REQUEST DECLINED

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 134, 23 June 1937, Page 7

REQUEST DECLINED

I Servites of Nofiief Harbour Engineer ! NEW PLYMOUTH REQUEST A requfist th&t the Napier Sarbour Bohrd fihould alldw ita eilgineer, Mr Cr. W. B. Lowson, t6 act an an advisory dapacity in the work of extfetidixig ihe New Blymouth BreakWater Was deClined by the Napier llarbour Board ut its meeting oh Monday. It was folt that since the N&pder" hkrbouf-develop-ment programine Whs nearing its peak Mr Loweon 's undivided attention wOuld be fequired at Napier. tfhe lettef frofia the New Plymouth Harbour Board making the fecfuest wa? as followS:— Dear Sir,— At a meeting of this board lield to-day it was unanimously xesolved to ask df yonr boafd would be good ehough to allow Mr 0. W. H. Lowkon to act fls consulting Cngineef in dOnUectiO/i with & 400-fedt extension to the Breakwater here. ■ As a coneiderable section of the existing Brekkwater was Constructed to Mr LoWson planS hnd under' tis superj vision, he has a knowledge of the wofk and local conditions, wkich wOiuld be Of spOcial value to* my board at tb't* juncture. We do not antieipdte that. Mr Lowgbn's services in connection with this extension wotild inake very eeriouS inroada ihto his time, as our presont foreinan of Works worked with Mr LoWfiOn iOr inahy yeSfd Ofi Bfeakwatdr CoUstniCtiOU, and as tborotighly familiar witk his plants and methods^ but upion this point Mi: LoWson WOiild bo able t6 giye yOu dCfinite infor'in&tiOn. We fecogiiise that- in asking this favdiir We are apptoaching your boafd at & tiine wlieii it ds busily engaged in impc-rtant works of its own, but, on the assuinption that Mr Lowson 's duties woiild ohly entail an occaSionai visit to chOek progress of tlie work, and in vieW of onr anxiety that the extensioh fehould conforin in every respect to tlie main. sectdon- of the Breakwater for Which he Was responsibie, We ask yoiir kiiid and favourable Consideration Of this recitiesti^—y otira faitbftilly. 0. Hi BELLitiNQBB^ Obairmhn. It was felt by members that if at all possible the New Plymouth BoaTd Should not be deiiied the beiiefit 6f Mr Lowson >a expOrt knowledge of BreakWater COHStruction/ but on the other hand it was realised that the board 's owii COfiitftlCtion works. whdch Wotild ShiSrtly reach the pddk of aCtivity, &• giilred Mr Lowson *a undivided attention. 1 Hhe concluaion Whs rfiached, thoro fOre, that the cirCtimstaiiees of its oWn conktructioii programine- would n6t perniit the Napier boafd to free Mr LowsOn as requested. Menibers, hoWOVer, ftilly appreciate {he compliinent paid td ats ongineef in bCifig unanimously seleCtcd for furthor ittiportattt work by the New Plymouth Hafbotir BOafdy for which body Mr Lowson had SuCCesSfiilly Cafried out IafgO cort'struetion works before coming to Napier.