HARBOR BOARD JOTTINGS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81871, 22 October 1906, Page 3

HARBOR BOARD JOTTINGS.

The dredge worked o n 18 days last monili, making tijs trips, and removing 11730 cubic yards of sand front the bank.

On the application of Mr W. G. Malone, chairman of tile local eommi.tce for the representation of Taram.ki at the International Exhibition, 'in Hoard decided at its last meeting to remit the shipping charges „ n the shipment of goods for the Taranaki Court.

1 lie t me-sheet, trips, and doings or tile dredge forjned the subject of complaint 'and explanation at the Harbor Board's meeting- on Fridav. i'he Chairman, Mr J. B. Uonnctt, mentioned that the harbormaster's returns did not tally with the figures supplied 10 1 lie Board bv the drfcdgcmaster and dredge-engineer. For instance, in August their report showed working on 16 days, making 13S; tups, and removing 8310 cubic yards ol sand, but tlie figures supplied by lll.'-harbormaster were different giving 14 days, 139 trips, a nc | 7^)o yarc ] of sand. 111 September the engineer and dredgeiua s ter gave the working at 20 days, making 182 trips, removing 10-920 yards. Captain liood reported 19 days' working. Then the present report from the harbormaster staled that the dredge worked 18 (lays, removing 11,730 cubic yards in 195! tups, but the dredgemaster reported 21 days' work, removing 13,170 yards in 219} tiipa. The chairman said he had noticed the discrepancy in the report of this month and that prompted him to have the two preceding month's figures Captain ' ,< ; u , t .p|i lH | t ] lat j 1( , |( d full working" days of twelve houi'S

and his reports were an exact copv of •he dredging staff's report in him. S<uiieiinies lie diedge only made a few trips in tlif day; the stat counted il _a full day, whilst he reckoned It "i'ly so many hours' work. Mi

Maxwell suggested that this matter might have been settled by a consult-

ation between the chairman and Caplain llood. but the Chairman replied, "I don't believe in consultations; hesides I had no ehanre. [ only received the report this morning." A start has been made wilh (he erection of the new lower beacon aulltoi ised by till' Harbor Hoard some months ago. The structure when iiiimpieted will fmjn a small' cighi sided tower about 13ft high and sft wide, consisting of a wooden frame .-.overed with heavy gauze corrugated iron, and provided with a glass front, so that the lamp may be protected. I from the weather.