HARBOR BOARD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 10 September 1880, Page 2

HARBOR BOARD.

The adjourned fortnightly meeting of the Board was held to-day, when there were present —Mr. G. Sumpter (Chairman), the Hon. H. J. Miller, Messrs. Reid, Menlove, Duncan, Gibbs, Shrimski, Aitken, Hassell, Gilchrist, and Bofrie, 'I he minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and the outward correspondence was read and approved. . Messrs. Gargills, Gibbs and Go. wrote advising the shipment at Home of the first portion of the cement contracted to be supplied by them. A letter from the Marine Department was read intimating that the department would send for a new lense for the light, which had been damaged in shipment from Wellington. Messrs. Nimmo and Blair wrote asking for a renewal of their contract for the supply °f rope.—Consideration of the matter was postponed, Mr. Loi'ing asked if he could lease the three aeotiona near the gasworks for the purpose of grazing a cow.—The matter was referred to the standing Committee.

Accounts to the amount of L 1167 14s lOd were passed for payment. Yotes of thanks were accorded to the Hon. EL J. Miller, M.L.C., and Messrs, Shrimski and Jones, M,H.R/s, for their efforts to secure the passing of the Harbor Board Endowment Bill. The Board then opened the tenders for the proposed new works. After careful consideration of the several tenders and comparisons of the amounts for the alternative works, some discussion io.ok place with reference to and means. During this several members suggested that the proposed extension of the Breakwater should bp reduced to some a,s to leave the B-O ar d in possesion of suyplus sufficient to meet apy possible contingencies. Thg Engineer," however, had a very decided opinion that in order to make a port it was absolutely necessary to construct the whole of the proposed breakwater. Then followed some conversation as to whether an entirely rubble mole or a rubble mole with a concrete face should be erected. During this Messrs. Aitken and Duncan argued against ths adoption of the rubble mole, Mr, Hassell said he was afraid that these members were arguing against the construction of the north wall at all. Then followed some discussion as to whether the plan for enclosing 60 acres or 45 acres as a harbor should be adopted. Mr. Reid thought that if the 60-acre plan were adopted there would be no necessity for increasing the for many years, while if the smaller plan were adopted the Board might' find it necessary shortly to undertake fresh works. To this Messrs. Aitken, Miller, and Hassell replied by adducing the areas of a number of docks at Home, and |the large amount of business done in those docks.

Ar number of questions were put by the Chairman to the Engineer, who statpd, ip fpplyy that the Board would not he running any risk or endangering its'funds by construQting a rubble mole ; that seeing the great difference of the ooat of the rubble mole or the mole with the oonorete face, he would recommend the Board to construct the rubble mole ; that he did not anticipate any greater difficulty than hitherto in carrying out the Breakwater beyond the point now reached ; that he would recommend the Board to enclose C.Q acres. After further discussion, Mr. Hassell moved that the tender of Messrs. M'Gill and Forrest, for the con-, struction of the rubble mole, he s,§cepted. Mr. Gibbs inp.tiqn. f Mr, li,unq.au mov.ecl aa an amendment that the, tender for the construction of a rubble mole with a concrete face be aqccepted. Mr. Shrimski seconded the amendment. On the question being put, there voted for the amendment Messrs, Aitken, Dungan, MiT-ler, and. Shrimski, and for the motion Messrs. Borrie, Gibbs, Gilchrist, Hassell, Menlove, and Reid. The motion was therefore carried. After this followed an irregular discussion as to the position in which the north wall should be placed. Somei motions were proposed and withdrawn, and'the meeting discussed, the whole of the questions raised first over and ovej again. At last Mr. Gilchrist moved, and Mr. Memlove seconded that the north wall should start from a line with WanabeckThe Hon. Mr. Miller moved as an amendment that the. wall should start from a'point one hundred feet' south of the position shown on - the plan. This was accepted by Messrs. Gilchrist and Menlove in preference to their nation, and adopted, |t was decided to oinit the wharf in co.nhe(i%m with the north mole, and the amount of the contract accepted iras L 12,659. . : ' ftThe Board rose shortly after 5 o'clock.: