HARBOR BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 4156, 22 June 1876, Page 3

HARBOR BOARD.

The adjourned fortnightly meeting of the 1 Harbor Board was held this afternoon ; present Messrs G. Turnbull (in the chair), Davie, M'Neil, M'Kinnon, Beeves, Ritchie, andTewsley. Messrs H. Carey and Co. again wrote, asking when the tenders for wharf extension would he decided.—The Secretary stated that the Engineer's report on the tenders was in the hands of the Chairman. To stand over for consideration.

On the Dunedin Municipal Act, 1876, being laid on the table, the Secretary said that the proposals of the Bill would interfere with the position of workings of the Board very materially; in fact, it would give the Corporation powers over-riding the Board altogether. —Mr M'Neil referred to the "grabbing" propensities of the Corporation ; and said the Bill should be carefully gone through by the Board's representatives.—Mr Davie moved, and Mr Tewsley seconded, "That the draft Municipal Act be referred to the Board's solicitor with a view to ascertain how far it affects the interest of the Board; and that the Secretary's memo; accompany the draft."— Agreed to. The Secretary laid on the table a lengthy report, being an amendment of the 'New Zealand Pilot' compiled by himself. The tender of Mr Hector Keid for L 2,539 4s 2d (the lowest) for the erection of five sheds on the Battray street wharf, was accepted. The following communications were received from the Board's engineer:—

I have respectfully to call the attention of the Board to the necessity existing for providing adequate appliances for the reception and deposit of the dredged material arising from the operations of the new dredge. No provision has as yet been made, and it is highly necessary that a decision upon the matter should be at once come to, otherwise the new dredge must, when completed, remain inoperative. I would refer the Board to No. 5 recommendation contained in my letter of date the sth November. 1875.

The cost of an experimental trial of the harrow upon the outer bar will not exceed L3O. If the process realise the expectations I form of it, then it may be judicious to operate more extensively, in which case a sum altogether of, say Ll5O or L2OO, might be authorised to provide increased depth of say two or three feet.

The Harbor Master forwarded complaints by Mr H. B. Monkmann, agent for the N.Z. S.S. Company, against Pilot Loudon for refusing to remove the s.s. Taranaki from her berth at Battray street Wharf on Sunday morning last, though he had arranged to do so with Captain Lloyd; and stating that the pilot's refusal was owing to Erivate animus. The following report y Captain Thomson was attached:— "Forwarded herewith complaints against Mr Pilot Loudon by the agent of the N. Z. Steam Shipping Company, and beg. mo3t respectfully to recommend that the Board should canse an roquiry to be made into the condnct of the pilot complained against. Meantime as the agent referred to has lost confidence in Mr Pilot Loudon I have agreed to his request to send another

pilot to the Company's veuels pending an inquiry into Mr Pilot Loudon's conduct."~ Mr M'Xeil mentioned that Pilot Loudon was always cropping up. He was something like a bug-bear.—Mr M'Kinnon said that Loudon had told him that when he spoke to Mr Monkemann in the Harbor Master's office he did so in a chaffing manner, and that Monkmann then snubbed him.—On Mr Ritchie's suggestion it was agreed that the correspondence should be referred to Capt. Thomson. On Mr Tewsley's motion it was agreed, " That in all cases of vessels requiring piloting outwards on Sundays Capt. Thomson decide as to the necessity of the case."

Mr Davie moved, "That Messrs Tewsley, M'Neil, and Reeves be requested to prepare an annual report for the statutory meeting on the 30th inst."—Agreed to. [Left sitting.]