AUCKLAND HARBOUR LIMITATIONS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 416, 27 January 1909, Page 4

AUCKLAND HARBOUR LIMITATIONS.

I DELAY IN BERTHING VESSELS-

fpr , TEI.EGJt Al-TT. —SPIICIAl. COaRKSPOPTDEHT I 1 Auckland, January 26. ;A;" caustic ~ criticism 1 of . tho hew JRailway --Wharf-was made by Mr. Jl IC. ICrieon at the : .meeting of. tho Harbour Board in committee this ; "repeipt' : of - a report "by ; 'damage to.'the ; .wharf dtiriiig¥the; ihoritli hv. two vessels. '.-Ife !:was:;. reported .{.-that.-- the Louisa .. Craig. had ; v'ctacked'A" concrete pile during an;;E;N.E. gale, 1 on .January 11, and; the s.s. Navua liad da,mag<id; a; fonder pile on January 18. whilst - ;berthing ;ati-thev.whar|i; v this. steamers : beltihg • • being -; very : llable_ to ;qamage . the- wharves. ■ .!;Mr.''lineen'; , 'said .was; a .big : 'ohe: arijd-heeded Vconsideration'.;-.;The Ilaka- : ■Bpa. : ; i h^:;arnvefl-!'.in''';.thq';'strea'm'.-atJ ; 6.-'-p'.in;,"-andy ; had said that the vessel Imust "not ■ go - alongside . tho . railway . /tfharf.TifftilTSlacli. ..water,. tb-day;. ,'lf; a. pas- ; senger vcssel-arrived; to-day, arid could, not • :^t^-" ; Mo^i4eis^k:at-Ask^;'-.water;.''-thji i ! idjelayTwould Abo 1 ' serious,, and; there should - ',bje no difficulty, vessels at a-port A: v ;;. v::; • i l A .member: .1 .■n'as;:;,!}; Wellington, .where we' • »h|ad:, to;-;\^artl v 'a r:; --cbrisiderable time ' . befpro ; berthing on one occasion. . , ; ; ; : ! ,.i Mr;': is' no;harboiir in;'the '; '..poorer',-th'an;;Auckland in:tho minds of 'some people.-.;--;- : v' ;4.;';r- • '-. '• j Mr.-.--KnM!v ; ; said;:tha.t. thcro was - no - neces- : sity for; any:difficulty in berthing a colonial : vessel...,.'ilhi^-..ljpard,-";-;he said,. ,''consisting' of; tailors.-.'Bakers, take no notice . of. the. masters of.the ,vessels. - These, men .'MioukT/be ; ''cpi)srtlted on:' these : matters, .and .'tfipir" ; weight;'' .The, captain , bf;'the !l ''White', Star liner Athenie,-.Mr. Kneen said, had Mmplaiiicd' of the-' delay "in getting berthed "at -the Railway Wharf. Even then .'three f'o.r lour of the. Ferry: Com- ; 'piiny,!g,;;'steamers, had ;to be used to get tho tvqsscL alongside.—The- board should, - refer; tho. matter, to., the .. practical men, arriving An' : pbrt.. ; :;'A i AA'^AA''A:-A■ ■- v : --'AA':'. A'". ; [The.;chairman ,(Hon. E. Mitchelson) said if.' .Mfe'ters 1 ; .had - . to.' make - they; should make; 'theiß'toVthe board, not to .the - niari in <ho street. - . V -- ' .- ;-

:, > Mr.■ A;-'-Key-esi(^ircastically):, "-Pay them a; salary, and Jet' them run the" port." : .'J ho matter then droi>ped. '