AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 498, 15 August 1871, Page 2

AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD.

an acijourned meeting of the members nf H_»i Auckland Harbour B fard washe?dSfS 1 afternoon, at the office of the Board Ouetf I street. Present .-Captain D^Sfev' I and Messrs. Macready, Casey CoZi' 1 Anderson Philips, Niccol, Darg£ill c , fffi I L. A. Nathan, and Yon der Heyde ' ' MtNOTES.-The minutes of tfia Ut meeting 1 were read and confirmed.—Copies of Wt"! 1 written by the Secretary of SoJrd si - the last meeting, were then road luestwn had been put to the Govornaent ■ ■ 7 .... ipi

whether it would give the half of the vnh, „• £650 to the Board, but no answer Wt> yet returned. nM be«n Endowments.—Mr. Copland asked if v. outward point of St. George's' Bay wr reserve?— The Chairman replied that if - not. B Wa». . The Gas Company.—A draft eop v 0 f«, Gas Company's new bill was laid upon ft table, having been sent to the Board bvft Gas Company -Mr. Dargaville proposed tW the bill be referred to a committee to remS Upol__'_ i Uture meetil)g- Hiß own opinion was that the powers asked for by the new A& were too great.—Seconded and agreed to T Seal pob the Boaed.-A letter was'reri from Mr. Dixon, who had sent in two desi/l for the adoption of the Board. It was ri solved to return the designs. The Whamng Company.—A letter «•_. received from Mr. T. M. Clayton, Secretary of tho Auckland Whaling Company, asking fo. remission of one-half of the wharfage dues and fees. —Mr. Casey did not think it right that ths fees should be remitted.—Mr. Philips moved that the request of the writer be agreed to -- Seconded by Mr. Tonks, who said that upto a future occasion he would move that all p or t charges be remitted one-half upon wh^n» vessels frequenting this port—Mr. Dargaville said he was interested in the success of ths company, but he should vote against the p ro . posal as a bad precedent. On being put ths motion was lost. J ' The Lake District.—A letter was read from the chairman of this district asking the Board to take over the contract of improving the wharf. 8