HARBOR BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1915, Page 3

HARBOR BOARD.

TWO MONTHLY MKKTIN'Ii. The New Plymouth Harbor Hoard met yesterday. Present: McssVs .1. H. Coiiiictt (chairman). Nowlnn King. K. Maxwell, I). .!. Hughes, E Dockrill, mid C, K. licllringer. Leave of absence was granted !o Messrs. ('. A. 'Wilkinson. M.l'., .1. Man: and .!. McCiuggago. Mr. Met lug-ago was granted three mouths' Isav. as l,< is going to Australia for his health.

HAKISORMASTIiR'S REPORT. The liarbormnstcr (Captain Waller;-, reported that the arrivals at the port for the four weeks ending .lulv 111 consisted of Ifl steamships totalling lS„'i|il tons. The imports amounted to (i!.! 7 tons, including l.'iiS tons of coal, liliiS tons of which were for private use and a;n tons for the Railway Doparlmcul. The exports for the same period amounted to .'S4 tons, making a total of (i 7:2; tons handled. Tin- harbor was sounded ou the Klh insf., and showed good wa!-r at the wharf and the' approaches lo : ; . The report was received. HAUIiOU WORKS. Mr. T. Henderson (superintendent of works! reported: 'I'll" weather durhg the past month has been verv Moron and unsettled, and (lie I'aritutu had oniv been able to dredge on 15 days out o.' the 2-1 workiim davs. th" net time biim 110 hour-.' I'oiiric'ii load-,, umouii:ing io Mm ("ii>, had hi-eti Piicd fivM the eastern fairway and !>.'. load., ainoiiiifiiiL' I" .'ISCIi tons, firai ilm (hird basin ml. This cut. wuieh !i,,s be n iidrancd ol! i„ i;n !'e,(. is .--till liard and dillieull. The diver has |,ocn ougaucd on Li davs clearing boulder,,. The Thomas Kim.; worked al the breakwater, bank on l-l days, t|„. nei time bi ing l::r> hours. and removed, '.Hi loath, amounting -o

7<rXo tons, and aha, lifted oi-rht lane lioulders iron, the basin in four hours. (Icnernl repairs wa're carried out. The repor. wa- received. The Hoard then went into committee to deal with other busiim-s. Tenders were received for the riymt to remove gravel from the foreshore. It was decided to extend the time for tenders for a mouth, the tenders received beimr left ummr-ucd.