HARBOR BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 49, 18 July 1914, Page 6

HARBOR BOARD.

MONTHTA' MEkTLVCi. At tin- monthly meeting of tlu> N'.-w Plymouth Harbor' Hoard yesterday there were present: Messrs K. Maxwell (who took the chair in tin- :ibsi-m-i> of M'. Connett). K. l)ockriIl, ('. K. Helli-inger. •T. McCluggage anil I). J. Hughes. UKPOUT ON VVUUKS. Tin' superintendent of works (Mr. !■'. Henderson) reported that the dredge Paritnlii had worked on 22'/.. days, the. net time being. 237 hours. Thirty-nine loads were removed from the first basin cut with the buckets and 15 loads from the fairway with the sand-pump, a total of f>l loads, or 21,fi00 tons. The basin cut had been advanced 110 feet during the month, and was now ."JOD feet inshore from the end of the wharf, leaving 20 feet more to complete the rut. Half a day was occupied in coaling, and one daywas lost through rough weather. The dredge Thomas King dredged on 21 days (time hours) and removed from the breakwater bank and western berths 12S loads, equal to 10,240 tons. An additional .'(2 1 /, hours were occupied in lifting 42 boulders for the Paritutti. The waterside workers' shed had been placed on a. piled platform on the outside of the breakwater, a lean-to addition, 11ft by Bft, had bc.-n built at one , end, one window had been removed and a lireplaie substituted. :■■■'■ water ser- ' vice pipes and electric 1';-bring had been installed. JIAUIIOILMASTKU'S UKIMUT. The harbormaster (Captain Waller) reported for the four weeks ending July 11. 27 entrances of steamers, aggregating 27.H8(i tons. Imports amounted to 771i2 tons, i'ltil tons of which were coal, I-!!>:! tons being for private use and 018 tons for the liaihvay Department. Ka- ' ports amounted to .312 tons, making a total of 82-74 tons bandied. The harbor was sounded on July (i and 7. GKNT.UAh. It was decided to take steps to see (hat all stock straying on the Hoard's reserves be impounded. Accounts amounting to L' 1251 13s HM were passed for payment. |