FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1894, 24 October 1918, Page 2

FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD.

A meeting of the .Foxton Harbour Board was hold at Palmerston N. on Tuesday afternoon. Present; Messrs P. Hennessy (chairman), Rimmer, Linklatcr, Holbon, Matlieson and Nash. TREASURER’S STATEMENT. The Treasurer’s statement, as follows, was submitted and adopted : Receipts—Balance last meeting £330 (id 9d, pilotage £4O 17s Od, rents -£2(5 5s Od, contributions to road £0 17s (id, river lighting £l4, ’phone rent £3 5s Oil, balance firewood coni raid £l7 10s Od, second instalment reserve rent £SO, total £18!) Is 3d. Expenditure—£22s Os 4d, leaving a credit balance of £203 11s lid. The £5,000 loan had been received . from (he Public Trustee, less charges £3O, leaving a balance on this account of £4,901. The expenditure from general account in connection with the loan is £291 4s Id, and this amount is to be refunded from the loan account to the general account on completion of the wharf jjurcha.se. WHARF. The question of insurance of the wharf was mentioned by Mr Nash, but it was jjointed out that as (he wharf has not yet been transferred (he Board could not insure il. —It was decided to ask the Railway Department to lake out a cover of £3,900 on (he wharf, the premium on which (he Board will pay. The Secret ai’.v was inslrucled to write to the General Manager of Railways, jjoiuling out that the jiurchase money for the wharf £5,000, is in hand, and asking how long it will take to complete the details, as the Board is paying interest and sinking fund on the loan. ROUND BUSH. A letter was road from the Foxton Borough Council, suggesting I hat the valuation of the 42 acres of bush proposed to be set aside as a. scenic reserve, should be fixed by arbitration, the arbitrators to he one representative selected by the Lands Department, and one representative selected jointly by the Harbour Board and the Foxton Borough Council, those two to mutually agree upon an umpire to decide the question in case of any dispute. It was pointed out (hat the first suggestion was (hat one representulive each should he appointed by the Lauds Department, Borough Council, and Harbour Board. The Borough Council appointed the Mayor as its representative, but the Board had declined to agree, as they considered the arbitrators should be independent valuers not connected with any of the bodies interested, and (he present suggestion was the outcome of the Board's objection. Alter discussion, it was decided on 1 lie motion of Messrs Nash and llolben, that the Board accejd the Foxton Borough Council’s projjosal re Round Bush valuation, providing (lie Foxton Borough Council will undertake to provide any difference in the awn.rd of (he arbitrators and the Government grant. FIREWOOD CUTTING. .Messrs Saville and Timmins aj>jjlied lor ajj extension of six months in connection with their firewood cutting contract, on account of the had weather cxjjcricnced.—lt was decided, on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Linklater, that the ajqdication he referred to Mr Barber, who be asked to inspect the work, with power to extend the contract at his discretion. GENERAL. An apjjlication from Mr H. Baker to sub-divide his section at the Heads was refused, it being pointed out that it was the jjolicy of the Board to absolutely prohibit Die subdivision of sections. The Board then went into committee to discuss finance and future organisation of the Board’s business, and on resuming business the following resolution was carried: That Messrs Hennessy, Nash and Barber be a committee to consider finance and the general future management of the Board, to meet today (Thursday), at Foxton, The Secretary was instructed to advertise the sale of the new and available sections at the Heads. The upset rental of the new sections were fixed at £3 per annum.