HARBOR BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 272, 18 April 1914, Page 2

HARBOR BOARD.

, I MONTHLY MEETIKfi. j At the (monthly meeting c>r the New ! Plymouth Harbor Board yesterday, there j t were present: Messrs .1. B. Connett | I- (chairman), N. King, E. Dockrill, C. A. •' - Wilkinson, D. J. Hughes, J. Marx and '■ E. Maxwell. Apologie. were received ! '• for the absence of Messrs C. £. Bell- | '; ringer and J. McCluggage. j ,f HARBORMASTER'S REPORT. i- The harbormaster (Captain Waller) reported that during the four weeks ende ing April 11, 21 steamships aggregating ' " 22,046 tons, arrived at the port, and 23 j a steamships, aggregating 2-1,431) tons, '] j cleared from it. The imports amounted l to 6470 tons, 2408 tons of which was ; ;] coal (1528 tons for private use and 940 I " tons for the Railway Department). The I J exports amounted to IGSI tons, 'making ' s ! a total of 8151 tons handled. The har- I 6 ;bor had been sounded on April 15 and i t; plans of the sounding were enclosed.' ej REPORT ON WORKS, gl The superintendent of works (Mr. F. Henderson) reported that the Paritutu t dredged on 19 days (net time 215 Vi i- hours) and removed from the 33ft cut with the buckets 24 loads, equal to 9600 'tons, and from the fairway with the sand-pump 29 loads, equal to 11,000 tone; total, 53 loads, or 21,200 tuns. The33tt "I cut had been carried in to pile 24, which was 600 ft from the end of the wharf shorewards. One half-day was occupied in coaling, and two days were lost "■ through bad weather, during which time 12 buckets and a number of links , '' were changed, and work wa.-i stopped for J 1 holidays on two days. Owing -mainly '" to the ibad condition of the deck-plates £ and coamings, the Thomas Kings over- ', *' haul had taken much longer than anti- * cipated. The boilers and engines, doors, etc., had been, replaced, and the hull was ready for floating. The decking, however, was proceeding so slowly that it 8 was considered advisable to keep her , on the gridiron until it was further ad- , ,] vanced. The work would take about ; . three weeks to complete ready for dredge ing. i- PUBLICITY FOR THE PORT. '" Mr. F. P. Corkill, Lioyd'a agent at ■' New Plymouth, wrote, in view of the 0 recent statement made as to the progress of the harbor works and fixing a 8 i definite time for the provision of accomfmodation for ocean-going flearners, ofe I fering to have this and other informa*l tioo as to the facilities at the port in- ' serted in Lloyd's List and Weekly In- ■ dex, of which the Corporation of Lloyds 2 Was about to assume control. He aske ed that such, information, as at June 30, (_ should be supplied to him.' „ j It was decided to thank Mr. Corkill for t .; his offer, and to supply the information ■ as soon as possible, dj Accounts amounting to £3OBB 9s 4d i- J were passed for payment.