HARBOR BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1918, 30 October 1906, Page 4

HARBOR BOARD.

ASi iSin nicrtirjv of !hn ohnyo Bonn! yt.Htu.'.inv iiiti-cnnoi ,tuo bueinots uf (’ f- inciting «•!.*! U.i juin of Mr !'iy li'l.sii'.iV. ii put, vviiioit u, po im iluc™ \v honi. M: U K. AiiSu n wrote to i'n Board for pi miHir.il n so iciiiovd about 80 lomht of gravel from Kti.uk it.- acl i for woik at Gis* i-oiti’t.l. it. w it.in;' eiirrirti out. Mr Martin wr.-m niggortod Waiimi Ini'.oli, but iliti chairman pomlod out no grovel veil {o 1,/) oh'tiincil thoro. Mr ('bull until tint lioi'td should iiliok to ihoir u solution, i.ml : ilu.-v to it ho tv i nine, vvb'oh

coil it' e> veil mlopnr. Tiui following r: porta worn adopted :

11AUISORMA8TER

Captain Oumming, hiulioimister, reported :I have tho honor to ri port to ton that tlic sounding!] in thn clmnnol, taken lllia day with the new tide gauge at v.oro, urn us follows : End of broakwatcr (about BOfb ( II) lift (hr, two to llireo Lola laid Hit thn, Bnerk landing Bit, big oritno 7ft ti.n, Weill anno 7lt Om, oil BtLckyard 7fr, atiioiist of wbavf ntitds (COft off) Oit, along whinf (50it oil) sft ti Oft. There la a in; of sill over meet of the ohunnid lolt of.or tlin In eh Inet month. Tho ll igsiulf is now in wO'kiug ouDr on tho new sifio, and lump standards biivo btou painted, Tho bridgo for currying tbo gas pipe to tbo lower green light, sano.ionod by tbo Board eemo limo back, chould bo goon (ii with at once, as tho presont urniDgemen; may oollnpio at any near, i> being in Booh bad order. For tho benofi of too shipping, it is necessary for th Boaid lo make eoiuo ohnrgo for timber being stored on tbo wharf. Bcuietimcs it in left for week-', rooking it difficult to find wharf accommodation for tbo eh pping. Shipping t-iuoo last an eting : Stcnmets : Arrivals 41, departures 41. Bailing ships : Arrivals 10, dopartucis 14.

Attached was a statement showing amounts ricoivod since lost report for mot rings, tho total of which oamo to L 27 Os 01.

OVERSEER,

Mr D. M. McLood, Ovcrscor, loportod : —“■ I liavo tho honor to report on G.abomo harbor works for tho month ending 27th October, as follows: Tho sand bariier ordered lo bo constructed on tho western groyno has been completed, at a cost for labor and muiorial of £l9 6'- Tbo footbridge from slip shed to Waikanas recla-' mation, if stringers, decking, and hand rail be of kauri, and the 10 x 10 totnra piles removed from itookyard, at say hulf the prieo of new, 100 used for piles, tho cost will bo about £SO, as per skeioh. Tho concrete wall from end of whaif oxtension is finished, containing 93 cubic yards of concrete. Wa aro net making as good progress with tfco wharf oxtrnsion as I should like, owir g to the Alpha Sawm lliDg Company having > oms difficulty in ob:a niog the lorg piles lequirod for the from cf wh-rf. Tho John Towuley has token 47 leads of spoil to bob this momh, 3 loads cf which was rock. Also, 180 yards of siit a to day lifted into puots, whioh has been used for reclamation alorg with the spoil lift'd by tho scnl dredger. The small drrdger bus lilted 1065 yards of day and sil , and 700 yards cf rock this month. T is spoil is being in (i h r fi ling in bf* t • ecu tbo viaduct and too Bv-eb iOtd. i hreo gang* lime b en kept tm ady at tho blasting im.- m th, with the exception of ono ws ck th t uno of ihu gangs was with Mr M-ielmnt on tho -u. v y. Too river is keeping quite char of sand, and ihtre is now a good deal of 1) ).->r, rock til lha crmuiul n udy for d" edging ; 373 yards of -tilt.) end gruvil wen i eciivt d frt m the cittern ibis month. S'X girders from tbo tl rcvles erano h .ve bean doliverrd to the Borough Council, weighing in all about 12 t( ns.”

