NAPIER HARBOUR BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 8

NAPIER HARBOUR BOARD.

;;;;;;:^::THE^pAN;,PROPOSALS:; •:- ■'.„[BTxTELEGBA'ph!—-SPECIAL/CORnESrONDBtfT.) :' .. --.■/'V-V-Wv -.-'.:;-''--':'.;'" 1 January '27. ,-' ' "A: most important meeting : of the: Napier Harbour- Board was held in. connecr tidn,.with.' ; the loan; proposals/ ■: : The. country party-was'considerably, m evidence, and suc'ceedediinjm'aking ,-tlle; proceedings .interesting and'>nimated..i; ; . The,.warmest.'debate was : elicited, on'; the;, following fnOtion, 'moved by Mr':.A.':E.;Jull:—r(l) '.. That, ; in, view of.the.al.most "unanimous^opposition.'of. the; country ■districts^' loan' proposals, .such. ■withdrawn.and.no, poll bo taken, and' that {'steps'.'.- be: taken; to -prepare an; empowering; and "Representation Bill for presentation; to the next session; of parliament, authorising: the -necessary", borrowing without, any rating powers, providing' that the paymentof the contract be made out; of;suchvborrowed moneys, aiid also, containing provisions: for ..'an - entirely ".elective boardi; The;motion was lost. It. was'decided to obtain-the opinion: of the .board's solicitors on -the: .question', of paying - the interest on the first; year arid expenses of .floating the 'loan" put- of: the:;loan. itself; "de-cided-:at?a previous-meeting,., and a' motion Iby the''chairman (Mr. J. ;Vigor Brown, M.P.), ;that norharbour-rate be.struck.for-,1909 until • after, the: taking of the poll of the. ratepayers -rfonithe .proposal to borrow '£200,000 for the completion \ of .'. the -'. breakwater harbour, was "carried.-;- -':■:,:: -■ : -;■-'.'. -.'■; .' .