NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 18, 19 January 1901, Page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR.

THE CHAIRMAN'S ANNUAL REPOJIT. At the Harbour Board meeting cn Friday the Chairman, Mr. Maxwell,, submitted the following annual statement : Gentlemen.—Accompanying this re- | port you will find the annual accounts of the Board for the year ending Slat December, 1900, and it is satisfactory to unto that they show a substantial itiirease in revenue, notwithstanding the large reduction mads, in the xate of wharfage. .i ■ / AA/. ' OVERDRAFT. The overdraft, whioh wa» >53285 8s lid, on Ist January, 1900, now stands at..£3418 I<3 lid, being M"inct»aie of' £133 8s Od, which, considering the large exp»nditqrg*)W''Mrtfr )plant, indicates that the casb-of ordinary maintenance of the pftrt'id <WoH fc «ithin the revenue. ——

Under this heading I hare great pleasure once nwre ,iivreporting that thq year has, passed ture sustaining any. damage, tanking the fifth year oince any repairs K*va been needed, Consequents increase in the depth of water in tta harbour and proportionately around t'io wall, flight sub-iidencaa from.- time ' to time take place in the rubble wavebreaker, which require to be made up as they occur, and the sum of £l9l la 5d has been expanded in procuring and tipping over stone where Decenary.. By arrangement with the Railway Department stone has been supplied by them at 2s per ton at the quarry. The permanent way flletff; the breakwatw,. ; which has been laid. for many years, is axpsnded on this account. ~ ',, "SAKD. :.■■,! It is with extreme pleasure that % desl with 'the titibfedti h**4ing. Satisfactory as my report lost year was, the pr^sentif only what tne moat hopeful could have, expected, praotiailly the whole. sheltered . area has keen dredged to itsoriginal depth.' WMIaV during the preyioug year ThomaaXSag was kfeptbwwtu£ ! iUgi>fc and day, iS'&ow only necessary to iftyk the dredge during ordinary bourp, ,w*l the grab work has, The following table gives the sand removal, total cost, and cbSt per yard during tbe last eight years. The cost per yard for 1900 shows the extremely low figure of 2'6d per cubic yard.

Total Cost Coat. ' Per Yard. £ s. d. 1893 15,800 794 1 7 12-06 d 1894 22,615 787 1 8 B'3sd 1895 39,680 853 19 0 6-16 d 1896 67,136 1763 811 6'3od 1897 114,309 1877 15 10 3'94d 1898 135,290 2501 4 24-43 d 1899 232,730 2970 12 1 3.50 d 1900 134,278 1458 11 11 2-60 d

Cubic Year. Yards.

; ; ' ■ HEW DjupaiKQ pumz< This is known as the fixed said 1 pumping planr, and haa novf all been erected at a cost; of X 3835 12s Id, and : . 1 although worked en several occa.siom^"'*and r?ported by Ihe B*' ~ gfeserNtS ~ia yard, has ; hot,' 6wi*ng *tb unexpected delays, bean worUoi.tothat prove by acty»l experience i the ,effea*.J tiveness of the scheme. l " HARBOUR BU#m. . , Monthly soundiiigliarerioW taken'by the Harbourmaster, and a chart for'the soto is laid, before tko Board *t each . meeting. ■'i WHARVES. J Thin includes the main whaif ..u d I approach and the cattle whaif and [yards. A continuous i is I nere"sary for t-he maintenance of thesp ntructurp)*, £f)()6 1 (>jt 8d being the coat diii-init the.past year, In my last report I drew your attent ion too the condition of wharf and tbe'Eagiheer'i re- ' povs on the seme. , I would now point out chat thoßa mira erected/in- 1887)'' and havn consequently reached a stage iu which constant ienewals repairs™ would iu any' oiß(j.'be put 1 ' , would moro particularly point ; outtkat they were of a design* size} and strength uo doubt suitable' for tbe'trada'of the part at that time 1 , d-tid,' the' of vessels berthing (it thorn, "tyitare now entirety jjrvdequate to the changed conditions. If . quit* new the Main wharf might b<t equal to. without risk, of berthing a ' tonnage boits now trading to the "* port-, but it is ay opiiion that in the present condition of tnb is a continuous t-uk aid tkAfrtlfrllMiiid' should at once consider the question of providing funds for 1 strengthening; &• ' ' main wharf by widening. . The oattle yard and, wharf are shiowiog ligDi of demy, and they Wa i being repaired as ' far as possible, EXTKHSIO*. A contract has baep let for the extension referred to in my last report for the sum of £2400; This will provido additional berthage space inward of 100 ft on each side of the wharf and will greitly ficilitate the working of the railway trffia en the wharf. quarry, ' The removal of ftooe from the quarry by the Railway Department (the conditions of which are noted in last year's rep-it) far oxentds in quantity the iinuuiit auiicipttid by the Board m.ikiijg tbo arrangement, and ivh'lsfc admitting that tho purpose for' v."hii-li the Rimo in required is »*>t «o tin? district, is would be, wise of vli; Board to connive tbeir quarries- w> :'.r pu-aible. A piMtion of the *p6il • • i'loia Mount Eliot Ko3civß baa been , ' "V'

