HARBOUR BOARD.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 997, 14 February 1883, Page 3

HARBOUR BOARD.

Tho*monthly meeting of the Harbour Board was held on : Monday, Messrs Gibson, Adams* rand Newland being present. . ’ • • DETAINED LEASES. Messrs Chapman and Fitzgerald wrote stating that copies of certain leases had not been returned to them. . It was resolved to take the communi---cation into considerntion at next meeting, and, in tho meantime the Chairman should interview the Commissioner of Lands in the matter. •: PAYMENT OF ACCOUNT. Mr F. M. Chapman forwarded £8 11s,.in.payment; of account for rates, and4expressed-his indignation at the Board having issued a summons against him. TREASURY PAYMENT. " ‘ The -Treasury remitted- £o os,’” on account -of Government.phorggs, : V -. ■ REDUCING ACCOUNT. 1 " ’Mr' E. 0. Horner, manager of the .Pa tea Shipping Company wrote,: acknowledging receipt of account from the Board for £27.9s 4d, for of appliances and loss of anchor, in ■ connection M with stranding of tho Company’s steamers. A reduction was asked for in regard to the anchor, on the ground of surrounding circumstances and chance of recovery. It Iwas agreed ;6n* itKe /mbtion/ of M r : Adams, seconded by Mr Aitchison, that l&r Hotner be informed that the Board cannot see its way to reduce the amount of the account rendered, but if the anchor is found within twelve months, the Board will refund the amount charged . for it, , ,'X' ’ V ■■ ; gravel PITS. : : • ■ Mr Beere, borough engineer, wrote, ( staling - , that the - gravel pits,; as- how "worked, Would soon run out, and sug- :. gested that some competent person be appointed in charge of the gravel pits. ; A committee, consisting of the Ohairniau, ‘‘Messrs Sheild and Sytnes was appointed to consider the gravel ques. tion, and confer with: . the Borough ' Council, two to form a quorum. - DIVIDING FENCE. Mr A. Palmer wrote,-relative-to np arrangement between hinv and; Mr Coutts, for the erection pfAfenceJby the old flagstaff. >55 It was resolved that Mr Palmer: be informed that, -in-consequence of the arrangement. with the late Chairman, the ' -Board was of opinion that a fresh agreeshould be entered into. . ; f M- REGISTERED DEEDS. , An; account for £2 11s 6d was ,rer; chived 1 from ‘the Land Registry;(Office, 01, New,(Plymouth, for regislcringideeds. j Mr Aitchison proposed: M-That the ■ 'Land=Registrar be asked tO-re-consicler ' his charge for ' registration,of deeds, ,as .. jdo record can be found a similar 7.'charge having'been made in-connection with any of the Board deeds.--- ■ ? ■ x ’The motion was seconded by Mr Adams aud-parried. , . - * ■ \ go Accounts. ’ ? The , fpllpwipg J( accoijnts .were .passod fqr payhilrftt— Masbh/ 10s 6d ; Tapfinj £3 3s fid,; S. T,- ; Fitiih.erhert, £1 Is; Patea Mail , £4' 6s'od;c;T. * Eyton/£l 6s. • , ” The Board then went into committee (on financial business. ; : I ;■ •