THAMES HARBOUR BOARD

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XX, Issue 6491, 6 April 1922, Page 2

THAMES HARBOUR BOARD

MONTHLY .MEETING OF MEMBERS. A RESIGNATION. The monthly meeting of the Thames Harbour Board was held yesterday, Mr Harris (chairman of the Board) presiding. Mr D. Donaldson, representing Waihi, was amongst those present. One of tho matters which received the attention of the Board was a report of tho engineer, Mr K. F. Adams, regarding tho progress of the- Turua wharf. This stated that the contractor had made such substantial progress that already a new section of thy wharf was available for local traffic, and that tho completion of tho structure would only entail a further six weeks' work. Tho chairman, in speaking of the report, said that he had inspected tho work, and \v.n s satisfied that the quality of the workmanship and of tho timber used reflected the greatest c rc-dit on the contraptors, Messr R Fopte and Co. The question a s to a suitable opening of' the bridge for traffic was referred to a special committee, who were asked to report to the next meeting of tho. Board.

Owing to continued ill-health, Mr W. J. McCormick, who i H a very old member of the Board, tendered his resignation. Tin; chairman expressed great regret that ill-health should have, eompelled Mr resignation. Ho spoke very higlily of the retiring member's services. On the- motion, of Mr. Donaldson it wa B resolved that the Board express its sympathy with Mr. McCormick in his present illness, and that for the time being that gentleman be asked to permit hi s name to remain on the membership of the Board. Speaking to the motion thv mover said that earnest and conscientious public men of the calibre of McCormick were few and far .between., lljs services' would bb a serious loss to [lie Board,- and the. least the ISoard' could do would be to mark its appreciation of his splendid record by asking him to have his nnmp i-cittajh on the membership of the Board. .Th.i* u;janj.mously agreed io.