HARBOUR BOARD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11952, 2 April 1894, Page 2

HARBOUR BOARD

« SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the Harbour Board I was held in their offices on Saturday afternoon. Present— Messrs Thatcher (in the chair), Campbell, Stevenson, and Robertson. Mr Robertson proposed to proceed with the business of formulating the questions arisiac out of Mr Reynolds' report. Mr Campbell thought the meeting «s I constituted would be too one sided for an expression of the Board's views. The Secretary reported that Mr Hntrick had apologised for not beinp able to attend, and had submitted certain questions in writing. The Chairman «aid ho had arranged that tho questions formulated should ba wired to tit Reynolds so as to get his answers for the ordinary meeting on Friday next. The Secretary then read the questions submitted by Mr Hatrick in writing. The question as to whether Mr Hatriok's inquiry was admissible or not caused a discussion, and it was decided to take Mr Robertson's question as embodying much of That Hatrick asked. l\lr Robertson then read his questions. The Chairman said he would rather that Mr Hatrick's question be submitted aa a whole. He thought that if Mr Hatrick had been there the two questions could have been made into one j but Mr Hatriok was not present and so his questions had bettor be submitted. Mr Stevenson thought it best to send both questions. Mr Campbell looked upon Mr Hatricl^s question as a definite one, but that of Mr Robertson's was not so, as regards the depth of the bar. With reforenco to a vagrant channel mentioned by Mr Campbell, the Chairman thought that perhaps they had made a vagrant of an honest channel, or vice versa. Mr Campbell asked whether anything would be done to either confine the water of the vagrant channel or stop it altogether, The Chairman thought Mr Reynolds' report was to the effect that nothing could be done until the vagrant channel was closed. Mr Campbell wanted to know what was to be done to do away with the water in the " vagrant " channel. There ■were two channels of almost equal depth, and unless the "vagrant" was hampered by the proper channel nothing would be permanent. Jt was difficult to put a question to Mr Reynolds in his absence. The Chairman was of the same opinion, that it was difficult to f ormulate.a'question to Mr Reynolds id his absence on the matter. After some discussion Mr Stevenson proposed another question. The Chairman said that as these were all the questions to be submitted he thought that as there had been several matters discussed in tho papers appertaining to himself he was prepared to make certain explanations if the Board was willing. Mr Campbell pointed out that as theie were only three present it was tantamount to merely speaking to tho papers who were represented there. The Chairman said that was so. Mr Stevenson thought it was only due to M.r Thatcher to have tho opportunity Xo explain. The Chairman (Mr Thatcher) said he had not trusted to notes, but had put the whole down in writing and would ask permission to read same.