FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1963, 10 April 1919, Page 2

FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD.

A meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board was held at Palmerston North yesterday. Present: Messrs P. Henncssy (chairman), W, E. Barber, D. W. Matheson, J. Linklater, E. R. B. Holben, and J. A. Nash, M. P. TREASURER’S STAT-EMENT. The treasurer reported that th« receipts from rentals, pilotage, lighting, etc., since last meeting totalled £215 (Is Od, and the expenditure amounted to £2BO 10s -Id. The Board's' credit balance at the present time was £4,078 4s 3d, CHAIRMAN’S REPORT. The Chairman submitted bis animal report as follows; —I am again sorry to report a still unfinished programme, but am glad to be able to say very considerable progress lias been made. I think the Board is to be specially congratulated upon (lie splendid response given by the district at the poll in reference to the proposals for (be purchase 01. (be wharf, and in improving the port. Arrangements are almost complete with the Railway Department', and the money for the payment of the wharf is ready to bo handed over. Until (he. Board can erect its own shed the Railway Dc-i parlment will handle the goods passing over the wharf, and will collect wharfages, etc., on behalf of the Board at a charge not yet quite settled. The Board cannot push ahead as it would like to, owing partly to the balance of the loan not being available until six months after the Avar, which probably means six months after the signing of peace terms. The estimate of cost of jm up-to-date dredge suitutile for the Board’s purposes is expected any day now from the makers, and if satisfactory no lime will be lost in procuring it, but we are told it will take a year to complete and deliver. The amount accrued for wharfages to December 31st, 1918, is £3,1-11). This will materially assist the Board in its efforts to develop the port. It is a recommendation to the ineoiiiing®Board to make application for the gran! of £‘2so for river improvement purposes, and to expend it in a better system of river lighting. 1 think the district can safely anticipate considerable progress during the current year in improved harbour facilities. Already applications are in for dislributing stores, and presently will be before the Board for consideration. It may lie a certain ainonnt of reclamation will have (o done to give the best results for such sites. I wish (o thank all members for their loyal support during the uphill struggle, and hope for the success the district deseiwes. BALANCE-SHEET.

The balance-sheet for the year ended December 31 s|, 1018, was submitted by the Secretary. This showed (hat the year started with a credit balance on the general account of £431 7s lOd. The receipts were as follows; —Pilotage £l2B 5s Od, lighting £3O, rents £331 4s Od, interest £l7 10s od, making a total of £042 7s 7d. The expenditure was as follows: —Harbour master and assistant £234 10s 3d, kerosene and benzine £43 17s (id, goods £.l-1 (is 7d,i maintenance and repairs £24 (Is od, insurance and telephone £2O 1.3 s od, oHice expenses (salary, rent, printing and advertising) £7O 10s Sd, members’ (ravelling expenses £3l; IDs 2d, Chairman’s honorarium £25, repairs pilot's residence £24 Ss lid, survey £lO, miscellaneous £3O 4s 7d. printing, advertising, and election expenses (loan poll) £258 8s KM, debentures (loan) £35 5s od. tidal £B3O 15s (id, leaving a credit balance of £lO2 12s Id.

The loan account showed a creditbalance of £I.BOB 15s Od. The re-, ceipts were£s,ooo received from the Public Trustee, and-expenditure) £l3l 5s Od for interest. There is an amount due to the Board from the Bailway Department of £3,140 Is 3Od for accrued wharfages.

FORESHORE SITES. Applications for foreshore sites, near the wharf for the purpose of building hulk and distributing stores were received from Mr A. Hop wood, Messrs Goldingham and Beckett, and (he Vacuum Oil Company. After discussion it was decided, on the motion of Mr Nash, seconded by Mr Holben, llml before discussing applications the Hoard should meet at Eoxton with a view of plans being prepared of any available! sites for buildings. ROUND BUSH. A letter was read from Hie F<«x--lon Borough Council advUiug (hat as (lie Manawalu County Council had intimated that it was not prepared to contribute towards the oust of acquiring the Reserve, (he mailer would have to stand over for the present.—Letter received. TRANSFERS. The following transfers of sections were approved:—A. E. Smith to W. F. Green, J. Belt to* Z. S. Gill and E. Jensen, R. Gray to W. E. Kenyon, R. Gray to Ethel Spring,-J< Lauehlin to \V. E, Carthew, and IT. Andresen to (J. Robert subject to adjustment of area. - APPLICATION FOR GRANT. It was decided to make application through Air IV. H. Field, ALP., to the Marine Department for the grant of £250 on the Estimates fog river improvements.