NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOR BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 21 September 1907, Page 5

NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOR BOARD.

The New Plymouth Harbor Uourd held its usual monthly nioL-thijj yesterday. There were jirosi-nt: Tllo chairman (Mr J. K. CouiK'tt). ami -Messrs N. King, (J. McLean, Jas. Thomson, K. Price, J. Ward, ami E. Maxwell. A)i|o-' logics were read for the absence ol Messrs Hughes and lline. HIE SINKING IVND. Messrs Govctl and Quilliam, writing in answer to the questions ol" tile Hoard, said: "In our opinion ii is i,uite iliui that when the lo„n tcumjc; payable, tlie accumulated .sinking fund must lie applied towards payment thereof. Hl'li-LEAISE. Messrs (.lovett and Quilliain applied on liellalf of the New Zealand Express Company lor leave to under-let 23.4 perches of .Mount Eliot Reserve to the Agency Company of New Zealand at a peppercorn rental.—l'crmission granted. JARRAH TIMBER, la collection with the failure of the Harbor Hoard to obtain tenders for the supply of jarrah timber for wharf purposes, .Mr Marchant wrote that he had been fortunate enough to meet the t'hristchurch :u«l Wellington mana.-ers of Millar's Jarrah Timber Co.. ;,n.l° lie hoped to receive a tender for the supply "f timber as soon as the question of freight had been settled with the Virion Stea|u Ship Co. FOREMAN'S REPORT.

The foreman reported that wharf widering had been carried on dunng the month, and a length of 180 feet was completed. The chafing pieces had been all fixed" on, but 30 feet yet remained to be decked, the timber for which was not to hand. The staff was now enraged in fitting the lower waland braces. Tn the breakwater extension twelve concrete blocks 1,n.l Wn made, Hid number now on li.iml Wing 01. lfo had tippeH 12C0 tons of stone'ovcr the en.l of the wall, and one section of 12 feel. had been completed. The total length of the extension was now .132 feet. Accounts amounting to £si&"> Os lhT were passed for payment.