Harbour Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7957, 21 October 1905, Page 2

Harbour Board.

The monthly mwliivg of ihu Newv Plymouth Harbour Hoard was held on Fi-klav. iThere were present, Messrs J. IK Connetl (ehairnmn) >,'e\v. ton King, Prieo. Th-ompson, Mel.oiin, Hornby, Ward, Hine. aiwl Maxwell. CKMEST COSTIiACr. .Messrs IVdli Bros, wen* given a refund of the deposit lodged by Hum on tile cement contract. Tins iirm int iieated that lhey had placed the fiunl orders. I'lilCU OP SUCTIONS. The W.mgTmui brnneh mnnnger ol" th- Wfslporl. Coul Co., asked if lb* llour-J would j»ul its upset jJiiet on seel ions 2(» am! 127, also 28 and lit) of lh.> Mount Kliot. Harbour Heserve.—rl lv;i Hoard will inspect the sections bciort- lixin;;- priees. ACCIU Kl) LAND HI']VUAM'lv, j Ihe Treasury advised that -the sum oi .C10.V.) net laivd revenue (4M2;!S lis ltd), accrued within the provincial <iistvick of Tarannki 1-hv quarter ended Sept. JlO, ha;d been placed to the credit, of Hre Hoar<l. The sum receivetl lor last (jiiarter was £o^B. CHILMAN STJUOKT. Mr J. Vf. West, wrote, ivt ten-tii-n to the unfinished state of Chilnvin Street, froun Ivg'mont Street to tlie MmigaU>ki stream, anil -asked Ihe Hoard to form the street in .such a way that would give him access to the back of his premises—lt was agreed to inspect thu street in quest ion. HHKAKWATKIt A\D WIJAUF KXtf;\s:ion. The fovemaiv of <works (Mr F. 11-en-derson) reported : •—^Ho«7 tons of stoiw have t)ecii put over tin- end of the, breakwater the; month, the! stone being now out for a distance : of f>o fri»t in advance of thelinished work, Ond 'hundred and thirtytwo tons of stone have -also been placed alonig live old wave- i bl'eaker, to replace stones that have been washed out during the winter. Wharf extension.—Twenty-one piles comprising three bays have driven, threi) s-ets of head stocks and longitudinal stringers put In. aiifcl the 'decking carried forward ten feet. The total number of piles now driven on this work is II."), ami the number yet to be driven about SO. The work lias been -delayed a good deal during the month through unfavourable weal her.

With reference to general mailers, ille foreman reported thai. 2! cuncrele blocks have been made, mak (si> completed since beginning block making in August. The n maining 2 1 will 1,.' eompleced early in November. aid Hie work of placing ilium in position 1 will then -be resumed. An i'Xli nsive overhaul of the dredge, machinery, and general plant has: b«v:i made, an.l repairs and improvements effectcd where necessary. The Chairman refern d to the satisfactory manner in which the extension was 'being carried out. The fact that the foundation stone work was ftO iVet in ad\anre of the finished portion. and in a sound stale, was a proof of the stability ol' the work. TKNDKHS. Tenders for the supply of coal for the ;\ear (about .'so lons per month) were considered in commit lon. The jen del' ol the ' v *e.-dport (.'oal Con.-pa-ny at UMs per ton unscreened and I:7s per ton for sci cened was accept c/l. Tile tender of .1. W. West for cab hire was accepted. Chairman 1 and Messrs lliiu ami IVice were appo ntrd n suticomiuit tee to 'deal jwith l he. (eudct for sundries. FIN'ANCKK.

'1 he Chairman reported ;lhat tin overdraft at present slood at Despile the work done during tin month, only t\H h-ad been add.-d t ( i the Averdraft since the Sfptwivlwr meeting, which was satisfactory t< nolp.