NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOR BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 51, 19 February 1908, Page 4

NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOR BOARD.

ANMAL AIEETLVi.;. The annual lin-etiiig of the New I'iyinouth Harbour Board »,h held yesterday. All tin- members v.pr ( . present. The secretary presided for the. EI.KO'IDN OF UIAIKAIAX. -Mr. Ilinc movod that Air. .1. 1!. (.V.i----net-t U- re-elected. He would like lo r,;iy that though there had been the usii.il differences of opinion, as no .Inula the .'e would hi' in the future, the Hoard iinwl agree that Mr. Connetl win " the" man for the position. lie wished to give tin. chairman every credit tor the groat ia-terei-t hi' evinced in tlic work at the harbour, a> shuwn, hy tlic amount ol time devoted lo it. Befole the nest annual meeting he trusted thai there would, lie legislaiioll 1.. enable harbour hoards to pay iva-ionahlc liMiiuraria 'o the (kail 10,111.

Air. I'rice -ecouded the propo-ili-.m. and eiidor-ed Mr. Mine':- r.-:uark-. He con-idrred th- thank- of th.- Hoard and the ratepayers were due to Air. t'onnett for his untiring zeal.

Air. Thomson ..aid he wi.-hed lo -upport the niotiiui. Although Mr. ( ..niie't sometimes "got his hack up a liitle." c

did md think the Hoard could .1.. heit--r than re-elect Mr. I'oniu'U as chairiu.ii;. At the same time he would give liim ,; WIS' hit of .piifi advice. " Diuii.i he -le ha-ty." The motion \va- carried uiiaiiiinoii-l'.'.

Air. (..uilleU returned thank- for the hon.ou conferred, lie c„n-idcr.;d it a gr.ai honour l-> he elected . liairiiian i" till-, tin- mi,.-I important lm-i! aiilhori-y in Taranaki. It «,i- a -oiir.e of .on riderahle "Witi.-aliuii t.i him. afii-r la-' hi| f ':!:! war- -in.-e lie .-.. - lir-t elected to the Hoard, to |'ii„| that he -till retained Ihe i-onlidenie not. oii'.v of Hi.' latepaver-. hul of the m. inhe. - of the Hoard.' lie had been i\ yea-s on the Hoard, and for -i\ year's itchairman. Now that he was on th,. -event h year he would -non 1." aid:- lo rank level will. Air. Maxwell, who hid lueu chairman for -even yen ■. Mr. Nenlou King wa- tv-.i.-ied ireaurer. and tin- works committee wa- je eleeted. the I liairiuaii alii Ale-srs. King. I'rice and Ward.

ORDINARY MEETING. UIAUIN'O IKIKSKS. Mr. (_'. t. Day, statioimiaster at New riyiuuuth. wrote regarding the request for a loading bank lor hoi- s at the breakwater. The District K.igineer had stated that the only Mutable place for a loading bank wa- near the site now occupied by the L'ninn S.S. Co.'s shelter shed. Jhe co-l lo the board would be not le-s than CM. ■/.

The Chairman said he was opposed i:i the expenditure of this uumcY. for when the Main Trunk Railway opened the horse trattic would probably go by th.it route.

Mr. King said that didn't necessarily follow. He thought there would be very little diversion of this sort of trallic.

Mr. Hughes said the trains knocked the hur.cs about more than the steal.iers did.

11l answer to Mr. Maxwell. Mr. King said that horse-owners complained that the present system was dangerous and unsatisfactory, the horses having to be led down the breakwater and wharf. The members could easily sec that, with engines and trucks running about, owners were very anxious about their show horses or racing stock.

The Chairman said thai i-oine improvement was necessary, but it seemed that this bank would take up a lot of room .which was not too plentiful. r'url'hcr cnipiirie. to be made. CKXKIiAI..

William Ku-tts, Ijoroiigh sanitary inspector, wrote drawing attention In tile fact that one of the Hoard's section, in Ariki Street \va- being used as a dimming ground.—The Board decided to have the section cleared, and. unle-s the rent is all paid within a fortnight, to have the fish-shop removed from the site.

Mr. \V. -I. Chancy. Chief I'ostma-f -r at X'ew Plymouth, wrote accepting the Hoard's tender to undertake the handling of mails at the breakwater and lo attend to the reporting of -hipping and weather for CiW a year. Mr. 11. .1. Julian wrote ihat he had consulted the harbormaster, and a ->:<' for his promised residence and holiday re-ort had been selected which would suit him admirably, lie wished to lease from half lo a 101 l acre,-To be referred lo the engineer for hi- inspection and advice upon hi- next vi-h.

Tin' ISoard- solicitors. Messrs. Covett and Qiiilliam. forwarded tlicit- opinion Mini the ISoard could recover rates on native hinds. There was in the lioanl's »|x'i-iiil Act io preveiit this Wi,ie don-. Tin' Hoard will apply to the Unlive lifscrvi's Ajjcnt for further information.