow much closer, and consequently interfere with th« side ventilation, and he recommends what myself and Mr Gubb, the raaga* zinc keeper, cousideiel ought to have been erected while the alterations were being m»^f| vis., a torpedo ventilator on tbo roof. The cost of an 8-inch one fixed in position would be about £3, and as the magazine is very stuffy for want of greater ventilation I think it should be done. I beg to call your Board's attention to the fact that now extensive repairs are going on, and in the near future the extension of the wharf, that my work has'very considerably increased, consequently most of my book-keeping has to be done late iv the evening. I shall be glad If ycur Board wi}l consider giving me £Qme clerical assistance, If I have to take the supervision of. the wharf extension this will be necessary, as my work will then be mostly outside, and the office work takes up a very considerable amount of time. Making out the wharfage accounts and collecting then is my greatest loss of time, and I think this might be done tc greater advantage. I shall 1)3 glad if your Board ..will take this into consideration. 'Revenue collected iiYFebruary : General, £ 191 17s lid; pilotage, £U 17s; total, £2Q3 U* 1H H —H was decided that the recommendation for the ventilation be adopted and that the lu&iter of clerical assistance be considered by the Finance Committee. ' i ■'■ Tkvdeus .—Tenders for wharf extension were received as follows};—R. B. Martin (Auckland), £672 ; J. Meaney (Parnell),jeß2B :W.FBrownCrhau»«s) £887 ; A. Watson (AqotyuuL), *78O; James HAwk,er(Thaines), £750; Newsou and C&ulfton {Auckland \ £974. Resolved that -Mr Martin's tender be. accepted. Tender for|ron»ongery ;Onljr onewaßraceiv^iin(lri^tvomMrJaia*» Renshaw, which being given with detailed prices was referred to the Secret taty for coinparaion.-r-'A v tender (of faun timber was received fcoia the Kauri Timber Co»p»ny :%t. 14s W 100 ft and 6d for anything addltjooal over 24ffc, au<i tbis waa accepMi ' That concluded the bugio«MP,\