I i'I.ANT AND BINDINGS, I A water uK'for at a Cob 6 of £l2 Whs ,v itlio only now p)iuit'pjocutea. Further j'laii lIO.V put-. 1 | -•fWal of. existing , works...The, umly , | ~a di.-p"!i;rl of during the past' y*a* . .... i c I r l '.? for £SQ t ftiid aundricti for ' j •*' lo 1 '''l- A wi'hiiaill for pumping fivm t!« Hir.vn to the r«wry«ir... \ I >•<•'*' ,!J iiiwmgtitao Engiueur," •••* : WA'I I"!. SUI'I'LY. '' "' ' 1 j Tho artii of iht, k$oo» havicg beca J 1 f ikv«>:7 <xmhacU-l by t»M tk-.ocrroso).-'' «'- ; i' . wiw lot I m the lagoon to |»iv w 1 ;v lf.o,<K)O K ,]] L , m 1 i u.r., v.- W 1

«f .£l4O. At tbe Tkranaki Freezing Company draw water from the lagooi * they contributed half the cost of the J work. As it it found that the shipping require moie water than is raised tc the reaerroir by means of the rams. w Board has decided to procure a windmill and pump fer the purpose, BT-LAWS. A complete revision of the by-laws jraa made and came'into force on Ist November, 1900. Thenfofii important concession of the wision wason general Va& taductd from 3s to 2s pet WftxA lstAugust, 1900. bailwat. Messrs. Oansett and "King were depnted by the Board to wait on the oi JIMBOHB fobi Railw-ysto uobtMh eon- ' iSvl^ of the, port. i ' "«Hiri«/fhVaWlifcioni , J of lg.psr ton, and certain arrangements for the - .Attrety <6f gWdii of the , ~ WHABFAdi and DUES. The following is a ratara aLwharfage and dues for the past eleven years:— . •.JlJ Vj , '—-

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Jul. <*y»lS-"tt oosd •>.! ' rnr handred andfifaen vessels en* a; tarndfcMd left tho port daring the psst : JWR" flf *h« aggrpgite tonnage ot " RetarM.for th« past Berenl fwt.Vi per ktrbourmuter's books: '>■«*•§' -8 ii.ii.-.iN oj ia s a»o fe . «OO>N««mo 5 5.22 g«v*cocq®»* H W « d " 1 t2 to Q a eg n co co co t 3 is JS^t-fID^IOODN O fIHO«ONOJM « ft oocxoomoQ CD S.JS «OH^>0«0» ja 2 . S^C-OOC^IHC*^ 2? Q. OOOU>C4 oO>oon •Q)i H co co w <* «p co co fe ® > - V c J I; 1V- = 'l s S "° 2S ™ x -i '-passes: w y * r -S-s ,ioot"c ,, o^(o * •• /• 2 1 ~, ~ ffOOOOkQC'AOM t '' fi v v- /JcoOTtoNNasts *" j3 £co"o~ofn"^10"co a £™»^(OJr-(OJtNICgCSI i'OO "> rrr Vi ■-> §1 _ OCOOCDt>iDi-i ® fl c>** tea V • n-S rf - • - ,» v ', , \-fiU:■ > * ® O *SS"S-Ei ' « O i; *JL «*/Sri ,\J ; J3 r.. •• « e<r noo^lO '• ■ -■$ • • •• ■ - - .. 1: /'. : '• 1 ' • i'Ji V# w V' » 1 ■ i*«»®t-«o»o ' S?" •- ' 'oaoraooo ' K CO 00 GO CO CD GO 05 »H W p< r~i w~4 t-I »—i —",65 ; .-.:eU" ■ '•• .; '••' '-V "' •• - . '!

