THE HARBOR BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 3897, 20 August 1875, Page 3

THE HARBOR BOARD.

_ Messrs E, B. Cargill, T< wslcy, M’heil. and Gillies (accretaiy), as reps tseul|ug the Harbor 3oarrl, this morning waited upon bis Honor the Deputy-, hipcrinlcndcvit in connect ion with mmchml in the Harbor about to be reclaimed, 'iu stating the objects of the deputation, Mr MTS Ell. explained that the Harbor Board vas desirous of obtaining some additional portion of laud that they fancied they should be in possession of. Having recently had their plans laid before them, they for,h i that they required a larger portion of the reclaimed laud. rii°y wished tho Provincial to entrust them with something like 300 additional acres of hind now vested in tho Superintendent. Mr Carcu.il jponlioned that tho Board y/.as inov in possession u t ItR) acres near Bclichet l?ay by way of endowment. They had not }ct examined the laiigiueci's plans to know far ihey might bo adopted. As it wag a very large worjp jndeatj the plains would need to he sanctioned before their adoption by the Colonial Engineers, The Boapd would have to provide a deep-water channel and improve the whole shore of the City down to Anderson’s Bay, and provide timber fur docks, wharves, and so forth* dim plan was veiy comprehensive, and the leaving open of the other unreclaimed land to be dialt with otherwise than for the Board’s pui puses might prove fatal to the parrying out of the plan. Tor the purpose of carrying out thwe improvements" it did not seem to be a-.king too much that these lands in trust should be naturally conveyed to tho Board in the name w.-.y as the portion already conveyed. Ik wan "desirable at the present juncture of affairs that the transfer should be maun.

His Honor said that in view of Min matter telograiihed to the Superintendent id. u > lluigtou ashing Hi rn to consult with Mr Kc-d ou the matter. A? yet no answer had oeen received; but, probably, one would be received in time to bo referred to the Executive —meeting that day. He could say without a breach of confidence, that in his opinion it was a desirable tiling to make the transfer in the piesent state of affairs. He had. seen the Provincial Solicitor to sec if he had any doubt of the legal power of the Government to do so and the reply was that he had little doubt of the power, though he nob had time to look into the matLer, and sire a definite answer.

Mr Tewslet mentioned that two of the members of the General Government, when in Hum-din, were waited on by two members of the Board, and they quite approved of the action taken. They held that everything Crown-granted for the purpose, and under their control from the foreshore should be granted to the Hoard, as it would be a,a anomaly to first create a Board and then not. give it power to properly perform its functions'. It was finally decided that the matter should be considered by the Executive at their meeting on Tuesday next.