NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR

a i;ecoi:d oi- itioohess. 1- .1. 11. Cnnie'U. eii-m-iiian of I 1" Nea I'lyn.outii Harbour Hoard, pre seiue.l his annual report to the linavd on Friday, Kirowinp a most satisfactory all'inrs. The aeeount> -i-ow.-d a fairy laiv" iuei-v.'-e in re ivipts lo C'2-fii'i .s lil. and en the working aeeount a net prolit el C7:sm) lis 7d.' 'tile ovff'.roft at l-l>" mi Deeemi i r. was WiUJ bis Mil. a di-i-l'".ise I.i i;.-< 17 ITs I Oil., whieli must 1-e eoiisid fled vel'y satisbielory ine sinus spent in i xteunioiis. Only t'lij l-'s 2d wus e-.jien.lel in bir-ik v.a.ei' pro'i'-ctic-n dnrinu tin- year. J'.v siiiu of' C.v!!.") Sd wan spent ill >-x '.I tlie l-in-akwater during the year, and a leneth oi' llwlt ennijileted. To Die above sum must lie added between tlie stnek ol bloek'., ami >-oi;e on hand at tie l eoiil'l , elle"ineiit ol I ve.tr, and on haul at tie en.i. Tlii, worked out ai ( -! I Ms I'd pr in.it, as against C4'~> Ids las.; yeai'. I'lie total Rinctuil expended to ila'.e on ll\e extension wa, t! 1 il.Of'S ll'-s Id l"-.r a i;ie111 I.f av. .C4:S (is KM per 11. There were at preseat 7S l.ioeks on hinil, valii'il at Cl-JS7. and iiliout atlll tons of slone ipiiuri.'.-l. epial to Wd 10~. Dreilm- repairs cost e I-"> 4 -Is Til. and working expel',

r|4W l:!s 7i!. T'icrc whs iv-ii,.r,<-cl ii total of Hl.'hiO yard, ef spot ill ;>1! cost i-.f 4r.Mil per yard. Miiiic ipiarrii-l for breal.wat'r cxt"n iiiul .KM" ynn!» n-iiw:iinl mi lisiiml. I'!w wiwrf »:>« pill i)i jwwl repair. :ia cost „f t:TIH lils :!il. Wharf :■\t-,isio'i linriiii; liie yc.iv n.A Cl«i"> <•* : ' : - 'lie I'dal eo-t ill Uv.s work tip to CSVii Is »||. The extra awwlaudation "real'v iacihlatil the walk inn "f |'"rt. Tiie work of wid fitntii' tlie old wi.urf. In it iiit'.i ill).''with tli.' new xtnii'l lire, won 111 I'.' cOin'.ui'lllTil 1U April, mill tlie lioar.l \iiis a' present considering tlie cr<r-lii-M i'f a transhipment shed. Labour, material. repairs ti> liiachiut ry. vie., cost C'-li! f-'il. ami ). in' nail laiikliiifisj wcni kept in !I ovdvr. Wharfage dues returned xSHft. berth, ai,. C."i4f,7, warps CV-Yl, water, etc.. er.:i. anil pint charts u:i"a, nn nil round increase over I lie previous year ef Tlie rearms slioweil that •Vlti vessel's entered Jliul left tlie port. ittwrrtimK' tonnage 204,737 t«n». <>r .<n increase ol 4'i vessels of 1'.'."254 lon iiiip' Imports totalled jO.l. 1 ions, ■'.ml exports 14.710 tons, ine'nsive ot 7ii-2-l tons of butter and ciucse. Tie' total farm) liamlleil was In.lSl tons. There was no delay to sinppin;: at ill" port dnriii;.' tlie year. Tlie harbour a ii. I wharves would soon be liu'lit-'il Iroui tlie borough elective liii'htiu;.: system. ainl during tlie year a )i"\v beacon was erected on tbe hill. TV land revenue loiatled >.!it'!l r- bl. an increase of WSSii '.ls 7d over Ibe i'lo.'j Inures. Ti:e tot:il worth of ilie sinkinn fund was shown at t')7.:ial lb lib it till' end el' December. Keferele-e t.i l■!•' loss sii-tiline;l by til l ' death ol the seerciary. Mr Kcnucll. ae.d to .lie llariiiurs A-Miciat"d wi i.ishK 'l'iie report was adopt".l. on ti:.' mo tii>ll ef ,\|e~M's Jliixwe I ami Mi l. ;'.n. ;i-id Ihe chairman \va> thanked for il[ireparation.