CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1091, 24 June 1882, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —After persuing Mr. C. Philips’ letter in last nights Herald, wo deem it prudent to make a few observations upon the subject, viz., as to who was to blame for Mr. Phillips not receiving his luggage ex the s.s. Manapouri. Though Mr. Phillips has been considerate enough not to put the blame on us, still, seeing that the luggage was on board our lighter, it would appear in the eyes of the public to be our fault, and only that gentleman’s good nature, not wishing to blame any particular party. But the facts are simply these. We received the luggage with other cargo from the Manapouri and had to wait for an opportunity to land the same upon the wharf as both wharves were fully taken up by other vessels and also a schooner at anchor in the river waiting to take their turn at the wharf. We have often to put up with this inconvenience on account of the Borough Council not supplying sufficient wharfage accommodation and are somewhat surprised at agents of steamers, <tc., not having taken up the matter ere this. In nearly all ports a certain portion of the wharves are allotted to steamers- so that they may have quick dispatch, and we hold that we should be placed in the same position in Gisborne, seeing that we are responsible for the discharging of steamers cargo. Mr. Phillips and others may rest assured that we are only too happy to give delivery of goods as soon as it is possible to do so and trust that before very long oui’ Borough Council will give us more shipping accommodation.—We are, &c., Kennedy & Bennett. [lt has been proved to to us that Mr. Phillips’s goods were aboard the lighter, but the lighter had to lay outside of other vessels which were laying alongside the wharf, and the fact of humping cargo over one or two vessels entails labour which the men consider unjust, and expense which their employer’s never contemplated. More accommodation is required.—Ed. P.B. Standard],