PARLIAMENTARY.
(By Telegraph.) QUESTIONS RE N.P. HARBORIn the House yesterday, replying to questions put, Major Atkinson stated that the attention of the Government had been called to the proceedings of the New Plymouth Harbor Board on the 25th July, when, without a quorum, they resolved to expend a portion ol the board’s funds in the purchase of land from the Public Hall Company, He believed there was a doubt as to what constituted a quorum. Apart from that, Government could not. be held responsible for the acts of any local bodyThe trustees of the 25 per cent, of the land fund were all responsible men, The Marine Engineer had not made an official report on the progress of the work, but had communicated to him. (Major Atkinson) an opinion that the work was being fairly well carried on, although there might be some unnecessary extravagance in the mode of procedure. During the .last three or four months the work had been kept back by bad weather, and the board had kept on its full staff, as they could not be easily replaced. They had, however, been engaged in other work.
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Patea Mail, 30 August 1882, Page 3
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