GREY HARBOR

Hokitika Guardian, 4 April 1928, Page 1

GREY HARBOR

OREYMOUTH, April 4. The Oreymouth Harbour Board last evening had the rather unique experience of quite a numerous audience ol the public for its ordinary monthly meeting, there being about thirty citizens present, including the Mavoi. the Alember for the District, the Secretary of the West Coast -'Fillers Council, representatives of Hie Ru nanga Borough Council, and several leading Oreymouth business men. There were several proposals before the Board with regard to the immediate improvement of the port by deepening the bar sufficiently to raise the existing blockade, including those of Mr Stewart and Air Alay, while a Lyttelton resident uiote outlining a plan of bis own. and Air l'ando. of Greymouth also mentioned to members privately another plan. The Board decided, however, to defer consideration till this evening at a special meeting of these various proposals. The question of accepting a tender for the suction dredge included "t the harbour improvement scheme of . rs Furkert. Ferguson and Blair Mason, •vas also deferred till this evening. Til this connection advice was mened from the Engineer CTyof «Tr AY Furkert) approving the fender o T ' Xevin and Co. at £9.W> O . Di e Disnatch Foundry Company submitES a Utter intimating a reduction in their tender, consequent on advice from the Hoard's foreman B T Williams) as to extra ‘•‘ciht.es available for the work m the Board s a ll ti r.ie "of unemployment, ilie work within the district. Final y the Board discussed the motion of AD J. McLean for the appointment of a full-time marine engineer oi Bciard. which, after ah animated e Vte as between the mover and tlm t sjtnrr was lost m a Chairman. Air J- «eci. vas division, on the Chairmans casting vote. „,„ n -