HARBOUR AFFAIRS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 958, 27 October 1910, Page 2

HARBOUR AFFAIRS.

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THE DOCK,

QUEEN'S WHARF/EXTENSION.

The monthly meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board yesterday. was : attended: by Messrs. R. Fletcher'' (chairman), T. M. Wilford, M.P., M. Cohen, J. G. Harkncss, W. T..; Hildreth; C. W. Jones, J. M'Ewan, H. C. Tcwsley, and C. E. Daniell. Leave of absence was granted Messrs: Bolton and T. If. Macdonald.. The chairman expressed satisfaction at Mr, Daniell's recovery from his lato illness, and stated that ho was very pleased to see him in his place again. "■;■

■ ' ""-',.' FINANCE. ■■"■ The statement of accounts showed total ; payments of .£13,228 ss. Cd. : .'', :. ;■'■' HARBOURS ACT AMENDMENT. " ]. ' The chairman,reported that the Har* bours Act Amending Bill (No. 2) had'., been introduced in the House of Representatives by. the Minister, for Marine,.:, and read'a ' second time. Mr. Fletcher .said,' that.;although not, '■ / all of the amendments suggested by tho' boards interested liad been accepted by "!' the.Minister in charge.-of the Bill, ,it., ■:' was in the main n fairly- satisfactory. - measure. A. provision that might .give ,; | rise to discussion was that governing'the ' ! election of country members. The speaker '•considered that tho arrangements under ; which they were- appointed by delega- * tion might very well have been, retain-■ cd. The Minister, however, : .was evidently of '. opinion that the elective prin- : ciple should apply throughout. -'Another,':'.', matter was the day of election.- In the .'-,' speaker's opinion, Harbour Boards were- ■'■; bodies,of sufficient, importance, to., justify ■"..-; a separate;day being sot apart for their "' election. In the Bill the election of: Harbour Board representatives : was' set down for the same day as that appointed . for the election- of other local', authorities;" No" doubt'.'members of the "'Housed'who wore closely- connected-with 'Harbour:'.,.; Boards, would take the opportunity ■:' of -."■' moving. amendments to the Bill when it ■■■•■ was in committee. ... .-■: ~ ■■' ""• y ;'"TB^:"]^K;t'';v-'.''iv/^:' ; . .The chairman also. inade a brief..state-;, ment in reference to the 'dock questioni' .. He had' interviewed , Sir Joseph Ward, ' and the Prime Minister,-; who- mot: him very kindly, had said he, would ..take th< .;. matter in hand'himself in order to bring about the result' which the board do- v An empowering Bill would probably become .lew, Mr..- Fletcher opined* before the end of the- present'session.- 'i -1 •;•' :';: ■■;■ '; '^pyemberj-s.^; 'p\M '"'■ '■■A _ : brief, discussion was'raised by the. ' : chairman's .proposal, that.' November, '$'.-. should' be granted.as a holiday.to Barbou'r Board employees in lieu of June,23, (Prince of Wales's Birthday), which was : not observed,, owing ..to. the notification, that.it had been gazetted only-arriving, on-the morning. of the.holiday.. .'v.;..'. . .'lt was • mentioned: in ..discussion- that. ■;■ the board's employees 1 were entitled -t0... a..' ■ holiday, on November',,.B' ■ in : lieu' of, the. non-observed; holiday; and: the proposal : , was'ultimdtcly.'approyed.),:. -, '"}'.;.:,',.,,',.". ., -.',,'-,_;/: '.'•'..';', t The Wharves'and Accounts Committeo '"' •recommended the Board:—To accept the : : , tender of ,Mr.' John . ; Dickie-;';for':.three,...' -. •years' lease of bookstall, .Queeh'SvWharf; V . to grant ths. application:' of -the'. Wellihgf : ton-.Provincial Industrial : /;As^oaation: ; .foir;'.:'' tho stores-for , the;mdustriai exhibition^raVMay,. 1911, •'.':.•'■'.. free "of but-subject-, toi'similar con-:-:■:, : ditipns as ..were agreed;to 'by,ithe'ttssocia-,:■ tib^'.'^t,itbe.;t» ; to- adopt the engineer's "proposals to ■ widen portion: of Queen's Wharf, oppo- ■■■■■'>■ .site the I shed;, to adopt', thelsecretary'ii ._■ •; recommendation to alter 'the) offiba do- ■'-':.'. cohimodation' in tho 1 Queen's Bond. .'• ' : . : .-' . The recommendations- were : .approved. ; : Mr. Jones'said- ah. 'impression 'had; arisen - thrit: the work: of; widening the:-:;:; :.Queen!s- .Wharf... wouldjnteriere'with .OX-S4IV isting traffic.. Tho supposition was. un-- '..v.-.' founded. •■-The.jWork.simpiy.iinv.olted.takr ing in a :spaee now'occupied by -water.'. ■ The'chairman stated that.'the estimated :- •cost, of fthe'worls:,was w :iC9S4,' : '"i : -;k..i- <s "iw £