FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2143, 24 June 1920, Page 3

FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. \ The monthly meeting of the Foxion Harbour Hoard was held a.t Paimei'slon North on Tuesday afternoon. Present: Messrs J. Emklater (Chairman). J. A- Nash, M’. Bock, E. JL Holhen, and T. J. Ciapham. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs \V. E. Barber and D. M’. Mathesoii. TKEASURER’S STATEMENT.

The Treasurer reported that the amount to credit at last meeting was £1,284 18s 9d, and Unit Hie receipts since then were us follows:; — AVharfages outwards £7 11s (id, inwards £192 19s 5d (less Railway Department's charges for handling £9(i }7s (id), £9(i Is lid, pilotage £3 5s (id, and rents £53 5s 4d. a total of £Ui() -Is 3d. The expenditure fur the same period was £259 17s sd, leaving a credit balance of £l,lBB 5s 7d. CORRESPONDENCE, Correspondence was read follows : Front the Public Trustee, advising tlml in accordance with the request of the Board, he was prepared to let the payment of the balance of the Board's loan (£1.1,999) stand over until December Ist next, provided tlml the Board would pity one per cent, premium interest on the amount for that period.—Agreed to.

From the New Zealand Railways, advising ilia I t lk* riuii! to pri v;r'l i* siding a! Foxton recently held by the Wcsi ('o;i -■ I Sleam.-hip Company expire- mi June HOtli, but Dial ;i renewa 1 would be* granted to the Board for a term of live years, subject to the usual conditions and regulations, at a rental id' (1-5 per an-

iiiiiii. — Agreed to. From tli(* Foxtofi Chamber of Commerce, forwarding the following resolution passed at the la-! meeting of the Chamber; That in the opinion of this Chamber better service could be rendered by Ihe one slimmer at present on the Foxton inn, and asking I hat an endeavour lie made to have some person appointed to canvass Foxton, Palmerston North and surrounding di-iriels with the objee4 of persuading'merchants and other' to make more use of Ihe port of Foxton, —Mr Holben said that it wa.- not a question oi getting cargo. The 1 rouble was there was no eerlninty when the vessel would be leaving for Foxton. He had experience during the past lew weeks of liming to get a large quantity of goods by rail because space was mu available on the foxton boat. Portion of his goods were carried lo the whaif for - hipmen!, and had to be eai'led back agam to the warelioiise. as the ve.--el could nol lake any more.—-It wa- decided to reply to the Chamber of Commerce, advising that the Board is doing its best to get more trade through the Foxton port. From the Lyiloltou Harbour .Board, advising that the Foxton Board's application for the use ol their dredge “Canterbury” bad been considered, ami it was decided that as the Board's engineer advises that ilu; “Canterbury'’ is too deep for the .Foxton bar the dredge could mu be lent. —Received. From the Board'.- Pilot, report mg that kero.-ene was being taken from the port light, and also I bat when the Kennedy was leaving on June .151 ii kerosene and wicks were ,-loleu i nun Ibe river lights. —It was decided that a reward be offered for informal ion as lo the ollenders tampering will) (lie lights. Also licit ;in “Areolite” (latent lantern be obtained as a trial, find it satisfactory, same be installed al the heads, subject to the approval of the Mar-

ine Depart meal. PILOT'S UEPOHT. y The Pilot reported, under date Mav bad. as follows; —A good depth of water has been experienced in the river and on the liar throughout the ■month, the least water on beacon line being Kfft. in the river, high water spring tides, and Pitt, 2 inches on the liar. A south-wester!', gale raged from the l!)th to "the 22m1, and considerable damage was done to the jelly and hoa.t »kids. the skid-- being hroketi and washed awa\'. I’he sea encroached considerably into the section held !»y MiBaker. at the eastward end of the beach. On the 27th the wind increased to a south-westerly gale, mu! veered to the south-east on the 28th, with very heavy seas, the launches moored above the jelly being

swamped. TRADE TO THE POET. The question of increasing the trade to the port was discussed. Mr Book suggested that a duputatioii of members should go to Wellington and interview the shipping merchants there, and see if it was not. possible to get other vessels to trade to the port. The Board must go forward” or “go back,” and tl limy were to progress, increased traffic was absolutely necessary. H no satisfaction could be got in Wellington. he. for one, was game enough to put money into another company ti! buy a vessel fur the Poixon trade, if the other members were willing to follow suit. If the Palmerston people were prepared to help in this matter there would be no difficulty in getting sufficient capital to purchase another boat. It was decided that the Chairman (Mr Linklater) and Messrs Nash and Bock be a deputation to wait on shipping merchants in Wellington, with a view to getting other vessels to trade to the port, and failing any satisfactory arrangements, that the Board consider the question of getting a boat of their own. GENERAL. The Board's engineer (Mr Jickell) stated that the limber for the pontoon to carry the dredge machinery had been ordered, and was gxpecten to arrive -in Foxton shortly, when an

'mmr-ili.uc Mart would bo made with ihe eonslrmTini of (he pontoon. The piles for the new shed had also been ordered. The survey of the sections at the Beach was also in hand.