HARBOUR BOARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12569, 5 March 1919, Page 5

HARBOUR BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of iho Lyttelton Harbour Hoard was hold this inorn’A’S 1,1 the Harbour Hoard's offices at EyttoUon ; present—Messrs A, Kayo (c.iairinnn), F. Horrell, M. B. Sorensen, W. J. AValtor. E- ,T. Howard, •I- J. Graham, T. A. Blackley, T. D. HoaK, Ur H. T. ,T. Thacker and the Hon R. Aloore. AI.L.C, . Hie chairman’s report showed that sineo the last meeting tho following sums had been puid into tho harbour tund account: —Wharfage £2219 ll s Id pilotage £539 15s TOd. port charges £•* l Hs -Id, berthage £133 5s 6d, tow•'ige, warps, fenders and electric light < t° , 'h and slip dues in Te! sk >rago and cold storage £760 r, . c £ receipts £287 19s 2d: crarr ! l2 c ’ :,s onrn Pur('d with “ J. is bd during the corresponding period of last rear. The bank book fvaoQ d Hind to bo in debit ~b,loß 10s lid. and the unpaid accounts In™T- 1) » sscc or BFruient amounted to ,s ‘hi. tho payment of wbicb uoiHtl leare the account in debit £8251 Ks 3d but tho credit in the special renewal fund covered this, so that no interest was payable on the overdraft. Dunng the month of February 157 vessels with a net total tonnage’ of 95 980 tons entered the port of Lyttelton, as inu'Per o '] rossols aggregating Uvwo tons during tho corresponding month of 1918. Tho figures indicated tat the improved flow of shipping had n °l yet reached the port. The superintending engineer of the dredge Canterbury, at present carrying out dredging operations at Timaru, vyroto stating that tho total loads lifted 1 J maru to end of February was forty-eight, all of winch were well over tlm ordinary draught. The material hfted was sandy mud, blue marine clav f shmsHm Tlio marine clay came bv )n thn b I bet J vepn the cuts mado )J the bucket dredgo and yas a very ton- Jho shingle was got in the outer nb ec 1 ° Sh< ? rt dola - vs lla(l taken plaec, due to two hopper chains partng and a chain in tho steering <r enr showing flaws, also it had been’ found neco.-sai y to put. preventer chains on pinV'go.f, 0 ' f ° r ilO Copper door drop-di-pll o^ l "^’ s rc n ort stat<?d the d edge Canterbury bad resumed work, alter her annual overhaul, and between 1 ebniary o and February 16 sli 0 rcof 32,838 tons, of outer channel and 6213 tons from the inner harbour the whole quantity heiiur pumped into the reclamation area The grab dredge Tewliaka had been engaged between Nos. 2 and 3 jetties ami on the east side of No. 5 jetty, whence she aad lifted a quantity of 180 tons 1 Ins dredgo had been laid nn for boiloroleamng for a few days. Tlio reclamation wall had been raised to its full uIA timate height, and tho outer face pro? tected with large stones for a. distance of 800 ft from Bakei s Point, except for the gap loft to form a by-wash. In reference to tho supply of electric light for ships’ holds, the contractor for the installation of these lights had made good progress during the month. There had been some difficulty in obtaining lumps suitable for withstanding the inevitable vibration on shipboard while working cargo, but be anticipated that the lights would he available during Ala rch. It was' reported that progress had been made with the repairs to a jetty’Pho piles, caps and beams-on the western half had been made good, and good progress was being made on tho. eastern half. A special committee, consisting of Messrs A. Kayo. F. Horrell and E. J. Howard, which bad investigated the matter of a collision between a motorboat and the board’s oil launch, reported that, after further investigation, it was of opinion that there was some doubt as to whether everything possible was done by the hoard’s launch to avoid the collision and subsequently to minimise the damage resulthm therefrom. Tlie committee was satisfied that the damages claimed were substantially suffered. and recommended that, without admitting liabilitv. the hoard ■ should pav the claim in full. A vote of sympathy' was passed with the relatives of Air -T. Plimmer. wbo died on Eehninvy 20. after fourteen years’ sendee with the. board.