NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 56, 3 September 1926, Page 7

NELSON NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent.) NELSON, 3rd September. Tho Nelson -Harbour Board . met on Wednesday. Mr. H. Atmore, "M.P., advised that ho would be pleased to givo serious consideration to tho board's request to support tho Local Government Loans Board Bill, provided it was enacted for not moro than five years. The Lands officer, New Zealand Railways, wrote stating that on receipt of £1903 3s a proclamation vesting certain foreshore areas in tho board would bo put in hand. The Prime Minister ac-

knowlcdged the board's resolution supporting tho Local Government Loans Bill, and stating that the question of tho Act ceasing to be operative after five years must receive tho consideration of Parliament and could, ho thought, be more appropriately dealt j with after tho Act had been in force for a reasonable time. The Legislature could not bind any future Parliament in tho matter. A lotter from tho general manager of the Nelson Freezing Works inquiring if tho board would make any reduction in wharfage charges ou manure was referred to the committee to report to next meeting. Tho harbourmaster (Captain Collins) reported that

the trade of the port showed a decrease in tonnago compared with August last year. During the month 77 vessels of a total tonnage of 18,270 entered and left, against 19,972 tons in August last year. Tho wharfinger reported that during the month 8365 tons of- cargo were handled. Compared with the corresponding month of last year the inward cargo decreased by 786 tons and the outward increased by 291 tons. A deputation from the Fruitgrowers Advisory Board sought an improvement of the facilities for.- handling export fruit and for quick loading of overseas vessels. Thero was a firm convictionin the minds of the fruitgrowers that

the salvation of the industry depended in a very large measure on a drastic reduction in charges. The deputation received a sympathetic- hearing, the chairman saying that they could feel assured that anything the board could do would be done. The vital statistics for Nolson for August wero: Births 16, deaths 19, marriages 4. Mrs. Watson, a city member of the Hospital Board, announced amid applause at tho board's meeting yesterday that she had collected £103 6s, with a few donations yet to come, towards the purchase of a cinematograph for the hospital.