THE WHARF DUES REDUCED.
buoyant harbour finances. The chairman of tho Harbour Board, Mr. H. Fletcher, made an important announcement concerning tho reduction of wharf charges at the liaTbour Board meeting last night. Ho stated that although tho accounts of tho board were not audited, they were ready for audit. Tho board's fin a nets were in such a condition that he wst. in ft pM-lion to redeem tho nromiso made when ho look the chair to take tho first opportunity of reducing charges—and to suggest that (ho time nad arrived when this should 1)0 I done. Tho board in committco had a;;rood to reduce tho harbour.improvement rate by 2d. per ton, and to reduce, the inward wharfage on general goods by 2d. per ton. Tho harbour improvement rate would now be 4d. instead of Cd. per ton, and the inward wharfage 2s. fid. instead of 2s. Bd. A special reduction had been inade on manures and phosphates, on which th« rate would now bj 25.. instead ot 2s. Sd, ,
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1293, 23 November 1911, Page 4
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170THE WHARF DUES REDUCED. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1293, 23 November 1911, Page 4
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