ic i/i-. ''ifj will be ,to note that thdrt is a''substantial iniifeice ip fcrade-ef the 50115. ' t l -" *- ■' J 'i*6swrarai. jij.i... 1 "PfeVTlailWfcy TDapatttaietft 'are re?; Acting .the- from Mount Eliot OTiitft Bnougbani-strflqt frontage. Theold buildings in Brtugham-J •treet adjnining th«'Town"Hall haying been condemned, wen ieU .for the sun • of £59 8j for removal. . BEVjiKIXE. The rata-b&ving/'bMn'ceducad in lie previous year to *d jp. the £l, being only of the original -rate levfed; no fuft}w£reduesion Would be maole J thiK idftWag' rite equalled <£4994 3i. 7d>/the. act&al araouDfcre' ceived t2i2d; aod tbe land revenue was £6094 6s. 3d, maffi# '« total with interest, rc., of £11416 1 tkiftjfirif liAJTO BgygWPß JOB THBPABT It* TUU, r-Tear v Afcount, ■ iV ' £ »- A." ' 1891 ... "... 7905 11 8 • ■lßJ2'' i 7125 8 2 : IIiMU/J ... 6114 1 II 1894 7577 3 1 1886-; V; ,;. - , ~. 8588 15 3 1896 6706 9 4 1897. - .* • 4870 18 9 1898' ... 5935 3 2 1899 6806 18 4 19 ?°W L—6094 6 3 SINKIKQ FOND.

Th# fund now stands at £41,165 2b lid, the Bum of .039,600 being in tie Board's bonds, and tbe balance in the Bank of f(ew Zealand at interest, Tbe Trust Commissioners have made purchases of bonds to the extent of the foods in their hands at the tim?, amounting to £7050. The Chairman said he had confined tbe report to the transactions of the Board fop t the year, but if any part saemed unfairly stated he would be glad to amend it, as he was desirous it should be a parfectly fair repeat. At Mr. Cliff's suggestion, the Chairman ■ consented to add a paragraph Stating that plans had been prepared j and submitted to tbe Bond for an 6atengion «f the harbour. Mr. Oonnalt regretted that an opportunity had not been affo'ded tin members of looking through ilia r»poi l beforehand, but from wba l ". he gathered whilst it was bing read, tbo rupci t seemed fair and concise. ! The report was adopted with than'rs to the Chairman for hia pains in t in matter. j Ton Chairman, in iepiy, .said hi; would like to mention that ho hud now been connected wish tha Board for some years, and it sffjrd'd nim re< y gieit pleasure !o have pn-fijtd over i ; . though he felt he was not altogether worthy of th-; i onour. It was the lust Tteetiog of i;<« Bsard, tind he did rot kisow wbsti.cv jlj tf thti -is

r would ceme bjck (be 1 standi 10 g again) and he lherefore took that , opportunity of tU-.kin g the members r or their assistance. He looked on hiti term of office as ra'isfaetory, and he ■ * done his bst in tne interests, of , the Board and his cons'ituteots. The history of the Board for tho past few years was very satisfactory. Previous Obairmrn had great misfortunes and difficulties to deal with, but the Luck i J 1 } 5 ® greatest trouble (the sand) was completely broken. It was only fair to say that the beginning of last year was the turning point in the Board's history. Mr. Hignett hoped to see the Ohrilman back when the new Board intffc. He was but a young member of the IJoardj- yet, bo it was only right to ?ay that the complimcintary remarks of thb Chairman as to the mem bers »eto mutual. ~ Mr. Sarten said bis only objection to the Chairman was that he' took to much upon, Mmself. , (Laughter.) Mr. Ward remarked that; good a was the position of the harbour, h hoped for further improvements in thi future.