GISBORNE HARBOR BOARD.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 226, 3 September 1884, Page 2

GISBORNE HARBOR BOARD.

The Harbor Board met last evening. Present —Captain Porter (in the Chair), Messrs. Townley, Lewis, Brown, Smith, Hepburn, Moore, Kenny, Joyce, and Tutchen. The minutes of the last ordinary and subsequent meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence. Letter from Mr. Locke, stating he would urge on the Government the absolute necessity of granting the other £750 for the bridge. Circular re fog signals and lights ; circular re return of endowments and real property ; letter from Nathan & Co. re supporting Harbor Bill.—Received. Requisition. A requisition was read asking for a public meeting to take into consideration the working of the Borough Council and Harbor Board. His Worship said it had Deen sent to him, but he could not accept it without referring it to the Board. He, therefore, had it placed before the Board, and had replied to the requisitionists as followsAs this requisition seems to refer to some miscon-net of the Council and Board, I cannot without first reference to them accede to the request. He wished to disabuse the minds of people that he was bound to call a meeting on receiving a requisition signed by twelve members. His Worship thought the requisition was not bona fide, and had been got up for an ulterior motive.

Mr. Brown proposed “ That the meeting be called provided the requisitionists pay the cost of the hall.” The Chairman seconded.

Mr. Joyce thought there was nothing in the requisition. They should either authorise the meeting or leave it alone. Mr. Townley proposed, “That the requisitionists be written to asking them to meet at the Council chamber.” If they had any objection to the mode of carrying on the work of the Board they could then make their complaints.

The Clerk read a letter he had forwarded to the authors of the requisition. Mr. Smith seconded the amendment. He would favor a suggestion made that the candidates should be asked to attend a public meeting, and two birds could be killed with one stone.

The voting on the amendment was even, and his Worship gave his vote against the amendment. On the proposition being put it was declared carried. Common, Shelton & Co.

Mr. Townley said the committee had me Common, Shelton <fc Co., who were waiting to see the license. If they agreed to it they would pay Mr. Rees’ costs, as ordered by the Board at last meeting. Mr. Joyce asked if Common Shelton had given an agreement to make no claim on the property and acknowledging the Board as sole owners of it.

His Worship presumed that was the case. The whole thing was practically settled. Mr. Smith understood Mr. Joyce to mean had they an agreement preventing Common Shelton going to law to gain possession of the property. Mr. Townley said the license would wipe out all past doings and prevent any further ones. •

Mr. Kenny said the agreement was to be drawn by Mr. Rees, and when completed it was utterly impossible that Common Shelton could revive any claim, either real or imaginary.

Mr. Joyce had a reason for asking the question. He had legal authority for thinking the Board should have possession of the property before giving a license, otherwise a claim could be raised. Mr. Kenny said such was not the case.

Mr. Townley had put the question to Mr. Shelton himself, and hud been answered that all past actions had been annulled.

His Worship at this point stopped the discussion.

Payments. Wharfinger’s salary, £6; Parnell & Boylan £2 12s. Gd. This concluded the business.