NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOR BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 16 November 1907, Page 5

NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOR BOARD.

The raimry monthly meeting of the New Plymouth Harbor Hoard was held yesterday. .There were present: Messrs J. B. Connett (chairman), G. McLean, 1 Jas. 1 homson, R. Price, J. Ward, D. J. ■ Hughes, J. lJine, jun., and E. Maxwell. A MISUNDERSTANDING. Mr Tlios. Orr wrote that he had been under a misapprehension in si<niin'n- a petition against the Waitara Harboi' '' ail 1)0611 that il the Bill were passed their liability for rating would be increased durinw the currency of the old loan. ° Messrs King and Maxwell said the settlers had evidently misunderstood Of course the remarks made would apply only to fresh borrowing. The chairman thought it° remarkable that there should be any misunderstand mg. It had been stated over and ovei again that the Y\ aitara people could not be freed, and were not endeavoring t< be freed from the present rate. FOl his part he never signed a petition be cause of the representations made by tin person m eharge but always read to find out clearly what he was signing. THE HARBOR BILL." liie Ilarbor Board,i Association sub muted copied of the ilarbor Bill as con sideicd by tiie Coiiivrence. Tito As social,on Had passed the following mo Hon.— that tiie Conlercnce as a bod\ docs not express its opinion upon tin constitution of the various harbo. of t ipMlm "i f 0 !" the lilst scl " i(lult ot the Bill, but leaves individual boards

MOLJiSIVORTU STREET f EXTENSION. ,'f°™ Cle '' k of Xuw Plymouth ( Joked the Board to appoint two repre--0 ff" Ultl . vli , s , t0 ,Uit witll two Borough d f!" delegates 011 a deputation to tin Minister ot Railways in connection with * ' le Molesworth street extension. As r Messrs Connett and King were convers- , ant with tho matters as members of a e previous deputation, the Council suc--3 shn a) ' l,oilit " H ' iit 011 u "s occar Thc . Board iiscussed the matter I '^ . coniuiittee, and appointed Messrs Con- , nett King and Maxwell, the members, , Of tile previous deputation, to act with tue Council. HARBORMASTER'S REPORT. " 1 _ The harbormaster reported that during the month there had been 45 steam- ; er berthings at the wharves, the asitregate tonnage totalling 44,001 tons. Imports were 5000 tons, including CSO tons of railway coal, and 057 tons of private coal Exports were 1049 tons, bringing the total cargo handled to C 049 tons. ' the dredge had worked on 16 days making 213 trips, removing 12,780 cubic yards of sand from off the spit. FOREMAN'S REPORT. The foreman, Mr F. Henderson, reported that as the weather had been fme during the greater part of the month the work of breakwater extension had been earned on as continuously as' possible at the end of the wall. Consequently no concrete blocks had been 1 made. Altogether 1C43 tons of stone J had been quarried and tipped over the end, and one section of twelve feet * completed on the 4th inst, bringing up ] the total length of the extension to 344 feet. The preparatory work for {he .next section was well advanced, and given hue weather the section would be completed by the end of the week. The wharf widening was nearing completion.' he whole of the lower walings and 0 laces were m position, and the dec-kin* and kcrbing were now being laid. The o n yi the 0 9-H e - ra i lS - COU|(l lle ( -' o,nine nced on the 2oth mst., intimation of whcili could be conveyed to the Railway Dewith'Tl' 1 ' Th V ,,ole of tl'e machinery ! th f f eption of the larger loco'motive had been hiid up for two days i.Ol the ,nnual inspection of boilers, and a ' WPl ' l ' wsaed without reduction of steam f^essi Jminor repairs--01 (i6i these were ncftrlv ; completed. The drive at the Fiahins 1 Koclv to test tiie stone was now com-j.-icted. Tho total distance driven was 81ft, comprising a main drive 41ft, cross, cut to ri*ht 20ft. crosscut to left 13ft 4ft and 3ft respectively A compass survey of the rock and drives had been made by Messrs. PalmerSladden, and a plan had been forwarded to Mr. Marehant that lie might advise as to the necessary quantities of powder GENERAL. J] Mr. Ewing waited on thc Board with reference to the wharf-lighting contract, Si •md the JJoard decided to pay £11*26 Gd extras. The tender of Messrs. J. W. Wallace and Co was accepted for the supply 0 f "oiibark piles and hewn timber.