NAPIER HARBOUR BOARD.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3876, 19 December 1883, Page 2

NAPIER HARBOUR BOARD.

Tuesday, December 18,

Present: Mr J. D. Ormond (in the chair), I His Worship the Mayor, the Hon. J. N i Wilson, Mr W. 0. Smith, M.8.R., and ) Messrs J. A. Smith, J. 11. Vautior, P. > Dolbel, J. W. Neftl, J. N. Williams, A. I Wardrop, and H. Williams. I CORRESPONDENCE. 1 From the Marine Department, statin^ i that the Stella would be at Napier on flu? < Sth instant to search for the rock referred to in a previous communication.—The ■■ Secretary said tho necessary assistance had. been given. , ■ From tho Treasury, saying that £328 had been paid into tho Bank of Australasia to the credit of the Board, being the moiety of the cost of erecting fascine training wallf at Poraiti-channcl and Battery Point. ' From Mr R. G. Pasley, request] , " r xi. Q site at the back of the Governmp~ ,' \- ±. Port Ahuriri be placed at his 1^ ■ rssssisa*" -^ From Mr F. W. ..... , . , 300 yards of silt* ■< /lliam f' applying for Agroedto. .or reclamation purposes.— know' .io Colonial Secretary's office, : f un > .edging receipt of £000, being a rep .of the amount paid by the Agentgeneral to the judges. From "Competitor," Dunodin, _ asking '* that his design might be inquired into be--0 fore being returned.—lt was decided that 0 no reply was necessary. From the Harbor Master, reporting that tho mooring buoy at tho anchorage had r sprung a leak, and he had brought it in for l'epairs, replacing it with a .spare buoy. S ARRANGEMENTS WITH MB GOODALL s The correspondence between the Chairman, ' J and Mr Goodall was read, the arrangement 1 being that Mr Goodall should receive 100 guineas for a design, the Board paying- all ) incidental and travelling expenses. ; Tho Chairman said Mr Goodall hoped to : be able to furnish a plan before leaving { Napier, showing the nature of his scheme. A diving dress was needed, the present oneof the Board not being considered safe for ; <loep water. It was decided to purchase the diving dress from the Otago Harbor .Board for £80. The Board expressed approval of tho Chairman's action. engineer's report. The following report from Mr F. E. Sanders was read : — Dredging.—During the past Month tho dredge has been employed at tho breastwork. In accordance with instructions from the Board I have made further observations with regard to the movement of silt placed behind the western v\ 0Y) an a lam fully convinced that nono o f"the dredged material is brought back \ nto the harbor. On gauging the of tho curren t H a t the place Hi 6 ? 0 " n ° ma terial is deposited I found that . ough it was spring tido with a .W.W» v .md, tho bottom current was onlyono-ftfth-of a mile per hour, which is not sufficient to* remove light sand ; and on the channel side of tho western pier, where there is an eddy which would favor the depositing of silt if any was carried through tho interstices of the work during the Hood tide, the bottom was found to bo clean t>l)ingle and stones covered with shells. It is quite apparent that the material is thrown on to the beach by the sea, the beach having increased in width fully 30 or 40 feet, and is composed sf the same material that we have been dredging. To Wha-rc-o-maranui Block.—l have visited this block and find that the continuous series of freshes which we had during tho past few months have considerably raised the ground in several parts. Tho now channel which thcTutaekuri is cutting through t the block towards tho recreation ground isjat present about 8 feet deep at tho narrow part, near its junction with tho main river, but it increases in depth as it widens out, and at the lower end it is only about 1 foot deep. The bulk of tho river water is still running in the old course. No ■ doubt a considerable quantity of silt has . been carried into the harbor from this clian- • nel and also from the lagoon itself, but at; the same time a considerable area of the • lagoon is being reclaimed, The effect of ' this diversion of the river will be the more • rapid reclamation of the lagoon, and an in- • creased current near the sewer outfall;, Avhicli will be beneficial to tho town from iv sanitary point of view. Wharves, &c—Tho placing l of 'limestone) rubble behind tho piling at west quay/is being proceeded with. TJ.ho gas lamps'iatttho breastwork and cattle- wharf have beer fixed, and were lighted for iJla firwfei&r 1 last night. Carlyle-streot Reserve.—-In reftsraaf „ i the notice from the local Boar &Qji ll' Jui, calling upon the Board to abate tf aeaS sanco caused by stagnant -water Tn L this reserve, I beg to State. ihlfpT evfous to the Corporation there W as no stagnant the rise and fall of tlr c tide. JhQ Corpora.

tion in carrying , out tho sewer works ontored upon the reserve (without giving any notice to tho Board) and constructed about j 620 feet of main sewer and embankment on ' the southern portion of tho reserve, about GO feet of branch sewer across the western portion, and also erected the outfall valve chamber on the Board's property. The Corporation also closed the opening through Tfhieh the tide ebbed and flowed, thus causing stagnant water to accumulate on the section. At the present time a portion of tho surface drainage of Carlyle-street is turned on the reserve by the Corporation. In July, 1882, a notice was received from the Town Clerk stating that unless the scetion was filled in within one month the Council would enter upon it and reclaim it at the Board's cost. A legal opinion was obtained, which was to the effect that the Corporation could not charge tho Board with tho cost of reclamation, and further that tho Corporation could not first cause a nuisanco and thon call on owners to remove it. I have surveyed the ground and find that about one-fifth of the area covered by stagnant water belongs to ths Corporation, being portions of Wullc-flcy-road and Car-lyle-strect which are unreclaimed, and further that out of a total road frontage of 1283 links the roads have only been reclaimed up to tho Board's reserve for a length of 400 links. The accompanying plan shows the position of the sewers, &c., on tho reserve, also the roads unreclaimed. I estimate the cost of reclaiming the reserve would be about £190. In reference to the Carlyle-street reserve it was decided to forward a copy of the ongincors report to the local Board of Health. THE BALANCE-SHEET. X. The Chairman said no action had been taken by the Government with reference to tho dispute about the value of tho Board's reserves. In consequence the balance-sheet for 1882 had not been printed. The holders of the Board's scrip had a right to have copies of the balance-sheet, so aa to see the position of the finances. It was decided to write to the Government, requesting that action should be taken in accordance with their letter of January last. FINANCE. The Secretary said that the balance at the bank was JG3SG 2s 3d, and £3000 on fixed deposit. Accounts amounting to £383 9s Gd were passed for payment. HOUR OF MEETING. It was agreed that in future the Board should meet at 2 o'clock. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr J. A. Smith to move, "That a.-s tho coasting trade of New Zealand is rapidly increasing, and largo .steamers and sailing vessels are now employed therein, it is very desirable that tho Government should appoint duly qualified persons as coastal pilots for Now Zealand.', Mr J. A. Smith to move, " That in view of tho largo public and marine works now in progress in this colony it would be advisable for the Government to enquire into tho value of tho cement (mentioned in a telegram from Wellington published in Napier papers in August last) to be found on tho East Coast rivers in Hawks's Bay, with a view to adopting this industry, as it would prove not only a local but a general benefit to tho colony. As I thoroughly understand the variety of the material used in making tho cement I would willingly superintend the collection of the same."

Tho Board then adjourned