NEW PLYMOUTH ROADSTEAD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 166, 4 July 1908, Page 6

NEW PLYMOUTH ROADSTEAD.

OUESTIOX OK MARINE INSURANCE, IAI the last meeting <>;' the Harbor Hoard, a communication was received from a Sydney linn of shiupri's on the question of insurance on di.'ect shipping to New Plymouth, pointing out that New Plymouth was treated by the in-

>'|iVantv cnin|ianies as an •"ipcii roadstead. The Hoard decided to bring the (rue position under the notice of the insurance companies and Underwriters' Associations. At yesterday's meeting, Mr. K. I'. Corkill forwarded the following communhalion from the manager ,o) lite Alliance Assurance Co., at Auckland, on the matter: "Your favor of 21ith insl. relative to the above to hand. On thinking the matter over a little further, 1 believe your best pin,, will In- to make, full representation as to the very great improvements vim have made in your port to (he Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association', anil try to obtain from them a better description of your facilities than at present appears in their report as isMicd by them some lime ago. Of course. New I'lymoulh is an open roadstead, but is an open roadstead very greatlv improved, just as is the ease with tiiuaru and (janiani. I think it would be belter to adopt this course rather than In ask me to present the case to the Auckland Marine Undorwrilers' Association, because the latter at the present and for some time past is a practically moribund institution.'' On Ihe motion of Mr. King, seconded by Mr. Price, it was decided that tub information lie supplied Co Hie_Syd:!c.> Marine Underwriters' Association as to the facilities at the port of New Plymouth.