FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3858, 16 October 1928, Page 2

FOXTON HARBOUR BOARD.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Fox,ion Harbour Board was held at Palmerston North .yesterday presided over by Mr. J. Linklater, M.P., (Chairman). Also present were: Messrs J. A. Nash, M.P., M. Mortensen, J. Chrystall, W. E. Barber, H. Berry, and A. J. Kcllow. ANNUAL REPORT. The Chairman’s annual report as submitted to the meeting, will be published in detail in our next issue. TREASURER’S REPORT. General Account. —The folloiving Avere comparative expenses incurred out of the general account for 1926/27 and 1927/28, the expenses incurred in 1926/27 being given in parenthesis:—Salaries, £791 8s 8d (£897 15s 4d); kerosene, benzine, etc., £44 14s lOd (£29 5s lOd); maintenance and repairs, £45 12s Id (£45 12s 8d); plant, etc., £77 7s 7d (£lO 18s 3d); office expenses, £241 15s lOd (£l3O 2s Id); handling, etc., £679 3s lid (£560 16s Sd); dredging, etc., £29 8s 9d (£3); insurance, £lO4 5s 6d (£IOB 19s Gd); travelling expenses, (£35); miscellaneous, £lßl 7s 4d (£175 5s 8d); artesian bore, (£133 19s 8d); interest and s/fund £l2lO (£840.) Comparative receipts.—The comparative list of receipts for 1926/27 and is as follows: —Pilotage, £196 7s Od (£lB6 13s 6d); river lighting £63 5s (£68); wharfage (in), £1631 Os Id (£1373 6s 2d); Aiharfage (out), £219 19s 7d (£209 8s sd); ships dues, £24 3s Id (£22 11s Id); rent, £576 6s 7d (£642 19s 3d); miscellaneous, £351 Is 6d 5 (£72 2s 9d). The receipts for the year compare very favourably with those for the previous year, and in almost every instance an upward tendency is shown. CORRESPONDENCE. Messrs Oram and McGregor returned account forwarded to Mr. G. H. Stiles and advising that the property Avas sold to Mr. T. Taylor who is uoav responsible for the rent, also enclosing assignment from G. H. Stiles to Thomas Taylor for the consent, of the Board. —'Consent A\-as granted.

Messrs Jacobs and Grant applied for consent to transfer from M. J. Macpherson to Y. R. Maepherson and from V. R. Macpherson to Piupiu Uru, enclosing £2 2s consent fees. —Consent was granted. Mr. E. ‘A. Howe offered two pounds for one of the tanks on the dredge.—'The letter was received. Messrs Innes and Oakley enclosed sub-lease from Mrs. I. Richmond to Chrispianus Robert. Messrs R. Moore and Bergin, enclosed transfer from Murray to Mrs. Mary Jane Bennett. Mr. O. Andrews submitted a scheme whereby access from the old river-bed to the outer beach might be made possible for motorcars and thus popularise the ManaAvatu Heads beach. —It was decided to Avrite a letter of appreciation to Mr. Andrews for his interest in the matter. Members were favourably disposed towards the scheme which promised to open up one of the finest . beaches in New Zealand, which Avould also provide a Avonderful scenic drive if continued to Tangimoana.

Mr. S. J. Hartley’s account of £1 was passed for payment. '"The bank overdraft was fixed as for previous years. PREFERENTIAL RAILWAY RATES. Levin and Co. solicited the Harbour Board’s support to their endeavour to secure the same preferential freight rates on the Fox-ton-Palmerston North railway as were obtaining between Wanganui and Feilding and Wanganui and Palmerston North. Mr. Chrystall expressed the opinion that the Foxton railway should be afforded the same privileges as obtained between Wanganui and Palmerston North. At the present ..time a large amount of haulage.was being done by motor lorries from \\ ellington to Palmerston North to the detriment of the roads- over which the lorries travelled. Mr. Kellow stated that in years gone by it had been against the interests of the Railway Department to support the port at Foxton. If the freight charges were reduced, it would have the effect of increasing the volume of trade between the ports of Foxton and Wellington. The reduction between Wanganui and Wellington was for the purpose of allowing the railway to compete with the motor lorries. On the motion of Air. Chrystall it was resolved that Messrs J. A. Nash and J. Linklater, M’s.P., be appointed a deputation to wait upon the new general manager of railways with reference to the matter. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Mr. J. Linklater was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Board. Mr. W. E. Barber was also re-elec-ted treasurer.