SECOND EDITION. HARBOUR BOARD.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1117, 26 November 1883, Page 3

SECOND EDITION. HARBOUR BOARD.

The Board met on Monday afternoon. Present—Messrs Gibson (Chairman), Richards, ; < lAitchison, and Symes.

SpeoialMeetlhg. ;A special meeting - was first held ;tp consider and revise the by-laws relating; to nrhkrf chargesA Various amendments were made : and adopted. ' ;i .„-

Ordinai'y Meeting. The tlifen held. pORRESPONDKItCE^

From Mr' B. C?. Horner,, giving approximate tonnage carried outwards and ipwards by s.s, Waverley, for Sept 1888, also.wharfages collected. # r ! From Mr G D Hamertdn, * giving his opinion the Board’s right of entry on McCarthy’s lease. J From Fhblic! Works Department, slating that the. Gpyernmeht have no power to grant * compensation to the Board under the “ Harboors Act 1878,” or other Acts. : } v

From.'Railway! Accountant, enclosing statement of wharfage ntPatea for period ending Sept.Ts. .. . . i From.. !Wbrks ' Department/ slating that complaint re grant at the railway wharf, has been referred to the Marina Engineer. From Mr T. F. Rotheram asking for copies of revised tariff. From. Mr J. T. Stewart asking for the Board’s consent to take stones from the Heads for protection of railway, embankment. From Mr W Williams giving notice as trustee for G. F. Sherwood that he shall, not elect to take over lease d!.Section {6, B[ock-\26. :

| . THE RESERVES.-, I gome discussion took place about ithe ikter from the Government stating that; no- compensationi i grantc d * • for .lahd tkkeff for railway hbfrposefc "It iwas mentioned that* - had teemgiyeh'i.o; tjie Harhonr, ;Board. The chairman; • suggested; thati ■Government should be .written;:'to* tpi (! the effect that as liad 1 1 informed the Welling ton Board; that blteratipn u of ''the’ law : whuld Si be I '' proposed •this Board . would 1 ekf^edt^tohehfeated hiM the 'sShi’e; way : as "tWe dpiarjbOnr; This Was "kgfeed 1 tp, Iho. ’lioard being dnammbdsly Vf hpmion that the ‘ ’G6yernment had not treated the Patea Board well.

THE RIVER WALL.

i With reference to the proposal to ■protect the railway bank with stone, | Mr Adams said that the tracing forwarded by the Bailway Engineer was ;tiot npon Sir J Coode’s lines. After proposing to do yt _pn..§i|r,.JJ. ;J ppode.]B■ Uneß| ;> he thought they had , a great cheek to come to the Board and askjthe Board to give stone for a "work further inlatid, which was of no benefit to the river at. all T put would only ,protect their own. work. . :

: Members generally expressed somewhat similar opinions/ it was resolved/to inspect the proposed site for Wall with VHe aid of tbp plan forwarded, beforesending

ACCOUNTS PASSED.

; T J Thobson; (Engineer), £ll., , j V PILOT’S REPORT.

: The pilot 'reported lift ofj water on the bar at spring tide, v The channehoff; the end of the breakwater was 100 feet wide. Report received.; This was all the business.