FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1919, 24 December 1918, Page 3

FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD

A meeting of the: Foxlon Harbour Board was held at Palmerston North yesterday. Presoul : Messrs P. Hcunessy (chairman), T. ; J. Clapham, D. W. Matheson, J. A. Nash, M.P., W. E. Barber, and J. Linklafer. An apology for absence was received from Mr T. Rimmer.

TREASURER’S STATEMENT,

The Treasurer reported, as follows;—The balance to credit a'j Bank of New Zealand last meeting was : general £203 11s lid, and loan £-1,004, a total of £5,227 11s lid. The receipts since then were,, pilotage £l4 Gs 9d, rent £lO 5s Od, and road contributions £3 2y..0d, making a total of £5,201 0s 2d. The expenditure was as follows: —General: Harbourmaster £37 13s 4d, Secretary £lO, labour £4 0s Gd, printing and advertising £3 2s od, audit £1 13s -Id, benzine and kerosene £l2 3s Od, pilot’s residence £2O. 0s lid, and sundries 14s od. a total of £9O 3s 4d; and against loan account j printing £1 4s od, and interest £134 5s od, leaving the balances; General £207 2s lOd, and lo'an £4,83111s Od.

BEAGIt IMPROVEMENTS

’Hie following report was received from Ihe Beach Improvement Committee-We desire to report having planted fully 1,500 trees (pinus bauksia) this year, and have ten sighoards ready to creel, with “Trees planted here. No (ires allowed,” thereby hoping' to save your money and our labour from cureless destruction. A building lias been donated iu Foxlon, which we are shifting to the Beach, and adding to, placing same on Ihe recreation ground site, as a start, for a public hall. We propose jo utilise all our fends for tin’s purpose (leaving' (he

(■•.■n.r->ad in ;»!j-,->y{*jn*s*, as v.v cannot go lilt' int*l;>! !’>>r it). to gc( I lie 1 >u!! 1 1i 11 !_>• ready for this season B> gel soiM'; revenue iT.ea it. The (V-is.n’B.ee wish (‘or your approve •* of eroding (he ?>;• •! on (he reeivaiion site. Tl is not adjoining any hou-' l , is very ftmtj - :i!, and should ho useful with iiuy gathering <m 'ho grounds. Tho action of I ho Committee was ; jijii’ovod, and i! was dooidod lu place on record tin' Hoard's appreciation of Iho va Ina Ido .services of ilio Beach (.‘oinmit I 00. Tlici r work was greatly enhancing' ihc value of the .Hoard’s properly, in this coniioeiioi! special mention was made of the oxira.ordinary amount' (d 1 Buie and energy I had. I lie Ch.airmau of (ho- C’o'nuiiiitoe (Mr A, C. Bewick) was devotim.;' (a the improvement of the surroundings.

Mr lanklat'-r pointed out (.he Board secretary (Mr W. Bock’) had rendered very valuable assistance in cunno"(ion with Iho erection of the hall, having given the building which was being shifted to the beach for this purpose. Other members a'so expressed their appreciation of air Hock's action. THE WHARF.

The special commit lee set up to report (in finance and future management, reported as follows; — Your Committee has decided to recommend Ilia! the offices of secretary and harbourmaster be combined, and apjdications he invited for 1 lie posit ion. It is thought possible to obtain Ihe service ; of an oflicrr with the necessary credentials as pilot and harbourmaster who has dredging experience, ami to lake charge'when required and help (lie Board in the selection of a suitable dredge, and until Ihc Board's shed is erected and trade increases could do the secretarial work. Further efforts have been made in re-

.-peel I:> temporary working condilions i;i conned ion with the wharf. Tiic < 1 is:;ir11i:;;i ;uid Secretary interviewed the general manager end Ap" iUeVilly, in Wellington, i n November (itli, (he nmin point being handling c:i rgo, collecting wharfages. mid general costs. This was truly discussed. The probable cos!, will lie iToin eievennenee to one shilling per lon. made up of, say, Klbl for 1 1;111<’li;iProm the ship’s side to (he shed, and lid per ceni. for coiled ing wharfages, etc, This

is exclusive of a separate charge made lo consignees for saribig, handling, etc., and whidi veil! probably eoniine.e until (lie Hoard can errei its own shed. Absohdc figures as to flow |tie charges were made nip were promised. V\’e were practically promised a share of Hie railway coal through [be nort aw soon avessels were available, anil a fair deal rigid through. Cnfoi'luna(cly. all calealaiions have been upset through the serious epidemic, and anything furlher in connection with a settlement with the Railways cannot be expected until after the holidays. Tim nmtier of insuring tho wharf was mentioned, and i! was suggested lhai as the 'wharf has to he banded over intact bv the De-

pariiacnf the insurance should not lie necessary, 'flic Secretary wishes to bo relieved -m January 31st. The laying off of a. site for goods shed and obtaining a dredge should he taken in hand as early as possible. -The balance of (ho loan will he available„six mouths after the sigmng of peace, so it is hoped onr harbour will scion make good progress towards the development the Board is looking for in the interests of tlie whole district.

The Board went into committee to deal with the report - , and on resuming (lie followin'!: motion, was passed: —That the Committee's report on finance and management of the Board be adopted. That the present appointments bo terminated, and applications bo invited for tiie position of harbourmaster and secretary combined, a knowledge of drtyjgius beiny essential GENERAL. The transfer of section front Hr

E. 11. de J. Glove to Mr Walter Flalt was approved, and the leases held by the late Tor F. W. Frankland and Miss Symons wore cancelled.