HARBOR BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1916, Page 3

HARBOR BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the New Plymouth Harbor Board wax held yesterday. Present: jlossrs J. B. Connett (chairman), Newton King, E. Dockrill, J. McCluggage, C. E. Bellringer, D. J. Hughes, J. Marx, and J3. Maxwell. HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. The superintendent reported:— Paritutu Overhaul.—The time occupied and the expenses incurred in connection with the Paritutu overhaul were about the same as last year. Hull repairs were more extensive, which necessitated a longer occupation of tin. slip. Machinery repairs were lighter, hut the accounts are swelled by an allround increase in wages and prices of materials. The cost of supplying and lit ting a new and enlarged shaft to the spare top tumbler and boring the spare crown wheel to suit is also included in the year*s accounts, also the cost of I repairing the sand pump runner and fitting a new shaft. Neither of these parts required to be changed this year, as they were found to he in good order, therefore the accounts should show a corresponding reduction at next year's overhaul. This is the first year that the top tumbler shaft had not to be renewed, due to the increased strength gained by enlarging the diameter from Sl-in. to iOin. The Paritutu returned from Wellington on Saturday, February 19. Monday, the 21st, was occupied in landing spare gear and preparing f.jr dredging. Two days were occupied in laying two complete sets of moorings fcr bueke-; dredging at the fourth bar-in cut fir.rl at the western fairviv cut respectively. Since then the dredge has worked on 15 days as follows: At the western fairway cut with buckets 3fil hours in lifting 11 loads; at the fourth basin cut with buckets 41 hours in lifting 0 loads, and at the miter eastern fairway with the sand pump 53 hours in lifting i'o loads. Total 40 loads, equal to 10,000 tons. Thomas King.—The Thomas King worked on IS days, net time 132$ hours, and removed 05 loads, equal to 7600 tons. This dredge was placed on the gridiron on the 3rd inst. for annual overhaul and inspection. Repairs include one new overflow pipe, three plate patches on hull, repairs to pipe holder and rudder post, and new pins and chains /or hopper doors. It is expected to have tha dredge at work early in next week. Captain Waller, harbormaster, reported that during the four weeks end ir.g on the 11th inst., 18 steamships, aggregating 1(>,520 tons, arrived at this port. The Imports amounted to 4070 tons, includine- S4S tons of coal for private use. The exports for the same period amounted to 1500 tons, making a total of (15(10 tons handled. The harbor was sounded under favorable weather conditions on the Bth inst. A resolution of sympathy was passed with Captain Waller, harbourmaster, in his recent sad bereavement. xVeeounts amounting to £3853 0s lid were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned.