WAIMAKARIRI HARBOR BOARD.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2506, 19 April 1882, Page 3

WAIMAKARIRI HARBOR BOARD.

The monthly meeting of this Board was hold on Monday evening in the Kaiapoi Borough Chamber. Present —Messrs Kckersley (chairman), Wearing, Smith, Denton, and Horse. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs Tfcrolkeld and Mathews Letters were rend — Prom Mr Wearing, agreeing to rent section 7 of the reserves next to Kaiapoi Hotel at 30s a year and to forego a claim for short measurement in other sections east of tl e bridge, and asking the Board to accept Mr C. Hansen as tenant of pert cf the latter sections. On the motion of Mr Smith, seconded by Mr Denton, it was resolved that the Board approve of Mr Wearing’s offer and also agree to the transfer asked for. From the Hon. Commissioner Customs, stating that, in reply to the chairman’s letter, he had appointed tie signalman at the bar to enter and clear vessels. Prom tbe marine department, notifying tho appointment of Mr James Hnrso as a member of the Board. From the Borough Council, regretting its inability to remit the rent of the chamber. The executive committee obtained an extension of time in which to report upon the dredge machinery. Accounts amounting to £6 8s 6d were passed. A lease to Mr Wearing and transfer of lease to Mr Hansen wore duly signed An offer was made by Gallagher, May and Co. to rent tho Northern store premises and wharf for twenty-one years at the rental of £2O for tho first seven, £3O for the a .court seven, and £4O for tho third seven years. Mr Wearing moved the offer bo declined, as the rent offered was nothing like adequate Mr fcmith seconded. He would bo in favor of accepting a moderate rental if there were certain undertakings to improve, keep the promises in repair and insure. The motion was agreed to. Mr Joyce, solicitor, appeared as representing Mr Goodman in reference to a disputed agreement between Mr A. Thompson and hia client, in which was included the qae-.tion of the rent which the Board had agreed to accept. He stated Goodm n had recently brought an action against Thompson to recover tho amount of rent agreed for, but the Bench had decided against him, and ho now asked tho Board, as its agreement which Goodman had taken over from I hompaon was bad, they should grant him a lease in respect of the rent which the Court had awarded. Goodman has spent £4O in improvements, and about £35 in endeavoring to obtain an enforcement of the agreement which tho Board supposed to exist. A number of letters wore read on the point, and the opinion of members seemed to be that the terms of a letter from Mr Braddell for the reserve ought to be enforced, in which he,’as tho leasee agreed to pay £5 a year as rent in lieu of carrying out conditions for improvements—the original rent being 33s a year. After a brief discussion, Mr Wearing moved, Mr Hurae seconded —“That Mr Goodman be charged 33s a year up to 1892, the value of improvements to be not less than £2OO, and the buildings to be insured ” Curried. After passing some routine business, the Heard adjourned.