HARBOR BOARD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 630, 10 May 1878, Page 2

HARBOR BOARD.

The monthly ini.'i-itini: of thu Hoard was held t o-d:'v at ihe .Siarhov Chambers. Then- v- i'i.j |>Vr.si;iit 51:-. Sump tor (Chairman). t'n; Hen. H. J. Miller, tint). R. Coii}i-it'll : Messrs. Bhvin>ski, Meek. Cilehrlst, Lfinun, iWriu', Xanvard, lleid. .11,1 M-'iN.-v,-. The minutes of the last meeting trur;read and e>;:iirm::d. and i; :t ) out-wan. <.nvs>s);!--1 i'V.O' was read and approved. Tin.' v.iiu.rt «.i* the ehanding Ooiuinut-.-t was }■. :i-i ;11i. 1 adopted. The It-porc SUgiX'.slt d ibar. instructions should be givei. r.» the hi'.ac manager in give tlnpilu.ti.i not-,s wuii '_"»>< is boated to vessels, showHa; rill.- quaiiii! v of <;oods delivered, t'jfii condition, and to whom consigned. Tin (junction as to whether duo* iiUuultl In on i it.j!)l;i;k. iI direct irom

otus verivl to anoiinr tt-ius referred to t!uBo:ii'd fur its decision, with a rocomuiendatiisu that no dues ho charged in such a ease, provided that the vessel.paid the usual berthage and warps. A (.'oiiinniiiic'irio'i was received from the Railway Department t\v>Juiuig to pa} for tiio timber v.eees*iry for repairs on

the Lireak.w aU t lino. The Secretary of the Timaru Chamber of Commerce wrote thanking tho ii.oani for its co-operation in reference to t!u Canres-hp.ry raihvay tariff. A leii r from the Municipal Engineer. :ikl<iiiL? for permission to eveiroaoh upon tit..- liarbor Hoard property for the puriM.se of ei.aneof.ing Test-street, with the Ureal;'.v:i"or, was referred to the Stmidiii;: 'J. iiinu;! tec for a repurt. Accoiimts to the anrinni: of LGeSS 18s. •Vi. were ]iasse'.i for payment. (ellisideVldlle d S: iU\ tool< id ICO VVtH' n ii I'.'iiee to i>:ie statenieiits iLKvJe by the '■ion. 31. Holm, s a-t ihe mc.-tiiiij cf tin and Pastoral Association vestof'lay as to the depth of wat.a' at the Br-.r>k\v:t -r. Ti;o K!::denient wrs thai i'ii y 11ft. of water. ea'ciilaiiiiL' for old •!.■!• 1 flo .v of wave, could be depended liiroii. and that tliese il^il>-es were Lfive'.i oa tho authority of the H ivhor Master [i v.'as ev-irually decided, io send foi Cap'ain Se-.veii, with a view of ascertain in.' w!u titer he had supplied such iufo'iiieiin. Di;"iii'.; the di<C't~s'.o;>, the

II n. Mr. Miller said that last session i. ii; d ken openly stsito'l by the JJoii. Mr. Roliinsun that t'i;■ i-tj whs only 12 t. of uitf tho olid of t!u* Breakvviiti-r, and

it was time that tins; incorrect statements were authoritatively enntr iiliotert. The Chairman stated that sotVKV.Iv.SS werh' iri'4 taken of the v» ins!e of the bay, ami fnli teji 'i't, would shortly be laid before t'le !1, >a!'d. 0:i c lotain Sewell arriving vile I) i:ird w-'ttc into coin-inn.".. U» cV Ml !!<;'; of r.'i- lion. Mr. ('amp-Ij.-il. i. d hy Mr. 8 riniski. the fi.!i e. ii;:;' l!iO!.i"ll SUViTeSted !»y file OhitifUlall num was cariied :—" That, us it has been

pointed out that at the liead office of Lloyd's at Home, reference is still made to the Port of Oamarn of an unsatisfactory nature, which was mainly owing to accidents that had occurred previous to the ciinstruction of the Breakwater, steps lie at mice taken to furnish full particulars of tile improvements now effected, and the total immunity from accidents sine;? the construction of the harbor works/' [Left sitting.]