HARBOR BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 297, 8 May 1913, Page 7

HARBOR BOARD.

ANNUAL MEETING. ! - The annual meeting of the New Plymouth Harbor Board for the election of chairman was held yesterday. Members .present -were: Messrs J. B. Connett •(retiring chairman), Newton King, C A Wilkinson, M.P., E. Maxwell, C. E. Bellringer, D. J. Hughes and J. McCluggage. ( Mr. Wilkinson proposed, and Mr. Bellringer seconded,' that Mr. Connett be elected chairman for- the ensuing year. iTheWwas no other nomination, and the motion was carried unanimously. ;•: -Mr.-Connett briefly returned thanks and ordinary business was then proceeded: withr '■ Ib.-was'aecided.to'pJace the Board's accident insurance' risk for the ensuing twelve months with the New Zealand Insurance CompafTy. Application was made by Messrs Wilson and- -Grey; on behalf of the Misses Humphries,' for " a "renewal 0 f their lease of - ha-rbor reserve section 16, as they contemplated effecting considerable imp^MaMErKisl— ~-n of the lease does not expire unt;U 1914, and tonsirter&tiori ■-tfos 'deferred until next nteetiajj/'' i-V--'- ' f :-:.'lT ,o'-l- ,iM™ P^GaXfrbMrtymMiir (Cap'tam Wm. Wal-, ler,) reportedthat during the period end-' i«g.May;3,-"22ste'aniers, of an aggregate tonnage" "of 21,631', worked the port insteamers, of 21,231 tons, forked ;the : .porV outwards! The im-lOrts-amounted,to 3770 tons, of which )i J.tons'comprised V0.a1,.,542, tons being for" the Railway flena'rtmen-t.-and. 13J.tons pr' frigate' u& '• jrije,, flraj ount of proluce a^d' was 955 hand- ; On May 5 the"Tarborniaster took Qnn«?fflgs.',iM the haefcoiv'fli'd weather >etng favorable, 'was satisfacWy r deepening >of the- \Wter. The least VUteE&td.wstt), hitir Xfikdtih'i fteacon i«d-ihe line', 'was 18ft <jin. M"'df' approach' to heAwhKl!^(aila^g!av , e , ' a obd- sweep to ;/-ilii'mit rj3 , {o I J)q,>(!'flt viijfl n't)■i" -• .i%h& •fettpSrMerfdeirt "6i leMfcrsan ):. Hhail^tlitf 1 Pjtritutu ladddredged on 15' days, the ietutHneiß«4'ployfeli««lng-ljfßi% , / I Bura,,and K$6 lons »r£fca&ii#W!«h}i across l*<ehd oF«)r>v'mx l r^ , Wmp'fQ?e'd on f/d ! r6'rrri n, a" M%gg .'the realawte?' tM'.iroM |J| »U of. the. W l Wi Witons,,-!- Ai, ff (UJit.icrnal j: lG2 anb. „luv(],ibfien; lifted .from the G -H%'tf}Hl' •3 , -a,rriflg,-..of.jthe ( ift'lnw.f nrf-.-f epai;a,.t,o t-V.fi :Ji , :uj,tflti}oaiK4w>t[jboat ere, in .hand;.,,, ; ;,; j- ; .-, ?l .>j, _,. ; u -:.• • • ■■■',-,:,. >y Mi.. ilT—4*m : ■>':< '• '•' ] ■?"''■! .)! •■•ri''(f«iw!» >-"i' ; 'i>' "\-i\