DREDGE JOHN TOWNLEY

Captain Solvundcr, master, reported : - “ Since your last meeting tbo dredge John Townlcy has bet-n in constant employment. The amount of spoil tukan nut during tbo month is ns follows : 200 cubic yards rock from along tbo breakwater, 2300 yards mud from abreast of tho new wharf and as tbo end of stockyard, in all 1700 oubic yatds, also 210 yards d-edged into puriie,”

Mr W. B. Msckie, eng'neor, report'd that tho dredge’s machinery was woikn g well, and g’vwg sati-fac'i'in. Tho evaporator was working writ, rail bo oould ovaporats plonty of water for tho boilers, thereby d:,ing atvay with the delay in taking water, ulso tho scale troubles in the boilers.

FINANCIAL,

Tho Srcrtisry p-rr-seuted tho following I ea-h statement to 24th October, 19G6: Ordinary account, credit £7316 16* 111 ; labor imj-rovr morn account, debit £5221 12s 21; credit £2122 4- 91. Bank : Ourr?nt account as por Bank pass book, credit £2122 4 1 9d ; loss unpresmtad o'arqars, ml ; credit, £2122 4t 9.1. Outstanding .• Arrears of n t «, 1903 (Euiopear), £ll9 4s 3d ; 1904 (European), £99 10a 3i ; 1905 (ivjropeirj. £402 12s 2d ; 1905 (Grown and Nativ*), £ll 13s 7d ; wharfage ( U-rcm), £24 17a ; rent, £49 lla 81. .Discussion arising out of the Overseer’s report took place on'thc question of a new footbrh Ige to Waikanac reclamation to be erected al a cost of 1:50, Several members thought this amount too large as the bridge was not used enough, and it was further pointed out that a lew piles put in for strengthening purposes would he suilicieut, The matter was ordered to stand over. The Chairman brought up the question of the wrought iron girders belonging to the big crane which the Council wanted for the Grey street bridge, and lie asked the Board to lix a price for them. Mr Whinray proposed that LlO be isked, exclusive of cartage, Mr Clark asked the weight, and what they were worth, The Chairman : They weighed 12 tons, md were worth nothing. ITe had tried to sell them, hut no one would buy them, Mr Clark objected to three Borough councillors’ disposing of the Board’s property, and suggested reliable opinion as to value of iron he obtained. It was finally decided to sell the girders to the Council for the price mentioned (B 10) on the understanding if same were worth more or less the price would be regulated accordingly, Mr Whmra.y’B notion cf motioD, to tfLci that tho Board ojn&ic’or tbe adtisv bill ty of acquiring under tbe Public Works Act tho piece of land from Messrs Bourko and Cods store to tbo Blip for the purposes of tho Board, then cocao on for di~cu“sinn

Mr Wbinray said ho thonght tho Board should acquire this land. Tnoy were very err.mpod for loom for wharves, ole,, and thrro was practically no room for any'iiieg, and bo llu ugh! ibo Board would do well to eacsidor Hue question, Mr Harding said though this was certainly tho time to acquire land, ho did not know the position of tho property msntioned, and ho thought the matter should stand over.

Captain Tuoker was adverse to acquir i"g any property in this manner, The B >hvd should Dot dream of attempting to tnki any land without first obtaining particulars as to the romunoraiion they would r ccivo by doing so, He instanced that in the caso of a voy small corner infringed 01 by the Government for railway pu - p:B08 Mr ShniJan had reoeivei T6QO c mpenaation. Too piseo mentioned by Mr Whinray wa3 many times larger, ond it would coat the Board on the valuation an enoimcus sum to acquire, He thought ibe matter should be held over for future ccnsidoratiou.

Mr Whinray said hia only desire was to call the attention of tbo Board to the matter. Ho was quite content to lot it stand over for future consideration.