NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOR BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 154, 20 June 1908, Page 6

NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOR BOARD.

Xlic ordinary monthly jm.-.-iing ul' thu New Plymouth Harbor J.»oard was held yesterday. I'lK-rc wriv ju'esiuit; .Mi-ssrs. •l Ij. Solium (cuiiiiiuuit), .N. Kmy, j. \\ ard. H. i'nue, d. Alar\, u. ,J. JiugliL's, liuii', jiuir., Si. .Vlaxwi'ii, and J. I'jiom.suu. HAi;noKS' AssuriAtiox. The llaruors Assoication wrote thai tile aliMii.iJ euiiiereii/e Would in* held 111 Wellington during Che in'xl Paiiianientary ae.ssion, and asked i'or remits, .ilr. .Marx askeu ii the Jiumd had power, under lo alu'i ihe Ijoundaries ot uiirdM.

.\li'. .\laxwell *aid tliere wan no jiow.jr at present.

1 lie delegates U'ei'e iiistruetiul to Clldeav«;r to Have this provision inserted in the Harbors Act. '.l in* chairman and Mr. Maxwell were appointed iu attend the i'untereni:e. TIN; IKO.NMM) U:ASK,S.

The trustees ol the lute Sir A. J. Cadnian, .Messrs D. Berry, Hamilton Uilnier, Allen Aiaguire, and J. W. I'oyntui (lor tlie Public Trustee) wrote : —"We regret lo have again to request an ex'.eusiou ol' the leases of the ironsaand on die foreshore at j.\'e\v Plymouth, and in doing so would mention that we Had every reason to believe that the company was floated in Lundon, and the amount due to us was to lie paid about the middle of November la»l and works commenced at once, but unfortunately the liig slump in the English and American money markets occurred and knocked all arrangements oil tlie liead. \\ e now have a .New Zealand syndicate arranging to take the matier up and pay a heavy deposit as a guarantee of holla fides. An ex!elision ot the term for eompliance with the provisions ol the lease to, "say, January Ist next, would we feel sure, expedite the business. \\ c haw spent many thousands of pounds, of which your Hoard lias had a share, in endeavoring Lo promote the iron industry in New Zealand, and we would therefore ask tlie Board to meet us in the matter once more. If necessary, we could satisfy the Board that we do not wish to make anything out of tlfe investors, as our terms are, very reasonable. We desire to sec the industry established, and will be satisfied to get our money returned." The chairman said that tho letter was correct ,in stating that the Board had a good ileal of money ( .C 1(10 a year) from the lessees, but he supposed he ougiit to mention that since last: meeting several tons of the sand had been scut Home to England through Mr Burgess, of N'gaire. who had enquired concerning the date of the expiry of present leases. Mr. Marx recommended that the applicants be informed that there must be some finality to this arrangement. Tha Board could not continue to give extensions of thi» option, to the exclusion ot other people. The request was granted. Till". HARBOR EXTENSION. The foreman, M. K. Henderson, reported : - Breakwater extension.—The quantity of stone quarried and tipped during the month was 17-14 tons. Six conci'ele blocks had been made, the number in the yard now being One seel ion of tlie breakwater extension had been completed. the total length of which was now ill feel. During the p;isi two weeks heavy northerly and westerly seas had been experienced, whirl! had considerably delayed work at the end, and displaced a quantity of stone and a number of protecting blocks at the front and on the seaward corner. In the meantime the crane in the upper quairv was hauled b.U-K and ihe blast lived.

There were IGOOIIy. uf powder used in

tlii-; blast, and the estimated i|iuiiitity of stone disjilaeed was 7000 tons, a prii|iorlioii of wiiieli fonsistcd of very lu'.ivy blocks. They had not yet used itnv ot\thi* >loni'. a* lhe 125-ton crime was at present liein;; fitted with a new main shaft. iiut quarrying liad been resinned at I lie Fishing ltoek. Wharf.--Koiir new piles had 'been

driven in the old wharf, and renewals and repairs ell'eeted to bnues and clnifillu pieees. Line to Jlikotahi—The rails and fitlings for this line had all come to ha'id. the work was pushed on, and would be ready for use in about a lortiiiiihl.

Dredge:—A new Tangye boiler-fee l pump had been lit ted In the dredge. The old one, which harl been in use for ten years, was working very unsatisfactorily, ami causing frequent delays to dredging. .Scecssary repairs had been effected to the weighbridge. (JENICJIAL

The chairman saul some dillieultv wn* l*Mng experienced in procuring 'the limber for wharf ducking, but. satisfactory arrangements were being made. Kails lor working tin* gravel deposits had Iweii

otiiaiwl. 11 \vu* decided 11i:H the Taranaki County Coiim i! Im grantod p<»rniisi«oii to tub: *2OO ynr»U of stone from tlie l.onril'?; ijuarry. in of the agreewt'tit Ik'lw'oh the two bodies. such stone to be pointed out. by the foreman. Account* were ]ia*>ed for payment. (Mmnmtin# t» 1 Ss Til.