TARANAKI HARBOUR BOARD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 2

TARANAKI HARBOUR BOARD

Til!' Harbour IJoavd met on -J-Vidttv Muniing. I'veseuli -Mosul's ,J. j'{. I Ciiiiiiett (ehiiiniiHii), Newton Kill". ■I Ward., I{. \V\ tlornbv. E. nine and !•]. :inu TIIIO LATH ISI'X'UHTAHY. The ciainnan moved: That member, nt (his Hoard denirc in place on record their appreciation ( ,f the \;i|;iable and faithlu! services remlered by their late secretary, .Mr Clarence lienliell, oven a period 01 24 y.-ars. Mllicli lime hc\viri,ed tin." entire of everv member of t!ie Hoard; and also to express their hearUolt Ksinpai!iy will- the family in their bereavement; and that a copy of this resolution 1„. forwarded 1" tee tamiiy, —Mr Cuiiueit Slid lie f.ll Mire that all members would vote 1.11- the million, for he mu sure that if any servant of any local boilv deserve,! Mica a resolution, the late .Mr Clarence itcnncll did. In all h's cxpcrence' he had never dealt with a better secritary. or with one who had Sjvcn greater' satisfaction. Person a ly, ioo, lie keenly felt the death of .Mr I'ennell as one of his oldest and most valued friends. J|r C'onnett i-aiil lie had had occasion to meet tne (juvcriiinenl auditors who had audit <id the Hoard's account-,, mill llicv had told liini i„ was ahvay- :l pleasure to audit the accounts, for they were always absolutely perfect u.m'l anythiim asked for could alwa vs be immediately produced. 't he knoubd-e that mere was a secretary in whom lie could place implicit eoulidenee ii.id r-dieveil lii"i of a j.rrat deal of respon-ibilitv ami anxiety. .Mr .Mawveil seconded, ami said that Hie Board would certainlv adopt the motion, for a more faithful ami re liable servant no local body could ; |»..-.-ib)y have. Thai was liis comic li-m Irom iiianv vears' service as a member of the iioaril and a term

i: i cnainnau. li. had been a mvat tiling I'm- I,:in to know Hut Uu. | tary Has. a iliorouyhly reliable m-iu. i and ti!i« wn, tile oul.y (liin;? tlml had , enabled })ifu to hold the >M)siiion of '".v.Ui'.w.'.v, f.i nil. I'l'i'-oniilly,' "Toii, ho ■ ro»'rctled the lij.-s of a intn/h respect vd friend. I lie million was carried, wiiiiout •!i--e;it. UXI) UKVK.NLi';. I In' .V-crelary jo Ihe I'rc.'iMiry (.■'<• .uraj'lied that (lie land revenue fur the December quarter uas C-ISli (is ltd, a ■lifrea-,. «f alion; JCiJOO. ti:a.\siiii>.mkxt siikd. .Mr T, ljonayiie. (Jen.-rji.! Manager ol Hallways, wrote in ve-[K-ci ;« tile proposed erection of a traii-Mpniciit' -ced. li-- would lie I;uJ, before lixa late to Ire charged by i(ie JJe partnioiit. for working the shod, lo know what Hie Hoard wished ,!ie jje iiartaient i> understand iiy ihe term "transhipment and wiiat (juan lily ol such jroud-i per annum L wa 1 .- an.icipated would require to lie deali with.—The secretary will reply.

A COMPLAINT. Mr N. li, l''viilay, of wrolc: "l-'irsi— I am rvquMcil liv uni-w rol.'|ia.vrs in (lie W'aitoaio cnumy tu a:-k vi.u wlim ivpri-sent-.it imi lii.-v have 011 the New Pkimiuili Ihirlior l!oa;.l. Srr'irid.- | <- : iI( vmir attentiiui t.i Ihe irregular ...ate of the Xew I'lyiiioinh Ilarlior lioanl rol', 'l'lurd —lf a vi 11 e>f is lo lie in anv or wards W aut a le-ltiiiia'te e!ee (i<'ii a nil not tu h 1" di'.l ra ncliiseil as wc were in the SiraU'urd v.mvil at the l,i-f ' leelio'.i. l-'oiirtli--w'(. l'c,],lire polling hoi)th.s. tin; same number at the same paces as at the jjeiiei-al'election, and in -mvi.v.liiii,-,. with llu; Act. The lie i't'-V ii'lurniiig oilicer at Ngaire the !ast time (lid not know several of the I'.itepaM IS, ami mistakes were made. If an old lull is sent to 111 c I will -trike oil' tii;, ratepayers left, dead, i.e., to assist the secretary.—Left vwlli Jbe secretary to reply. I'(JI!K.MAN'S UEPORT. Tlie loreiiiau re|iorted that in (he |ia>t uioiilh twelve concrete blocks hail been made fur the breakwater ex tension, Mli tons of sloue had I,ecu tipped over the end of the wall, aud •»(' lower blocks place,[ j H ,ea,lin..ss oir a section. lint lie bad been unable m comp'cle owner tu tee "'eatlier experienced during ,hc past iew (lavs. J'lie repairs to the main wnaif were now |iraetically coiuplet.'d. and the s!aii' had been reduced to live, vi/., the carpenter and four a'ssistauts, including the diver, who was now in examining the s.a bottinii at the new berth. Xlie had be"n cut 011 the Hoard's reserves, and ;he lupines cut along tiie fronta-e of the ilrcakwater road.

V,'OI;K.S coMAjii'T/-;/-;. The \\orks C'onintiUe;' rei-omui-ml [l <" ' ncn ' a of wages of several ol the permanent hands, and the repor. u:o- adopted. 'J'ile eii.iiniiaii Mid thai, as tlii* \va.ti.e last meeting „f jj,,. piv.sent Jioard. and l he Jarft at which he would l)e ]:r-.vei:l. lie wished t„ retui'.i chunks t'T the giveji him during (ke >»-ar. lie had lam connected with Lite Jiuard for over twentv vear-s, and prior to that he had aok'ed m lavinu the Acw Plymouth Jlarhor J'lll |;ut uil oiigl) the Provincial Comi-

.Mr Ward a.-.ked th: l chaii'inan to re'coir. 'der Jiis decision. i|,» ] m \ 1 he-rough gnp v>f iI K » lii.ard's !umiu>s. nu u i ,lin w* mm' !;(li • Hill,l!M tino ;,( ;l |.|., jju i-etimiH'iit would In- a |rtil>lic l„,s. .Mr Him- |m>po«i'd a vole i.|' (jiaiiks Willi li:« riitiivmnii for )i;« scrvic-.'o ill,- ,\ t';tf and his rradinos at all iiiii.'i to guv information and »«. N'-taiici'.

■Mr Thraison swowli'il. and li'ipctl l» si r .Mr Connatt aj;ain c'liairinan. .Mr Hornby also rftnrntvl thanks to Hi,' rhairiiiaii and nu'inhtis for the I'onrli'sy . rxlciitlctl |,jm. ji ( , tlioii K hl -in,. ' (|„. disiricl ;.ni>iild ltK.i) Air Cotmclt SO Inat l:v slion'tl Olive moiv he vctiirncil to rt'jn\'s,'iit llu'in. Hit retirement would be no!hint; less than a [aili ie lo- s. •UVUI M'S. Aeeoiint-! nt'le |ia'-sed fur iia\ iii"iil: t'Ki'i ,",s Vd. salaries c:> 7 111., siindri,".. general are,mill. t'jll l l,Ss, t'ii-1 aecitiiil 1.1^;;; 'rili' l!(-ard ii(lj(Ml,"il,'d. |