NAPIER HARBOR BOARD.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 2985, 19 January 1881, Page 2

NAPIER HARBOR BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Board took place yesterday at the usual time and place. ;' v ; Present: Messrs Vautier (in the abs.uce of Mr Ormond chairman), 'Sraitbj* Lyndon, Wardrop, Miller, Kinross, Wil-p liams, and Tanner. . ;• The minutes of the previous meejing; were read and confirmed. '-.■'-.' -:;if>-o.:j STATUTORY MEETING! ! .ll The Secretary stated that, in accor-u idance with the Act,a meeting should have ; I been held the previous day tor the ptir--pose of receiving tbe accounts for the pwt 7 ;year, but as the auditor had not yetigone them he had not .called-the (meeting*. Clause -23 of the Act empowered the Gbv ] (Council duly gazetted, to extehdr£ifc3 ■time within which anything was required ■to be done, or to validate anything that iwas irregularly done ma matter of form. | CORRESPONDENCE.-/'"'; '■■■''"■ ■'"' | The following \xbr^eflp^ndeyc6',/^tii^| f jread and considered :.—- V ; v -,i From the Harbor-master* Btating , she could bring in a vessel drawirigiriii : feet of water, but could not put one ialongside the wharf that drewtdbre'lWSS jl2feet. ■■ ■■■■-.■•:;.!'• '<v :[W: GtfAJ I; From the Clerk of Works, giving as requested by of ithe cost of constructingincreased berthage •accommodation on the western side of the inner harbor. Mr iSaucders estimated ithat a wharf extending to 14 feet Jjeptht iof water would coat £1070, and; onetlf ;16 feet of water £1100.—-It,was decide! to postpone the consideration of the jmatter. : From the same, stating that .since; ithe ilast meeting the planking at the cattle; iwharf had been repaired and a few'necessary repairs made to Watt's wharf. WHA.RE-0-MARANUI BJ-OCK. Two tenders were received for leasing Ithe above block, one from Mrs Goddard, goffering to pay £10 per aDnum for the 'first seven years, £15 per annum for the-} inext seven years, and £20 per annum for :toe remaining seren years. The other tender was from Mr Bogle, offering, on :behalf of the Napier Rowing Club, to pay 10s per annum. It was decided'to postpone the consideration. j '■ SUPPI/r OP STORKS. I For the above three 'fenders We're;re^ a jceived, from Messrs Ruddock and' FrfeV] 0 !W. Boyd, and F. Tuxfbrd. Mr iford's teuder. was accepted. '"^■■J'^'i\<%. A number of accounts. were passea.*fo|,j payment, and the Board adjourned.. j7aT;i