HARBOR BOARD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1212, 5 March 1880, Page 2

HARBOR BOARD.

. The fortnightly feting, of the Board wag tQsday, when thfere were present Mr. G. Sutriptfer (Chairman), the Hons. H. J. Miller and Campbell, Messrs. Gibbs, Aitkenj'Hassfcll, Shrimski. The. minutes- of /the, ;last .meeting were read and confirmed, and the outward correspondence was read £nd : r

The Board went into Coinmittee to consider matters in connection with the LIOOjOOO loap, . ; . After (i little discussion, it was'resolved an the motion of tlie Hon. R, QampbeU, seconded by the Hon. H. J. Miller, "That the tjuestiop of railway rates for grain lae referred' to the Standing Committee, with power to act." The following letter was read :—■ ~ . 4th-March, 1880. • To the Chairman of the Oamaru" Harbor Board. ;

Sir, —I have the honor to address you in.:reference to our occupation of- tents on ,the, beach.-... jf. kindly give. V 9 permission t?o'remain we will it our spedM'duty fey mjsoondUofc'that takpg place anywhiere near ,;our,, present; iuarters. We assure you that Mr. ioring has no objections to our being there, and we much regret the late unpleasantness that has ; lately taken plac.e, We should have reported it., but ye thought it not our-plage, $s the were abgvg us or thp Jf you will giye us permission to.. .remain we shall fee ever gratpful.—We are, &c. j •••' r .- ; r ; • .• " FAVJmm, . , . , Jo®* Horbisan, ; 3'A§. QOJTJJOR, ■ ; JAStSS -SEAIEY., •' - j . The matter was referred to the Standing Committee. ■ Mr. •W> M..: Han.nay• railway traffic manager*, wrote intimating that the matter of provision of cranes'for tne tise of the shipping would hav.e immediate consideffttion.

Several letter with matters, of "were te^. It was resolved-to telegraph to the Got vernment, asking that the amount received m.a upon .the .sale of the lease of the BoardV' endowment 1 , L 3085, being the,first year's.r.ent, paid in advance; might' be remitted *£6' "the Union Banl?- td th§.cvedit qf the ' " Appoints tfi'the afnourit' of L 1342 were passed for paypient. The annual report was read, approved of, and referred to the Standing Committee for the insertion of certain paragraphs; The statement of estimated receipts and. expenditure for the year was read, shbwr. inpj an estimated revenue of L14,427|65, and an estimated expenditure of L 10,300. A legal opinion from Messrs. Hislop. and Creagh, solicitors to the read, stating that t}ie tenant? of the B.qar.d, were clearly not responsible for the l&,nd tax, and that the Board would have to pay. It was then resolved on the motion of the Hon. H. J. Miller, seconded! by the Hon. R. Carogbell, tp qf th§ pay the |;ax. Tp this Mr. stpongly objected, and asked tq have his objection reoorded. The Board then rose.